When purchasing new chickens for their farmstead, not every poultry farmer can immediately determine that the bird is sick. And a few days after the purchase, when new individuals settled in the chicken coop, their owner notices that the feathered pets began to sneeze and cough. And after several days in the poultry house, healthy, strong chickens were infected, which still feel good: they didn’t get sick, they didn’t show any signs of feeling unwell.
Sneezing, hoarseness and coughing can be signs of the development of numerous diseases, including infectious ones. Or it can be a common cold caused by poor housing conditions: a damp room, the presence of drafts, placing the bird in a cold, unheated chicken coop, etc. If feathered pets are affected by parasites, their immunity is weakened, which can also lead to the development of certain diseases.
In any case, at the first sign of coughing and sneezing, sick chickens must be isolated from the rest of the population, placed in another room. Otherwise, there is a risk of infection of the entire herd, especially if it is an infectious disease.
Before proceeding with the treatment of a bird, you need to consult a specialist – consult a veterinarian. The poultry farmer cannot always independently determine what the chicken is sick with. And the treatment of a cold when feathered pets are affected by an infectious disease will be ineffective and even meaningless.
If this is still a common cold, the poultry farmer should pay close attention to the conditions in which the birds are kept. Also use of antibiotics will not be superfluous. But what is better to buy drugs you need to find out from the veterinarian.
Chickens can cough if they are infected with worms. Therefore, you can treat them from parasites. In any case, even if there are no worms, prevention will not be superfluous.
Sneezing can be a sign of a chicken infection with a viral runny nose, accompanied by mucous discharge from the nose and infection of the eyes. Treat the bird with antibiotics, such as streptomycin or penicillin. They are used to wash the eyes and nose. Whether it is necessary to give antibiotics also inside, you need to find out from a specialist.
Chickens can also sneeze if dust and small chips get into their noses, which is often observed when birds are kept on fine litter.
In any case, such individuals should be looked at and consulted with a veterinarian. Otherwise, the consequences can be the worst and most unpleasant for the poultry farmer.
