What diseases are easy to get when raising chickens in summer? How to cool down chickens in summer?

There are many hot weather in summer, and heat stroke, coccidiosis, aflatoxin poisoning, chicken cholera, Newcastle disease, and fowl pox are most likely to occur in hot, humid, and sultry climate conditions. and other diseases. Pay attention to taking corresponding measures to deal with it, starting from daily management. When raising chickens in summer, cooling measures that can be taken include: strengthening ventilation, spray cooling, blocking heat sources (putting up awnings or hanging semi-transparent black curtains, painting sunny walls and roofs with white paint, etc.), supplementing water, and reducing feeding costs. Density, enhanced management, etc.

1. What diseases are easy to get when raising chickens in summer?

1. Heat stroke

There are many hot weather in summer, and hot and humid phenomena often occur. When chickens When the temperature inside the house is too high, chickens are prone to heat stroke, and chickens with heat stroke will feel thirsty and drink more water, resulting in diarrhea, depression, difficulty breathing, hunger strike, and in severe cases, a large number of chickens will die. When preventing heatstroke in chickens, you need to open windows every day for ventilation, and install fans or cooling equipment to lower the ambient temperature. If it is found that the chickens suffer from heatstroke, they need to be moved to a cool place and at the same time, needles are inserted into the chicken combs and wings to bleed.

2. Coccidiosis

Sick chickens show symptoms such as listlessness, weight loss, anemia, and bloody diarrhea. Chicks aged 10-50 days are susceptible to this disease. When breeding, vitamin A and vitamin K need to be added to the feed to meet its growth needs, and the feed, drinking water and environment must be kept clean and hygienic. The feces should be cleaned once a day and quicklime should be sprayed once a week for disinfection.

3. Aflatoxin poisoning

Summer feed is prone to mildew, and feeding moldy feed often causes aflatoxin poisoning, resulting in chicken waste, diarrhea, and pale skin. Or jaundice, decreased productivity, exhaustion and death. Therefore, special attention should be paid not to feed moldy and spoiled feed, and the feed should be stored well, and moisture-proof, ventilated, and rodent-proof should be paid attention to. Once moldy feed is found, it should be replaced in time.

4. Chicken cholera

Chicken cholera is most likely to be prevalent in hot, humid, and sultry climates in summer. Sick chickens show depression, loose feathers, dark red combs, difficulty breathing, body temperature as high as 43℃-44℃, and discharge of grayish-yellow or green feces. Chicken cholera mainly focuses on prevention. Chickens over 3 months old are vaccinated with avian cholera aluminum hydroxide vaccine or avian cholera attenuated vaccine. Immunity will develop after 7 days, and the immunity period can last up to 6 months.

5. Newcastle disease

In the early stages of chicken infection with Newcastle disease, chickens will be in low spirits, their feathers will be loose and shiny, their combs will appear dark red or purple-black, they will make a "coo-coo" sound, and they will open their mouths. Breathing, loose, sticky (sometimes bloody) feces and foul odor, the mortality rate is extremely high. This requires comprehensive prevention and treatment to improve the chicken's disease resistance and immune response. Strictly disinfect and isolate severely infected chickens in separate pens to cut off transmission routes. Vaccination is a very good way.

6. Fowl pox

There are more mosquitoes in summer, so fowl pox is very easy to occur. For fowlpox disease, fowlpox vaccine should be vaccinated as early as possible. The vaccination method is underwing pricking. For chickens in the early stage of the disease, sick chickens should be isolated in time to prevent healthy chickens from being infected, and sick chickens should be urgently vaccinated and treated with drugs after 12 hours. It is also necessary to strengthen daily feeding management and do a good job in sanitation and disinfection of chicken houses.

2. How to cool down chickens in summer

1. Strengthen ventilation

Good ventilation to maintain the temperature in the house can take away the heat in the house in time and reduce the temperature of the chickens. The content of harmful gases such as hydrogen sulfide and ammonia makes the air in the house cool and fresh. Generally, you can install wet curtains to cool down and implement longitudinal ventilation; or increase the number of fans to increase the air flow speed in the house; you can also install some fans, ceiling fans and other tools to achieve better ventilation effects.

2. Spray water (mist) for cooling

Install a spray device on the top of the chicken house to spray and cool down, and the fan will be turned on at the same time for better results. If you use water spraying to cool down, you should spray water directly on the roof. It is best not to spray water on the chicken coop, because this will frighten the chickens. If you spray water mist, you can spray it slightly in the direction of the chicken coop.

3. Block heat sources

On the one hand, you can build an awning or hang a semi-transparent black curtain on the window of the chicken house to block the heat source; on the other hand, you can place the wall of the chicken house facing the sun. Use white paint on the roof of the chicken house to enhance reflection and reduce heat absorption. In addition, if possible, you can plant grass and trees around the chicken house to absorb heat through plants and reduce the air temperature.

4. Supplement water

Chickens raised in summer must be provided with sufficient cool drinking water to ensure adequate drinking water locations. The best drinking time for chickens is the cool time of 6-10 am. part. Appropriate amounts of anti-heat stress and heat-relieving drugs can be added to drinking water. It is best to control the temperature of drinking water for chickens at 8-12°C and keep it below 25°C. You can add ice cubes to the water or use deep well water to lower the water temperature. Pay attention to burying drinking water pipes underground, and regularly check whether the drinking water nipples are blocked.

5. Reduce the stocking density

Reduce the stocking density according to breed differences to ensure that the chickens only have enough space. Generally, when breeding, ensure that each chicken has an area of ​​0.4 square meters, so that it will not affect their growth. Especially in summer, the density should be reasonably controlled to achieve the purpose of cooling.

6. Strengthen management

In the hot summer weather, the feeding time and frequency should be adjusted, feeding should be arranged at the coolest time, and attention should be paid to even feeding. Also pay attention to maintaining environmental hygiene in the house, and insist on clearing the chicken house feces every day to reduce the heat generated by the feces in the house. Chicken farms that use a manure scraper to scrape manure 1-2 times more than usual.