The problem of chicken cold is more common in chicken breeding, especially in autumn and winter, when the weather is cold, chickens are very easy to catch a cold because of cold wind, cold, and can also cause great harm due to diseases such as E. coli and air sac inflammation secondary to cold. Understanding the symptoms of chicken colds and controlling them with medication at the beginning of the disease can effectively prevent the spread of the disease and ensure the health of the flock.
1. Symptoms of chicken cold
Chicken colds are similar to human colds, there is a process, take measures to control them at the beginning of symptoms, the first effect is good, and the continued development of the disease can be quickly controlled.
Chickens appear when they first start to catch a coldRunny nose, nose shake, redness of the eyes, watery eyes, elongated eyesSymptoms;Then it will slowly appearCoughing, snoring, feverSymptoms;As the condition gradually worsens, sick chickens begin to appearDifficulty breathing, stretching your neck and opening your mouth to breatheperformance, and some will also make strange noises. If the condition continues to worsen, it will happen laterCo-infection with E. coli and balloonitis.
Anatomical symptoms: dissecting the dead chicken, it can be seen that there is yellow-white mucus in the bronchi, the air sac is turbid and thickened, there is yellow and white liquid oozing, there is yellow cheese in the chest, the thymus bleeding is serious, and the glandular gastric papilla root bleeding.
2. What medicine to take for chicken cold and runny nose
We can use it in the early stage of chicken cold: Qingjie Swordsman + Sulphur Branch, which can effectively control the mild symptoms of colds;For sick chickens with severe symptoms, especially those that have co-infected chickens such as E. coli, we can use: Qingjie Swordsman + Jiangan Swordsman + Doxycycline, for **.
At present, in this season, chickens have frequent colds, reminding us that farmers must take more precautions, keep the chicken coop ventilated and dry, pay attention to cold and keep warm, and keep the indoor temperature not lower than 10. Usually we should pay attention to improve the immunity of chickens, and use them regularly: add free swordsmen to help promote the nutrient absorption of chicken feed, strengthen the immunity of chickens, and reduce chicken susceptibility.