What are the common symptoms of chicken diseases? Understanding the key identification points in one article

Chicken diseases are a situation that every chicken farmer hates, yet they must always be prevented. In fact, when a chicken gets sick, it can be detected by observing certain things. If a chicken behaves differently from normal, then the farmer should pay attention. Here are several common signs of illness for everyone!

1. Physical signs

The most intuitive signs are usually those shown directly on the chicken's body, and such cases are generally quite serious. First, check whether there is any obvious color change in the comb or around the eyes; second, check whether the corners of the chicken's mouth are abnormal, such as redness, swelling, or white mucus; finally, observe whether the chicken's head is abnormal, such as being tilted or the neck being abnormally twisted. These are all fairly intuitive symptoms of illness that can be seen on the chicken's body. Abnormal feather color and the like require more skill to judge, so I won't go into detail here.

2. Feeding signs

Feeding time is when we are closest to the chickens. Chickens have an unusual love for food; even if they are not hungry, they will come running over when they see you feeding them. At this point, we can judge whether disease has appeared based on how the chickens eat. If the amount eaten shows a basically decreasing trend compared with before, and on close observation you also find chickens that do not eat, and this happens frequently, and the number of chickens eating little is large, then it is very likely that they are sick. Chickens that eat little or not at all are best checked carefully.

3. Appearance of the chicken coop

Chickens are generally quite active, especially in the light, so daily observation of the chicken coop can also help check whether the chickens are sick. First, staying still for a long time during the day, even when driven by hand, indicates a relatively serious illness. If a chicken looks listless, is unwilling to walk around, or walks very slowly, or its feet are abnormal, such as being unable to bend, these are basically signs of impending illness. Farmers had best treat them promptly to reduce losses.

4. Excretion

Chicken droppings are also a means of checking whether a chicken is sick, though the judgment is not very accurate, since chickens sometimes also have loose droppings because they ate more vegetables or took in more water. Normally, chicken droppings are solid, basically in clumps, often with some white in color, and they also change depending on what the chicken eats. But if the droppings are loose for a long time, appearing as diarrhea, then you should pay attention, as this is very likely an illness. Next, if the droppings turn green or flesh-red in color, it is basically illness and treatment is needed.

Sometimes you can also go to the chicken coop at night and listen for sounds. Normal chickens are very quiet at night, but if there are sick chickens, their breathing will become abnormal. I hope the above is helpful to everyone; those interested can come to our website to keep observing.