Like any other animal, chickens also get sick from time to time. Of course, chickens are more susceptible to diseases than adults. Although laying hens can catch an infection, injure their legs, etc.
Sometimes poultry farmers are faced with a terrible problem when it is necessary to eliminate the entire population of feathered pets in their backyard. In order to avoid this and protect their birds from various kinds of diseases, household owners must constantly monitor the number of chickens, as well as take preventive measures to prevent the appearance and development of certain diseases among their feathered pets.
It is also very important to know what diseases exist, to be able to identify them by various symptoms, to have an idea of how the disease proceeds and how it can be treated. It is very difficult to identify the disease at the first stage of development. Therefore, it is necessary to inspect chickens daily, pay attention to any, even the smallest changes in the behavior of the bird. You also need to carry out a planned extensive inspection of feathered pets every month.
During examination, the main attention should be paid to the mucous membranes, the state of the respiratory organs, the movements of the wings, the head, the movement of the bird, the skin, and others. A healthy chicken is active, constantly moving, looking for food, eating well, drinking in moderation, and has a clean and smooth plumage. Sick individuals, as a rule, are disheveled, lose their appetite, do not approach drinking bowls or drink too much, limp, fall to the side, constantly shake their heads, sneeze, cough, wheeze.
At the first sign of illness, the diseased individual should be isolated from the rest of the population. First of all, an examination is carried out and first aid is provided. It is very important to take the chicken to the veterinarian so that he makes the correct diagnosis, otherwise the treatment may be ineffective and even sometimes dangerous.
