I saw that some farmers consulted and asked the chickens to have a runny nose and shake their heads and their faces were swollen, and I wanted to know what disease the chickens had. This symptom is likely to be caused by infectious rhinitis in chickens, and we will introduce it in detail and prevention methods.
The symptoms of runny nose, head shaking, and swollen face (often unilateral facial swelling) in chickens are largely due to infectious rhinitis. Infectious rhinitis in chickens is an acute respiratory illness in chickens caused by Haemophilus parachiophilus. It is mainly characterized by runny nose, facial edema, conjunctivitis, decreased egg production rate of laying hens, and poor growth of finishing chickens, which has caused serious economic losses to the chicken industry.
Detailed symptoms of infectious rhinitis in chickens:
In the early stage, the sick chicken is not energetic, tears, tear bubbles gather in the eye sockets, sneezing, shaking the head, the nasal discharge is thin to viscous and purulent, and the purulent material is dried and condensed into a pale yellow scab around the nostrils.
Later, the sick chicken developed conjunctivitis, red and swollen eyes, swelling of the face, flesh and around the eyes, and edema of the subcutaneous tissues of the neck, submandibular and flesh hair. When the inflammation spreads to the lower respiratory tract, the throat is blocked by secretions, causing difficulty breathing, frequent shaking of the head, and finally death due to suffocation.
For infectious rhinitis in chickens, we need to take medication promptly**. We can use: sulfonate, drinking water for 4 to 5 days, in addition: Dukang swordsman, to the chicken flock mix for 5 7 days, when the face is swollen, we need to use sulfamethoxine sodium intramuscular injection, which can play a good control effect.
To sum up, the problem of runny nose, head shaking and swollen face of chickens is likely to be infected with infectious rhinitis, which is a very contagious disease If it is not timely, it will cause the spread of the disease, and we need to use medication in time to control the development of the disease and avoid serious losses.