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Common Chicken Health Diseases and Problems

Fowl Pox

There are 2 diffent types of Fopwl Pox, Wet and Dry. Heres a link from Texas A&M Poultry Division with treatment recommendations and how to know the diagnostic criteria. https://tvmdl.tamu.edu/2019/08/19/diagnostic-guidance-fowl-pox/

Coccidiosis

INFECTIOUS CORYZA... AKA Acute Respiratory Disease (common cold for humans) No, humans can't catch it from their chickens. Symptoms: bubbles seen in the eyes, gurgly sound with breathing, swelling around the face and eyes. There may be hard yellow 'gunk' underlying here. It gets tricky knowing weather this is a routine Coryza outbreak or something like MG/MS. The only way to actually get a true diagnosis is having a bacterial culture performed by a vet. Chickens acquire this disease by direct transmission from an infected bird. This is why biosecurity is so important. Treatment includes Erythromycin and oxytetracycline in drinking water.

Mycoplasms

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