Diarrhea in laying hens: how to treat at home, what to do with white and green

How to treat diarrhea in laying hens - a beginner poultry farmer may not know the answer to this question. But it is important to understand what is considered diarrhea, because loose stools are not a cause for concern. If the bird is lethargic, drinks a lot, refuses food and behaves strangely, then you should think about how to treat it. If a person does not understand and has encountered such a problem for the first time, then he should assess the general condition of the chicken and transplant it as soon as possible, otherwise the entire chicken coop may die.

Possible causes of diarrhea

Birds often die en masse due to infection with the virus, but there are other factors that can lead to similar problems.

Hypothermia

When a chicken sleeps on a wet litter, it's cold in the chicken coop, then her body is in a stressful situation. This weakens the immune system, leads to the development of viral and infectious diseases. For this reason, poultry farmers are advised to regularly "renew" the top layer of litter, and maintain the optimum temperature in the chicken coop.

Eating disorders

Or, in simple terms, beriberi. In this case, it is worth making top dressing, “add vitamins”. Such a decision will be correct, especially if the problem with the stool arose in the off-season, and the bird does not have obvious symptoms of the virus.

Infection in the gut

Ingestion of pathogenic bacteria and their active reproduction is dangerous. Antibiotics will help to correct the situation, save the bird's life.

The main signs of a bowel infection are:

1. Copious clots of mucus or blood in the droppings.
2. Food refusal, lethargy.

This laying hen should be isolated, because infectious diseases spread quickly.

Virus in the body

It is believed that a viral disease cannot be cured, but this claim can be challenged. A bird with a suspected virus is isolated from the chicken coop, given antibiotics if necessary, bedding is changed, the water is kept clean, and food is added regularly.

Poisoning

Being free range, a chicken can eat “something wrong”: buttercup, euphorbia, celandine. These herbs can lead to poisoning. The bird is also often "poisoned" by metal, such poisoning is due to improper storage of food, the use of aluminum and zinc dishes for this purpose.

Meal change

In this case, the situation is not dangerous, because it is temporary. As soon as the poultry gets used to the new food, its stool will take on the same consistency.

Dirty water

If the water in the drinker is stale, then it creates a favorable environment for the reproduction of pathogenic flora, which increases the chances of poisoning.

Regular water changes in the drinking bowl will help to avoid such problems, the liquid should be readable and fresh.

Infestation

Helminths are another reason for changing stools; parasite eggs can be found in water and soil. To avoid infection, do not forget about prevention. Spend it regularly, giving the hens specialized preparations.

Moving

Chickens are said to be difficult to transport. Change of residence and habitual diet leads to the development of diarrhea. But the situation will stabilize on its own, as soon as the bird adapts to living conditions.

Low grade food

Also lead to beriberi, weaken the body. But it is worth replacing the food, reviewing the diet, and the problem will be solved by itself.

Infectious diseases

There are a number of diseases that lead to the development of similar symptoms:

1. Pasteurellosis - causative agent - Pasteurella bacterium, resistant to environmental factors. The pathogen infects both wild and domestic birds. It remains for a long time in corpses, manure, water. The disease occurs in both acute and chronic forms, and is popularly referred to as "avian cholera".
2. Pullorrhosis or typhus - appears when pathogens enter the digestive system of a chicken. In this case, a sick bird gives eggs, from which infected chickens hatch. If typhus becomes chronic, then the chicken can get sick with it throughout its life.
3. Salmonellosis is a well-known bacterial disease with specific symptoms that can infect a person. In sick chickens, the eyelids swell and stick together, the joints become weak. Laying hens fall on their backs and twitch their paws. Infection occurs through water, as well as by airborne droplets, from sick individuals. Salmonella easily penetrates egg shells and can kill adult and young birds.
4. Coccidiosis is a disease caused by parasites and is more common in young animals than in adults. Infection with parasites occurs when a he althy bird comes into contact with a sick or recently recovered bird. Since after the cure for another 7-8 months, chickens are considered carriers of parasites.

Attention! Colibacillosis and mycoplasmosis can be accompanied by similar symptoms and occur with indigestion, disruption of the gastrointestinal tract. Do not forget about the bird flu, one of the signs of which is diarrhea.

Chicken diarrhea symptoms

Pay attention to the following changes, indicating that not everything is in order in the body of the chicken:

1. In winter or summer, the bird is lethargic, weak.
2. Refuses food, she has a poor appetite.
3. I'm very thirsty, the chicken drinks a lot.
4. The consistency of the stool changes, streaks of blood, mucus, and a fetid odor appear.
5. Increased body temperature.

Green diarrhea

If the litter has acquired a similar shade, it should be regarded as a sign of several diseases:

1. When Newcastle disease, the litter has a putrid smell, coordination of movements is disturbed, mucus flows from the beak. With a long course, paralysis develops, there are difficulties in breathing.
2. Pasteurellosis - the scallop droops or changes color, becomes bright red, blindness develops in chickens. The disease occurs against the background of an increase in body temperature. The stool in chickens is liquid, with a characteristic gray-green tint.
3. If the droppings look like green jelly and there are other signs of infection, it could be typhoid.
4. Trichomoniasis - the disease is accompanied by diarrhea with a strong smell of rot.

White diarrhea

Chicken observed in two cases:

1. When infected with salmonella. At the initial stage, the laying hen sleeps a lot, in a dream wheezing is heard when breathing, refuses to eat.
2. Pullorosis - transmitted from wild birds and rodents, with the development of the disease, the cloaca is clogged with white secretions.

Yellow, brown, brown diarrhea

Speaks that the bird is not all right with the liver. It is worth being afraid of worms that can penetrate this organ.

As well as yellow or brown diarrhea is regarded as a symptom of Gumboro disease, when adult infection occurs from chickens. At the same time, the following symptoms are of concern:

• chicken is trembling, its feathers are ruffled;
• she refuses food.

Blood feces

Infection with coccidiosis is accompanied by the appearance of diarrhea with blood. This may be due to the consumption of low-quality feed. Most often sick birds under the age of 2 months, not older. The disease worries in the autumn or spring. The color of the comb changes in the chicken, it brightens, the bird is lethargic, lethargic.

How to recognize diarrhea

In laying hens, the chair has its own characteristics:

1. If gas bubbles appear, the smell of litter has changed, then you should think about the causes of the problem.
2. When the bird became lethargic, lethargic, its behavior changed - this should be regarded as a symptom of infection.
3. If you notice an admixture of mucus, blood, blotches in the litter, then isolate the chicken, it is likely that she is sick.

Normal droppings are of two types:

This litter is also called "night", it has a liquid consistency, because it is formed in the lumens of the rectum. Observed once a day. If the consistency of the litter has changed, then this should be regarded as an alarming sign.

Intestinal	These are formed granules , brown, accompanied by interspersed uric acid, they are white. If the shape of the litter is uneven, its consistency has changed, an unpleasant odor has appeared, then it's time to think about the presence of malfunctions in the body of poultry.

Methods of treating the disease

It is not easy to treat a bird at home, as laboratory tests are often required to make an accurate diagnosis.

Antibiotics

The dosage is determined by the veterinarian, as only a doctor will be able to choose the right drug. Preference is given to funds in the form of drops - they are mixed into water and given to chickens.

If it is not possible to consult a doctor, then universal remedies are preferred. When there is no veterinary pharmacy nearby, you can give the bird an antibiotic intended for humans, such as Levomycetin or Biseptol.

Reference: antibiotic therapy is effective in case of infection with pathogenic bacteria, it will not bring the desired result in relation to viruses.

Probiotics

Flosan, Emprobio - suitable for birds, they are given strictly following the instructions. You can supplement the diet with curdled milk, it will help restore the microflora even after antibiotic therapy.

Vitamins

Better given after complete recovery. Taking antibiotics weakens the body, the following supplements will help restore it:

1. Undevit is a universal drug that accelerates metabolic processes in the body of birds.
2. Biovit is a complex feed supplement that will help the laying hen recover from illness, infection.
3. Trivit - acts as a prophylactic, helps in the fight against beriberi.

Folk remedies

If the bird is poisoned, then do the following:

1. Add activated charcoal, potassium permanganate crystal to the drinker.
2. A decoction of rice and oats will help, it is given to laying hens, since it has an astringent effect. And at the same time, it will not allow the bird to weaken, lose strength.
3. You can also give chickens a decoction of oak bark, chopped partitions of walnuts.

Disease prevention

Consists of the following:

• it is worth keeping the bird clean, change bedding regularly;
• monitor feed quality, change water every day;
• when buying new chickens, keep them separately for 2 weeks, during which time infections, if any, will appear;
• regularly carry out antiparasitic treatments, give vitamins to laying hens;
• eliminate the possibility of rodents getting into the chicken coop, avoid contact of poultry with wild birds.

Diarrhea for chickens is dangerous due to dehydration, the bird weakens, loses interest in food. This is regarded as a reason for her isolation. To find out the reason for the change in the condition of the laying hens, they are resettled, shown to the doctor, treated. This allows the poultry farmer to save the chicken coop and avoid mass loss of livestock.

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