Chickens are considered the most unpretentious in breeding poultry. However, this does not mean that they do not need to create favorable conditions, to take care of the cleanliness of the home and the quality of food. Frequent causes of diseases are precisely gaps in the care of the bird. How to avoid it we will discuss further.
Causes of death in winter
The most frequent diseases in winter are viral and infectious diseases:
- laryngotracheitis - An infection that is treated with Tromexin (2 g per liter of water, until complete recovery);
- bronchopneumonia It is treated with the help of antibiotics “Sulfadimezin” (5 g per individual is added to the feed, the course is 6 days), vitamin-mineral supplements are added to the feed;
- colibacteriosis is treated with "Avidox" (mixing 2 g per 1 kg with feed, course - 5 days);
- salmonellosis It is effectively cured with the help of "Biomitsin", tetracycline (1 mg per 1 liter of water is added to a drink, three times a day, up to five days of treatment);
- pasteurellosis treated with "norsulfazol" (added to the feed 0.5 g one meal, for five days);
- runny nose - wash the nostrils with a weak pink solution of potassium permanganate or furatsilinom 1%.
Salmonellosis in chickens. Also, birds can suffer from low temperatures. Smoothing of frostbite will help rubbing the affected areas with goose fat.
Important! On winter days a bird can be let out for a walk only for a couple of hours and only on a sunny day without a hard frost.
Different symptoms
You can notice that something is wrong with birds, due to various symptoms, external deterioration, behavioral or physical signs.
Lose weight and die
Weight loss is observed in almost all infectious diseases, as well as during infection with worms. The greatest weight loss in the hens is observed in such diseases:
- Newcastle disease;
- ornithosis;
- streptococcosis;
- smallpox;
- salmonellosis
- neurolyphatosis;
- ringworm.
The treatment is carried out with the help of antibiotics, the bird is given vitamins, used ointments. For example, when smallpox is added to drinking a disinfecting solution of potassium permanganate. Here it is necessary to take into account that such diseases as Newcastle disease, neurolymphatosis and ringworm are not amenable to treatment.
Die with blood from the anus
Coccidiosis and aspergillosis are distinguished by bloody diarrhea. In the first case, antibiotics are used (sulfadimezin - 5 g per individual, six days); fish oil is added as a vitamin. Aspergillosis is treated with antifungal antibiotics and iodine preparations.
Learn how to treat coccidiosis in chickens and adult chickens.
Wheezing and dying
Strong wheezing can be heard from the hen due to:
- laryngotracheitis (its treatment is described above);
- colisepticemia - "Doreen" 10 mg per liter of water with drink, five days;
- tuberculosis is not treated;
- chicken flu - not treated;
- atony of goiter.
Let's talk about the last disease in a bit more detail, because in this case the bird may die right before your eyes. Atonia is caused by a delay in food in the goiter of the chicken, it increases in size until it blocks the airway. 
You can remedy the situation: in a goiter with a pipette or with a syringe without a needle, pour in a little sunflower oil, massage the goiter in order to stretch the hardened feed. After - clean her goiter, drink a weak pink potassium permanganate.
Being whipped and whitish
White diarrhea is a symptom of pullorosis. If the disease is started, the treatment will not help, and in this case the bird must be slaughtered, the carcasses must be disposed of.
Important! A chick hatching in an infected chicken is a potential peddler of the infection.
Infected individuals are separated from healthy ones and treated with furazolidone (4 mg per feed per adult individual) or with tetracycline, "Biomycin". The course of treatment is at least a week. Conduct complete disinfection of the coop. 
White diarrhea in chickens
Dying in a dream
The most unexpected cases of death for no apparent reason can be abdominal dropsy and Gumboro disease. Diseases can trigger kidney failure or cardiac arrest. Both of them do not have pronounced symptomatology, but if dropsy can be cured, then Gamboro does not respond to treatment. With dropsy using a medical syringe, piercing the abdominal cavity, pumped out the accumulated fluid there. In the future, you need to consult with a veterinarian about the diet of poultry.
Read how to treat diarrhea in laying hens.
Die one by one
Causes of mortality among chickens and layers:
- low quality feed;
- unsanitary conditions, cold or heat, lack of fresh air and other inaccuracies in the content;
- infectious and viral diseases;
- fungal diseases;
- lack of vitamins or, on the contrary, their excess;
- poisoning;
- cannibalism of birds;
- helminthic invasions.
Places for sticking the victims are treated with potassium permanganate, tree tar. Since the cause may be caused by a fight for food, you should make convenient drinkers and feeders. Chickens should have no reason to compete.Did you know? According to the record in the Guinness Book of Records, a record-laying hen from England named Gariett laid an egg with a diameter of 23 centimeters.
Do chickens from worms die
Definitely worms can provoke the death of birds. They quickly spread throughout the body, have great fertility. Moving through the body of the host worms, can affect a variety of organs: the heart, lungs, gastrointestinal tract and others. They emit toxic substances in the body that can disrupt the function of the nervous system, affecting red blood cells. In addition, the worms feed on the beneficial substances that are obtained from the food of chickens. Thus, the hen does not receive either minerals or vitamins, gradually loses weight, health, ceases to sweep and dies.
Get rid of chickens from worms drug will help "Alben."
Other reasons
The cause of the death of layers can be not only diseases. Lacks of care and maintenance often provoke health problems in birds.
Wrong feed
Poor-quality compound feed, lack of balance of vitamins and minerals, other useful substances can provoke diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and endocrine system in birds (gastroenteritis, avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis, salpingitis). The latter disease, by the way, can lead to the prolapse of the oviduct in the layer. 
The prolapse of the oviduct in the layer. If, after the examination of the veterinarian, infections and viruses are excluded, then the problem is precisely in the diet, the mode of which should be reviewed. First of all, we need high-quality dry feed intended for egg breeds. In addition, birds are required wet mash with vegetables, fruits and herbs. Chickens love pumpkin, potatoes, carrots, flowers and leaves of dandelion, nettle. Calcium supplements are sure to be added to pets: chalk, shell rock, crushed shell. Pets should always have fresh and clean water available.
Learn how to properly feed laying hens, what grass to add to the diet, and also how to prepare feed with your own hands.
Unsuitable conditions
So, spaces in the conditions of detention:
- tightness;
- stuffiness;
- improper temperature;
- insufficient lighting;
- lack of walking;
- unsanitary conditions.
Birds - both chickens and adults - need a certain temperature, they are equally affected by cold and heat. Indicators should be kept at the level of + 12 ... +20 ° С.Did you know? The long-lived chicken, which has demolished about five thousand eggs in its life, lived in the Chinese province of Yunnan. The layer at the time of registration of the fact was 22 years old.For the hens, lighting plays a particularly important role. Productivity is high under the condition of daylight for at least 14 hours. To do this, at certain hours include artificial light, thereby increasing the length of the day.
Birds should be able to walk. At the same time, it is necessary to protect the hens from the visit of wild birds, predators, by covering the yard with a net. It is desirable that there was a shelter for shelter from the scorching sun or rain. Make sure that no poisonous plants grow on the territory, sharp objects that can be injured are not scattered. Also put a bath with ashes, in which pets bathe in order to be cleansed of parasites. In winter, it is transferred to the premises. 
Coop with a yard for walking Clean - the guarantee of health. Be sure to regularly wash water bowls and feeders, perches and nests, walls of the room. As you get dirty, change litter, remove litter and food residues. Regularly disinfect parasites and bacteria, you can buy a special solution at the pet store, and you can use a solution of hydrochloric acid with potassium permanganate 5 to 1, an aqueous solution of iodine and aluminum powder (1, 5 liters of water - 1 g of powder and 10 g of iodine ).
We recommend to learn how to build a paddock for chickens yourself.
And in conclusion: chickens are unpretentious creatures, but this does not mean that their content does not require certain rules. Layers who are not crowded, nourishing, light and warm in response to care will delight you with their productivity.
