Raising chickens at home: natural products for the whole family

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We discuss how to keep chickens at home, what to consider when organizing the feeding process.

A home mini-poultry farm is the key to the health of the whole family. Environmentally friendly, natural products are of particular value for children and people weakened by chronic diseases. We discuss how to keep chickens at home, what to consider when organizing the feeding process.

The first days of life of chickens: caring for young animals

The development of avian offspring and its health are influenced by many indicators.

"Feathered" must:

1. Stand firmly on your feet;
2. Have a toned tummy, a clean umbilical cord;
3. Be neat, lively and active;
4. Have soft plumage;
5. React to external stimuli;
6. Take food and water independently;
7. Its wings should fit snugly to the body.

Day-old chicks are very vulnerable to disease and may experience discomfort from food that is not selected in the best way. Therefore, caring for them involves maintaining and creating:

• Lighting mode;
• Ventilation without drafts;
• Required temperature indicators;
• Balanced diet and adherence to feeding regimen;
• Optimal humidity in the poultry house.

Before moving the “kids” into the home, it is necessary to clean it, disinfect it, and cover the floor with dry, loose bedding material. Also, raising chickens involves checking the premises for protection from rats and mice, and providing everything necessary to support the life of the young. Such equipment consists not only of lamps and heating devices, but also of safe drinkers and feeders. It is recommended to accommodate 12 pets per meter of area.

Nutrition

food should be appropriate for the age of the chicks

This is especially important for meat birds such as broilers. You should also add vitamins and nutritional supplements to your food.

You shouldn’t be overzealous with them if you want to get an environmentally friendly product, but you also shouldn’t neglect them, since a lack of necessary substances will negatively affect the development of babies. It is best to consult a veterinarian before taking the drug.

The first time to give food to chickens is after hatching, 12-16 hours later. Before this, the chicks must dry out. In nature, the first time they eat is the remains of the fetal yolk. Many owners follow this path, giving their babies finely crushed boiled yolk. Some veterinarians advise giving corn grits for the first time. Food for chickens should be served not in a bowl, but on a board or cardboard: this way the kids will learn to eat, since they don’t have a mother to show them what and how to do.

What to feed chickens

What should you give chickens to drink in the first days of life in order to build immunity and not harm them? In addition to food, chicks also need water. If it is of poor quality, it is better to pass it through a filter or disinfect it with potassium permanganate. You need to solder it so that the solution is barely pink. The use of potassium permanganate has a disadvantage: along with harmful microorganisms, beneficial ones are also destroyed.

Excessive sterility, like dirt, is harmful to young animals and chickens, as it suppresses natural immunity. However, if the conditions for keeping the bird are far from ideal or there is a danger of infection, you should not reject the old proven methods. It is very useful to add glucose to water. It will help babies get stronger and will be an excellent prevention against anemia.

Diet of day old chicks

On the second day after birth or incubation, the chicks have already adapted sufficiently, and it is time for the owner to expand their diet. At home, on the first day there is no need to introduce all types of products, but on the second day the chicks’ menu should include the following cereals: semolina, barley and wheat. You can also leave boiled eggs in your diet. It is worth trying a special feed for chickens, but you should be careful when choosing it at this stage. It must be appropriate for the age of the chickens and be of good quality. The granules should be small enough, then it will be convenient for the chickens to peck at them.

Lighting and air temperature when raising chickens

During the first weeks of life, most chicks experience discomfort from hypothermia or high temperatures. After all, until the age of one month, the body of “babies” cannot effectively adapt to changes in the external environment in the shortest possible time. Therefore, the poultry farmer is obliged to monitor humidity and temperature indicators. In a cool room, you need to install additional heating devices, and the hot room should be constantly ventilated. Therefore, the conditions for raising chickens must necessarily include careful control over the temperature in the chicken coop:

• For the first 24 hours, the bird's offspring must exist in the same conditions as they had in the incubator, at a temperature of 35 degrees (not lower);
• Then this indicator is systematically reduced to 30-32 degrees - in the first seven days from the moment small pets are born;
• From the 2nd week, temperature marks gradually continue to decrease so that by the age of one month the bird can live calmly at a temperature of 21 degrees;

Important: young animals need heating not only during the day, but also at night, as well as on cloudy days and during cold seasons.

Provide round-the-clock lighting for the chicken coop (especially in winter) using artificial incandescent lamps.

• The first few days the lamps are on constantly and do not turn off. This makes the chicks move more actively, grow and feed.
• Next, the lights are turned off for 15 minutes, then 30, accustoming the “birds” to the dark.
• When the young animals turn 4 months old, daylight hours are shortened to ten hours.

The light is set at a height of 45-50 cm, and the microclimate is controlled by installing a thermometer. If the inhabitants of the poultry house are crowded under the lamp or pressed against each other, they are obviously freezing. And the heat can make their wings and feathers ruffle and move little.

How to choose?

When choosing chickens to raise at home, you need to take into account age and sex characteristics.
In addition, the selection of young animals is carried out according to external characteristics. If the chicks are healthy :

• they have a toned stomach;
• umbilical cord;
• there are no signs of bleeding;
• the fluff is shiny and even.

Age

The optimal age for acquiring chicks remains 20 days. It is not difficult to raise healthy chickens at home from this age; they no longer depend on laying hens, they are able to feed on their own and find food for themselves.

Rooster or chicken?

The choice here must be taken into account for what purpose the farmer intends to raise the chicks. If for the sake of eggs, then you should choose breeding chicken breeds. Both rooster and chicken are suitable for meat. In addition, a rooster is necessary to increase the egg production of laying hens .

Preparing to keep chickens

In boxes

In the first days of life, chickens live in warm and dry boxes made of wood or cardboard, which must be disinfected and non-slip material placed on the bottom. The humidity of the environment is maintained within 60-70%.

On bedding

The maintenance of future chickens is seriously affected by permanent deep litter, which releases a lot of thermal energy. Such warm material protects the paws of young animals from cold temperatures, having a positive effect on the health of pets. With constant decomposition occurring in the material through the action of bacteria, young chickens have biologically active substances as an auxiliary source. For bedding it is better to use:

• Sawdust;
• Straw chaff;
• Peat;
• Wood shavings.

In cells

1. They should be clean and dry.
2. Supported:

• Correct ventilation and lighting;
• Required humidity and temperature conditions.

What to do after the birth of a chick

The chickens hatched in the incubator at the right time, what to do next? A day after birth, the weight of the chick is about 35-40 g. It runs fast, squeaks loudly, and is very active. Weak and lethargic chickens should be placed separately until they are fully recovered.

Little chicks

The chicks should be moved to a box no more than 60 cm high. Thick paper or lint-free cloth should be laid on the bottom. They are then transferred to the brooder. This is a box with wooden walls, a mesh instead of a lid and a lamp (60-100 W) to maintain the desired temperature. You can use an infrared lamp.

Note! The bottom is covered with a five-centimeter layer of dry sawdust

Temperature

The temperature should not be higher than 35 degrees

It is important to monitor the thermometer readings and observe the behavior of the chicks. Because the temperature is too high, they stay away from the lamp and lift their heads up

It should be gradually reduced to 28-29 degrees.

During the first day, babies do not turn off the lights, and then they begin to form the correct biorhythms. Lights should be turned on at 6 a.m. and turned off at 9 p.m. To provide warmth at night, a heating pad is placed at the bottom of the brooder, and the box is covered with a woolen cloth on top.

Temperature

Nutrition

The chickens have hatched, what to do and how to feed the babies? Previously, it was believed that chicks should not be fed on the first day. This opinion was recognized as erroneous, since the survival rate of chickens decreased by 20%. The chicken's body is still developing, so it is recommended to feed them in the first 4-5 hours. Immediately after standing on their legs, the chicks look for food, so you can pour them some crumbly food:

• millet;
• corn grits;
• boiled, grated egg yolk;
• You can add semolina to the yolk.

How many times should you feed? Feeding on the first day is done every 2-3 hours. For drinking, use boiled water or a herbal decoction of chamomile and yarrow. Usually the chickens’ natural instinct kicks in and they start pecking on their own.

Note! But some of them will have to help. The chicks are placed separately and begin to be hand-fed and watered using a pipette.

Further diet is every 3-4 hours. Chicks one day old can eat a wider variety of foods:

• cereals: wheat, semolina, barley, millet;
• low-fat cottage cheese;
• ground oatmeal.

The drinking bowl can be filled with whey or low-fat kefir. It is recommended to feed starter feed with all the necessary vitamins. You can begin to introduce crushed eggshells without film into the diet to help the chick's digestive system function normally.

After three days, the chicken menu includes finely chopped greens: dandelion leaves, green onion feathers, young knotweed, and dried nettles. You can mix it with cereals. An oil solution of vitamin D is added to the cottage cheese. A grated chicken egg can be given completely.

Important! It is necessary to maintain cleanliness in the brooder by promptly washing containers with food and water, changing the litter as it gets dirty

Features of feeding chickens

The key to the subsequent development and good growth of future chickens is a balanced and nutritious diet, which should be selected according to the needs and age of the “kids”. Feeding of young animals after birth is carried out as quickly as possible. The sooner you offer chickens food, the sooner they will acclimatize and get used to new conditions. This will take about a day, during which the pets must have water. Day-old chicks are given a chicken egg for three or four days in a row. It should be hard-boiled and finely chopped. Next, other healthy foods are gradually introduced into the diet.

1. The first addition is boiled millet, which is first mixed with an egg. Then the chickens are fed millet alone;
2. Then crushed corn and shredded wheat are added to the porridge-like feed. They are easily digested, unlike barley and oats. Their seeds have a rough shell and can cause gastrointestinal irritation (diarrhea in “babies”). These grains can only be used as bird food when they are one month old or later;
3. It is necessary to fill the feeders with greens in the first days. This includes finely chopped and scalded nettles, alfalfa, clover, green onions, finely chopped carrots;
4. Fermented milk products - buttermilk, low-fat cottage cheese, milk powder, whey, yogurt. They are mixed into grain mixtures and wet food;
5. On day 4-5, dishes with shells, fine gravel, pebbles, and crushed chalk are placed in the house;
6. Fish or meat and bone meal is mixed into the food (earthworms or finely chopped meat waste can serve as a substitute). Protein in the feed is very important for birds;
7. Add wood ash;
8. From the tenth day you can eat zucchini, boiled potatoes, and pumpkin.

For the first ten days, young animals are fed at intervals of two hours, then at intervals of 4 hours, and then the interval between meals is reduced to six hours. Raised chickens eat only in the morning and in the evening. Clean and fresh water at room temperature should be placed in the poultry house every day and changed twice a day.

It is necessary to regularly wash the chicken coop, disinfect it, and remove old litter.

Common mistakes

Farmers may make the following mistakes when raising chicks::

1. 
   Improper feeding and care of domestic chickens in the first week. Farmers often use boiled eggs, greens, and cottage cheese for feeding. But such nutrition sometimes turns out to be tragic. It is best to use balanced and combined feeds.

2. Failure to comply with temperature conditions. Initially, the temperature should be 32-33 degrees. And then lower it by 1 degree every day.
3. Lack of fluid. There should always be fresh and clean water in drinking bowls.
4. Refusal of prevention. In addition to vaccination, it is necessary to add antibiotics to the chicks' feed.

Despite the fact that raising chickens at home is difficult, even a novice farmer can cope with it. To do this, he just needs to adhere to the above rules and treat this process responsibly.

Raising pets under a hen

A proven and ancient technique is to raise chickens under a hen. For this role, they choose an experienced chicken with a well-developed maternal instinct.

Check using a simple method. When the black whooping bird sits in the nest closer to night, give it two chicks. If the outcome is good (if the chicken accepts the pets), bring the remaining ones the next day. In the spring, 13-14 chickens will be enough; in the summer, up to 20 are added.

If you want to try adding one or two eggs from the incubator, this should be done during the dark period when the mother hen is hatching her eggs. If the bird does not “reject” them and sits on them, you can immediately add the rest the next day. In the spring season, a hen can “warm” 15 eggs, and in the summer heat - 20.

Main causes of death

When chickens are born and the hen does not care for them, then with insufficient care, the death of the feathered population is possible.

This happens for the following reasons:

1. If the chicks are not cared for properly.
2. If the diet is incorrect, then it is also dangerous for them.
3. A chicken's internal organs are very delicate. The slightest damage poses a danger to their life. One possible danger is gastric blockage. For example, this will happen if a pebble is swallowed.
4. Due to weak immunity, infectious diseases can be fatal. Treatment is usually ineffective at this age. Here, only preventive measures are usually used.
5. Infection with pullorosis occurs at the stage of development when the egg matures. Then a sick chick is born. Almost everyone infected with this disease does not survive.
6. Sometimes, with insufficient care, chickens begin to peck each other. First, the chicks pluck each other's feathers, then injure each other with bites, pinching off pieces of their bodies. After this, infection usually occurs and the chickens die.
7. Foods included in the diet may contain pesticides that are harmful to chickens. If an inexperienced farmer feeds birds with greens on which pesticides remain, then this threatens them with death. Symptoms of poisoning include the following: parts of the body turn blue, wings droop, and birds die from suffocation.
8. If the diet does not have enough vitamins A and B, and there is no calcium and phosphorus in the required quantities, then the chickens develop toxic gastric dyspepsia. In the initial stage, the temperature rises, the chicks walk sleepy and droop their wings. Death occurs as a result of muscle spasms.
9. If chickens are fed only soft food and no solids in their diet, it will lead to stomach atrophy. This is expressed in the following symptoms: the birds develop severe thirst, the chicks walk around ruffled, and lose weight. If no measures are taken, then death occurs.

Chickens have a very weak body. To help them survive, it is necessary to take good care of them, providing them with everything they need.

In the first days and weeks of their lives, chicks die very easily - they catch a cold from any draft and contract various diseases. Therefore, in the absence of proper care for day-old chicks, their mortality rate approaches one hundred percent.

Note! Newborn chickens are vaccinated in the first days of their life. Before vaccination, you should consult with your veterinarian to select the right medications.

Reasons for high chicken mortality:

• infectious and parasitic diseases (in particular, coccidiosis);
• larger animals (both predators and, for example, domestic cats);
• colds caused by temperature changes;
• digestive problems and subsequent diseases.

Breeding chickens in an incubator for a novice poultry farmer

For beginners, it is important to properly ensure the process of breeding chicks in an incubator. Before placing eggs no older than three days into it, set the desired temperature.

• The first week of incubation requires 38.5-39 degrees. After laying the eggs, they need to warm up for a day, then they need to be turned over. You need to regularly change the location of the egg - from the edges to the middle.
• Hatching will occur approximately on the 19th day of incubation, so the eggs do not need to be turned over anymore. Provide a temperature of 37 degrees.
• A mass hatch of chicks can be expected on the twentieth day, and on the 22nd day the full cycle should end. It is no longer worth incubating the eggs.

We have a more detailed article on how to hatch chicks in an incubator.

Infectious diseases

Infectious diseases are transmitted from one bird to another through contact or airborne droplets. Sick birds can be distinguished visually. When chickens become infected, their body temperature rises. Such a chick stands at a distance from others, its feathers are ruffled, its wings are lowered. Often the mucous membranes of the beak and eyes turn red. Feathers and wings that are dirty at the back also indicate the presence of infection. Among contagious diseases, the most dangerous are the following.

Pullorosis - fowl typhus, is caused by bacteria from the genus Salmonella. It is especially dangerous for chickens in the first days of life. It appears already at 3-5 days of age. The chicks are sleepy and gather in flocks. They stand with their legs spread wide apart. Frequent excrements of white or greenish color mixed with mucus make the chicks' down sticky. Antibiotic therapy is carried out, but salmonella is not completely destroyed. The bulk of such chickens die within a week. At the age of two to three weeks, the disease slows down the growth of young animals and decreases appetite. But at this age, chickens can recover.

Coccidiosis is an infection by protozoan organisms. Chickens get sick starting from the 4th day of life. Coccidia causes general weakness and loose stools. The fluff around the cloaca is stuck together and falls out.

Paratyphoid fever (salmonellosis) - affects chickens aged from 1 day to 30 days growing in crowded and unsanitary conditions. The disease begins with a rise in temperature and a depressed state. Purulent conjunctivitis appears, the chickens fall on their feet. The feces are liquid, drying out in the form of lumps around the cloaca. They are given antiparasitic serum, furazolidone, and biomycin. Upon recovery, they are given an antiparasitic vaccine. Most of the young animals die. At older ages, the disease is treatable.

Pasteurellosis - affects chickens at two months of age. The bird is not active, with drooping wings. The main symptom is bloody diarrhea. Chickens can be cured if therapy is started in the first hours of the disease. Polyvalent serum and systemic antibiotics are used.

Raising broiler chickens

Broilers are cared for slightly differently, aimed at frequent fattening without walking. From birth they keep 15 chicks per square meter. meter. After 60 days, chickens can gain up to 2 kg of net weight. Broiler chickens love warmth very much, so temperature indicators do not change throughout their growing period.

A very important process is lighting control:

• For five days, the lamps are left on for 24 hours.
• Next, daylight hours are reduced to 18 hours.

The bird must be constantly fed with balanced feed containing sufficient amounts of minerals and vitamins. Therefore, feeders should always be filled with food.

The leading position among the best broiler breeds is occupied by Cobb 500.

An important advantage of Cobb 500 broilers is high-quality and tender meat, perfect for dietary nutrition, and the rapid growth of muscle mass in young animals. With low feed costs, the bird gains remarkable weight and after 34-38 days it can be sent for slaughter. Chickens have excellent survival rate and good immunity.

But there are also small disadvantages - you cannot raise chickens in the usual way. Day-old chicks or incubated eggs are purchased only from breeders. Black clumps also have a weak brooding instinct. Another significant disadvantage is that the breed is very thermophilic, and large resources must be spent on maintaining the desired temperature in the chicken coop. The first 2 weeks are light and warm (28-33C) around the clock, after that 18 hours of daylight with a temperature of 26-30 degrees. But, no matter what, raising this breed is almost a win-win option.

By providing your chicken stock with a rich diet and quality care, in a few months you will be able to have not only egg, but also popular meat products.

Useful tips

In order for the livestock to grow healthy, you need to pay attention to how to care for chickens in the first days of life.

If the young animal falls ill immediately after birth, you need to consult a veterinarian. In this case, prescribed drugs and medicines are given. For small individuals, it is undesirable to use any medicine due to unstable immunity and young age, but if the disease has attacked the entire chicken coop, the individuals should be treated by drinking medications or drugs in a small dosage, which will be prescribed by a specialist. The dosage should be selected only by a veterinarian after an in-person examination of the bird, depending on the stage of the disease and the cause of the disease.

With an intensive feeding method, when feathers first appear, you need to make sure that food does not stick to them. Also, if food sticks to the paws, corns form and the birds die because the paws cannot move due to the deposits. With this method, it would also be useful to have a veterinary consultation and certain medications to improve nutrition and immunity. At the first symptoms of the disease, the bird is given medications prescribed by a veterinarian. Supplements and vitamins will not be superfluous; you can take liquid supplements.

Why do you need to observe the temperature regime?

To ensure the safety of the livestock and the proper growth rate, it is necessary to maintain the optimal temperature regime.

Hypothermia leads to weakening of the chick and activation of microbes that live everywhere: inside the body, in feed, water, and the surrounding air.

At low outside temperatures , moisture condenses, unsanitary conditions are created, and coccidiosis occurs, a protozoal disease characterized by high mortality.

Overheating poses an even greater danger - the chicks cannot breathe freely, enzyme systems do not work correctly, and intoxication develops.

The lives of grown-up chicks with mature plumage are not threatened by cold, but the irrational expenditure of energy to maintain body temperature increases. Chickens heat themselves from the inside, which leads to excessive feed consumption.

In hot weather, birds protect themselves from overheating by reducing feed consumption, which is accompanied by a drop in weight gain. The owner needs to think through measures that ensure optimal temperature conditions, otherwise raising broilers will become unprofitable.

Arrangement of the place

How to keep chickens so that they are warm and cozy? At home, young chickens can be placed in cardboard boxes. This is the cheapest option. But cardboard is fragile, it gets wet from water. With a little effort, you can make a comfortable brooder for your chicks.

In boxes

The box or brooder is made of plywood or polycarbonate. You could even use a section of an old cabinet or an old refrigerator. The standard size of a box for 30 heads of chickens up to one month of age is 60 cm by 120 cm, height 60 cm. The structure must be covered with a lid or mesh on top.

Box - brooder

Holes are drilled in the walls of the brooder for ventilation. On one side, incandescent lamps or a heating element are installed.

In cells

Instead of a box, simple cages are used, which are installed in a warm room. The mesh cell size is no more than 8 mm.

For day-old babies, for the first 10 days, the mesh floor in the cage is covered with disposable diapers or paper.

On bedding

Large livestock (more than 200 pieces) are given a separate room, where the floor is covered with a layer of small shavings. The young animals move freely around the premises. In the room where the chickens live, it is necessary to maintain the temperature at +35 degrees.

Heaters used

To maintain a constant temperature you can use:

• incandescent lamps;
• infrared lamps;
• IR film;
• electric heating pad (requires protection from moisture).

A warm water bottle wrapped in cloth or a water heating pad are suitable for temporary heating. Such devices do not retain their effectiveness for long, so they are used in an emergency situation - when cleaning a brooder or breaking down a heater.

Incandescent lamps

Such heating cannot be called economical - the energy consumption during round-the-clock use will be significant. In the first days it is worth using 1-2 lamps with a power of 70 W, in the future the power can be reduced. The advantage of this method is that the functions of heating and lighting are combined. Minus - the glass flask breaks easily (it must be protected by a grill).

IR lamps

A red mirror IR lamp is used to heat the brooder and illuminate it. This device focuses heat. The lamp does not burn oxygen and heats objects and chickens, not the air. It emits red light, which means it is safe for feathers and skin, and also:

• has a positive effect on the growth and development of young animals;
• improves the functioning of the digestive system;
• increases resistance to diseases caused by viruses and bacteria.

Service life during continuous operation is from 6,500 hours. Electrical parts are protected from moisture. The flask is made of impact-resistant glass, characterized by increased resistance to mechanical stress.

A ceramic IR lamp is used to maintain the optimal temperature in the brooder for laying chicks and broilers without emitting light. It is resistant to moisture, does not dry out the air, provides uniform comfortable heating, and has a high degree of safety. Installation is as simple as possible. Service life – up to 10,000 hours. Any infrared heating option guarantees energy savings.

IR film

You can maintain a comfortable temperature for broiler chickens and other breeds in the brooder using IR film. It can be secured with self-tapping screws, staples or tape. Installation location - floor, walls or ceiling. The film is heated to a maximum of +45°C, which eliminates the risk of burns. Heat is evenly distributed in the brooder. Efficiency is 98%. Service life is about 10 years. Electricity consumption is minimal.

Heating pad

You can use a heating pad in a waterproof case designed for pets and birds to heat the brooder. The device is safe, there is protection against overheating and short circuit. Using the control panel, the desired degree of heating is set, the accuracy of its maintenance is ±2°C. The cover is removable, which allows you to maintain hygiene.

The most common drugs

Today, on the shelves of veterinary pharmacies there are a lot of antiviral drugs and vitamin complexes intended for the treatment and prevention of various diseases in birds. Many people get confused when choosing what to feed chickens to strengthen their immune system. Many of them can be used for soldering. The main thing is to follow all the rules of administration and instructions for use:

1. Glucose. When raising chickens, glucose must be given in the first days of life. This should be a 3-5% solution. It will help dissolve the remaining yolk faster. By ignoring such a drug, you can lose a lot of goals. Giving glucose is very easy - according to the instructions, it is dissolved in drinking water. Glucose will help strengthen the young body from the first day and activate the immune system.
2. Ascorbic acid. Taking vitamin C will have a beneficial effect on the functioning of the body, improve digestive processes, and strengthen the bird’s immunity. One sachet is diluted in 3 liters of water and is available in 1 liter drinking bowls.
3. Ashienro 10. An antibiotic that can prevent and treat many bacterial diseases in chickens, broilers and turkeys. The drug is presented as a solution for oral use. The instructions for Ashienro 10 for chickens describe in detail all the features of using the drug in various situations and for different ages.
4. Pulsoceril for broilers. Another common antibacterial agent that is used in agriculture to treat many infections in birds. It is produced in the form of a powder, which is diluted in water and used for soldering.
5. Multivitamin acid for chickens. An excellent vitamin complex, which contains all the necessary nutrients, amino acids and microelements necessary for the full growth of poultry. The instructions for using multivitamin acids for chickens indicate the exact dosages; for the purpose of prevention, 0.3 ml of the product is added to 1 liter of water. The drug cannot be used in parallel with vitamin D2.
6. Bifidumbacterin. Powder, which is intended to strengthen the immunity of birds in the first weeks of life.
7. Aspirin. In general, drugs applicable to humans are not recommended for use in birds. But in emergency situations, when there are no other remedies at hand, similar treatment will do. Some people give aspirin in combination with analgin when birds are sick.
8. Biodarin. An excellent protein, vitamin and mineral supplement for young birds. Helps prevent the death of chickens in the earliest period of life. The drug is added to bird feed in accordance with the instructions. It contains all the necessary nutrients, amino acids, vitamins, provitamins, minerals and other trace elements. Consists of 35% protein.
9. Biostyle. The drug in powder is intended to combat many infectious diseases, promotes a general improvement in the body's condition, strengthens the immune system, the organs of the digestive system, and feed is better absorbed.
10. Alizeril. A good complex of antibiotics and bactericidal drugs that will help cope with many diseases. The main active ingredients are thiocyanate, streptomycin, oxytetracycline, and also contains many vitamins and additional substances that help strengthen the immune system.

Alizeril (drug packaging)