Many inhabitants of towns and villages, as well as the owners of private houses located in the larger towns, every spring I buy one or two dozen chickens – fluffy tiny yellow clumps, which are closer to the end of the summer will fatten weight and turn into power of laying hens of all stripes. This allows you to receive daily Breakfast with fresh eggs, as well as to provide for his family poultry. Unfortunately, chickens are very vulnerable while they are still quite young and can be prone to various infections.

What is dangerous for chickens diarrhea?


If you notice that several of all the Chicks started diarrhea, in any case, do not leave it unattended and do not hope that "itself will pass". Diarrhea in these birds can attest to the fact that kids attacks this dangerous infection like Salmonella or coccids. In this case, all the Chicks can die very quickly, so do not delay treatment.


Diarrhea itself is very dangerous for such fragile little creatures, such as chickens, because it causes them severe dehydration and intensely displays a huge amount of nutrients from the body of these birds. Weakened and exhausted in the result of the painful diarrhea, they are vulnerable to any more or less serious infection, which under these conditions can suddenly destroy all their livestock.


How to treat diarrhea in chickens?


In that case, if more than diarrhea, you don't notice her Chicks are no signs of the disease – they are not weakened, they did not fester eyes and they refuse to eat, then you can try to cure them yourself. For this fit the usual strong brewed black tea, followed by water birds for several days. As food for chickens, you can use cooked millet porridge or the yolk of hard-boiled eggs – these foods promote the consolidation of stool in birds, and to normalize their health.

Diarrhea in chickens can be the consequence of inappropriate for them to feed or poor quality. You can add some amount of baking soda – then diarrhea in chickens certainly stop.

If the diarrhea appeared almost simultaneously at all the Chicks, they clearly look unhealthy and have lost appetite, then you should immediately contact your veterinarian. Only he can diagnose and prescribe effective treatment in order to save the lives of birds.