Cultivation of chickens is not such simple occupation at all as it can seem from outside. It is not enough to build the spacious lit and warmed haven for kids and also in due time it is necessary to feed and give to drink to them also to watch carefully a condition of their health.
Many residents of settlements and villages and also owners of the private houses located in larger settlements buy every spring one-two dozen chickens – tiny fluffy yellow lumps which towards the end of summer will acquire weight and will turn into sedate laying hens of all colors. It allows to receive daily by a breakfast fresh eggs and also to provide the family with fowl. Unfortunately, chickens are very vulnerable while they still absolutely kids, and can be subject to various infections.
What is diarrhea dangerous to chickens by?
If you noticed that at several of all livestock of chickens the diarrhea began, do not disregard it at all and do not hope that "itself will pass". Diarrhea at these birds can demonstrate that kids are attacked by such infection, dangerous to them, as salmonellosis or koktsidoz. In that case all chickens can die very quickly therefore do not delay with treatment.
The diarrhea in itself is very dangerous to such fragile and small creations as chickens, it causes in them severe dehydration and intensively brings huge amount of nutrients out of an organism of these birds. Weakened and weakened as a result of painful diarrhea, they are defenseless in the face of any more or less serious infection which under such circumstances can destroy all their livestock suddenly.
How to treat a diarrhea at chickens?
In case, except a diarrhea, you do not notice any signs of the desease at the chickens – they are not weakened, at them eyes do not suppurate and they do not refuse food, then you can try to cure them independently. For this purpose the usual strong made black tea which it is necessary to give to drink to birds for several days will approach. As a forage at the same time for chickens it is possible to use the porridge made from millet or a yolk of the hard-boiled egg – these products promote fixing of a chair at birds and normalization of their health. Diarrhea at chickens can be a consequence of a forage, improper for them, or its inadequate quality. It is possible to add to it a number of baking soda – then the diarrhea at chickens for certain will stop. If diarrhea arose practically at the same time at all livestock of chickens, they obviously look unhealthy and lost appetite, then you need to see the veterinarian urgently. Only it can make the diagnosis and to appoint effective treatment to save life of birds.