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Many villagers are involved in raising chickens. On the one hand, this is a profitable occupation, and the birds are always in front of your eyes, you can see the changes taking place with them. But on the other hand, private owners lack knowledge and experience if chickens start to get sick.
There are many diseases in poultry. Some of them are associated with non-compliance with the rules of keeping, the cause of other diseases is various infections, such as, for example, bloody diarrhea in chickens. About the symptoms of the disease, prevention and methods of treatment will be discussed in our article.
Effects of diarrhea on chicks
Diarrhea is a serious disease that upsets the digestive system of small chickens. The cause of diarrhea and the severity of the course can be bacteria and viruses, as well as intestinal parasites or other causes.
As a rule, with prolonged diarrhea in the body of chickens, serious disorders occur. People who raise farm birds at home are well aware that it is difficult for such a small, not yet strong creature to resist the disease. After all, immunity in babies is very low.
Even a slight diarrhea weakens the chick, he loses his appetite, his weight drops sharply, and leads to dehydration. As a result, the bird dies. And if the cause of diarrhea, including the release of blood cells, is an infection, then you can lose not only young, but also adult chickens.
How to recognize bloody diarrhea
Unfortunately, bloody diarrhea does not start right away. At first, the feces may be brown, with mucus, but without blood clots. But already at this stage, we can say that chickens develop eimeriosis or coccidiosis due to the fact that the simplest microorganisms, representatives of the coccidia family, have settled in their bodies.
Most often, the disease begins in the warm season. Coccidia enter the body of poultry through dirty dishes, damp bedding.
Symptoms of the disease to prevent its further development and infection of the herd:
- Chickens drink a lot, but at the same time refuse food. The beaks are constantly open.
- The birds are lethargic, the edges of the wings are lowered to the ground, the feathers are ruffled.
- In the brown stool, which is constantly excreted, mucus and blood clots begin to appear.
- Chickens lose weight dramatically, stop moving, sit ruffled.
- Scallops turn pale as anemia begins.
- Ass is constantly wet.
Sometimes chickens become so weak that they cannot even drink on their own. In these cases, the medicine is not poured into a water bowl, but is drunk from a pipette. Most often, veterinarians recommend giving chickens Oxy-Doxy for bloody diarrhea.
Unfortunately, it is not so easy to recognize the development of coccidiosis (bloody diarrhea in chickens) at first, it is not easy even for an experienced poultry farmer, not to mention beginners.
Chicks with symptoms of bloody diarrhea should be treated immediately, at the first malaise. Diarrhea must be stopped in the bud, otherwise you can be left without chickens.
Ways to deal with coccidiosis and bloody diarrhea
The spread of the disease is rapid, so you should not miss the first symptoms and act decisively. First of all, birds that look suspicious should be transferred to another room. Secondly, complex disinfection of the chicken coop is required. Thirdly, you need to contact your veterinarian and start treating coccidiosis so that diarrhea with bloody discharge does not start.
preventive measures
As you know, it is more difficult and more expensive to treat any disease than to prevent it. In order for chickens to grow up healthy, a number of preventive measures must be taken regarding hygiene and the arrangement of the chicken coop.
Sanitary requirements for the premises
- Every day it is necessary to clean the floors of chicken manure and change the bedding. The fact is that dirt and dampness are the first and main sources of reproduction of various harmful microorganisms.
- If chickens are bred, then the area should be large, because crowding leads to close contact between birds. It is desirable to keep small chickens and adult birds separately.
- There should be no draft in the chicken coop, but uninterrupted ventilation is required.
- As a preventive measure, even if all the pets are healthy, the walls are whitewashed with slaked lime. If the chickens are sick, then such actions are repeated.
Treatment of the chicken coop with drugs
In addition to the usual measures, if the chickens have bloody diarrhea, you have to use veterinary drugs. One of them is lactic acid, which is used to disinfect the air. For one cubic meter of chicken coop you need 15 or 20 ml.
Often, veterinarians offer to treat the room with creolin. 5% water emulsion, heated to 60 degrees, whitewash the walls, ceiling and shed the floor.
In addition, chickens at an early age need to be vaccinated, only in this case healthy chickens and cockerels will grow up. But if you saw that at least one chicken had bloody diarrhea. You need to seek help from a veterinarian to make a diagnosis.
In the event that the disease nevertheless appeared among your chickens, it is necessary to carry out a major disinfection. After treatment with special preparations, in order to get rid of coccidiosis, the walls and all surfaces of the chicken coop are burned. Otherwise, the disease may recur.
Features of treatment
If bloody diarrhea is not the result of an infection, the cause of its appearance is associated with injuries, then the veterinarian will prescribe a course of treatment with probiotics or enzymes.
To normalize the work of the intestines, and, most importantly, to restore the microflora, chickens that have bloody diarrhea should be fed with fermented milk products and watered with rice water. Babies at this time do not need to give plain water, it is better to use a pink solution of potassium permanganate or warm water with a decoction of chamomile.
As a preventive measure, mineral and vitamin supplements are introduced into the feed of young animals. And also it is necessary to carry out deworming monthly.
For the treatment of bloody diarrhea in chickens, they use in a complex:
- Sulfonamide preparations;
- Levomycetin;
- Polymexin;
- Biseptol, Flosan;
- Tetracycline.
When using levomycetin, the tablet is diluted in 100 ml of warm water and the solution is drunk several times a day.
In the treatment of bloody diarrhea with probiotics, enzymes and antibiotics, you need to maintain a course of 5-8 days. It is not recommended to skip the procedure if you do not want to get a relapse. Tablets are crushed into powder, added to water or compound feed.
Bloody diarrhea is also treated with Baytril and Avatev. The dosage should not be exceeded, otherwise, instead of treatment, chickens can be poisoned.
Prevention of diarrhea:
Conclusion
Curing chickens from diarrhea caused by coccidiosis is not easy. But if you start to act comprehensively at the first symptoms, then you can save the bird population. As you can see, raising chickens is not only an interesting and profitable business, but also quite troublesome.