SIGNS TO KNOW SICK BIRDS, HOW TO KNOW THE RIGHT DRUGS FOR DISEASE TREATMENT & HOW TO RECOGNISE DIFFERENT DISEASES FROM BIRD'S POOP.

Just like humans, there are different signs birds show when they get sick or before they die suddenly. Its only those that are not noticing their birds that won't know the birds are about to get sick before sickness suddenly appears.

Signs sick birds do show includes,

1) Standing ,Sleeping & Closing eyes.

There are different conditions that can make birds to be standing and sleeping some of them includes Gumboro diseases infection, CRD and cold among others.

3) Not Eating And Finishing Feed like they do before.

Another sign birds will show is that the rate birds eat reduces will be sluggish in eating, when you see this know that a disease is around the corner.

4) Coughing and sneezing.

This is particular a symptom of Cold and Cough, which you can easily prevent by giving them Gentylo Or Coryl sp.

5) Dropping Their Feathers . birds will no longer be running up and down but will start staying in one place and wear coat with their feathers. Know that this is another symptoms of poultry diseases.

6) Watery Or Irregular Colour Of Poops.
Its very common for birds to drop different color of poops based on how good their health is. They drop brown poops when they have Diarrhea or Ecoli, Green Poops when they have cholera or Newcastle diseases, yellow bright or bloody poops when they have coccidiosis.


When it comes to drugs administration

The work of your vet or consultant is to prescribe drugs for you to buy, Some vet may even explain to you the works of the drugs they gave you and its contents so that you can be able to know the right drugs to buy next time just incase you don't have a vet around. I think its better for farmers to have idea of what they are buying so as not to buy the wrong medication that is used for another purpose different from the purpose they bought it for.


1) Antibiotics.
If you are looking for a good Antibiotics get Antibiotics that contain Gentamycin(Examples of drugs with Gentamycin are Doxygen and Gentylo). Or you can get mild Antibiotics for day old chicks that contain Amoxycillin or Colistin ( Examples of this drugs is Amoxyl col).
You can also get antibiotics that contain tetracycline or ERYTHROMYCIN (Drugs that contain erythromycin includes Coryl sp which is very effective against crd and coryza.)

2)Drugs To Treat C.R.D,COUGH,SNEEZING AND COLD, coryza.
All the diseases mentioned above are respiratory diseases and its best to use drugs that contains Gentamycin or Tylosin or doxycycline to cure or prevent it.
Examples of drugs with Gentamycin are Doxygen and Gentylo.

And example of drugs that contains Tylosin which is very effective against CRD,cough and sneezing are drugs like Tylodox, Centre-Tydox, Tylodox Extra and Gentylo.

3)Drugs To Treat Coccidiosis
Coccidiosis is a Gastro intestinal disease, And that is why its symptoms is always noticed in the poops because it attacks the digestive system of the birds. Coccidiosis always make birds drop yellowish or bloody poops.

To prevent or treat coccidiosis get drugs that contain TOTRAZURIL(examples of drugs that contain TOTRAZURIL is Kepcox)
Or you can also get drugs that contain SULFAQUINOXALINE SODIUM Or drugs that contains AMPROLIUM. Examples of this drugs are Amprocox, Coccifor, Vitacox, Embazin Forte.


HOW TO KNOW THE TYPE OF DISEASES YOUR BIRDS HAVE BY NOTICING THE COLOUR OF THEIR POOPS.

The Normal colour of your birds poops should be white and ash colour. But if birds are not dropping this type of poop it does not mean something is wrong with them, but most times what will cause a change in the dropping of poultry birds is disease


1. YELLOW AND FOAMING DROPPING: Early stage of Coccidiosis.

2. DROPPING WITH BLOOD: Coccidiosis.

3. GEENISH DROPPING: Late stage of worms,
NewCastle Disease, fowl cholera/typhoid, eaten not well dried feed or eaten a lot of green vegetables if free ranged.

4. WHITE MILKY RUNNING DROPPING: Worms, Gumboro disease (Infectious Bursal Disease-IBD). Give Gumboro vaccine in the first Month of your birds to prevent Gumboro diseases.

5. BROWN RUNNING DROPPING: E.coli Infection. You can treat with floxinor or gentylo and vitaflash.

6. BLACK DROPPING: Possibility of internal bleeding or too much of proteins. To avoid internal bleeding and enteritis, you should use water acidifiers.

7. CLEAR OR WATERING RUNNING DROPPINGS: Infectious Bronchitis or Stress. Mycotoxins too cause this! The same with too much usage of antibiotics


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