Chicken DISEASES 🦠: How to Treat & Prevent Them

In this video, we will be going over the different diseases and issues that your chickens might encounter, what you can do to identify and treat them, and what you should not do.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:00 Chicken Poop
3:13 Symptoms of Problems
6:13 Parasites
7:16 Coccidiosis
7:57 Feather Lice
8:54 Leg Mites
9:35 Intestinal Worms
11:10 Cannibalism
11:45 Over-mating
12:29 Animal Attack
13:18 Heat Stress - Overheating
13:40 Marek's Disease
14:54 Pasting - Pasty Butt
15:57 Problem Assessment and Solution Example
17:54 What Not to Worry About
21:25 What to Do When There's Nothing You Can Do
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[@janeleray132]

Excellent to the point advice. Very informative. Thank you for your time.

[@seemontana]

I’m so happy I came across this video. Very educational! Gave me more confidence in knowing what to do when my chickens are not feeling good. Thank you so much for taking the time for sharing and giving me my confidence. My chickens are free range and live in a really nice coop. They bring us much joy and wonderful fresh eggs.

[@JD-dh7bk]

You have a very soothing voice. I started backyard chicken raising August of 2021. I've lost 2. I don't really know what their illness was. But I was devastated. I'm trying to keep my 12 alive. I've gotten a bit paranoid and worried.. I just feel like I don't know what I'm doing.. I keep trying though. I'm glad I found you. I hope we can keep the rest alive.❤

[@Ichigo-gp9vq]

How are the rest doing ?

[@fishnlady]

Excellent video!! I’m saving this one for future reference. Thank you so much for making this video!!

[@Scrawberri]

Fantastic video! Gave me so much in depth info in one place quickly. Thanks for giving realistic chicken information and including the not so great things.

[@SkyClears]

I love this video. Thank you so much for making it!

[@angelika77st]

Wow. Your video was amazing. I really appreciate you making it. ❤

[@susanbreeland8620]

Thank you for so much info, definitely need this!!

[@terrireis2093]

Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge of chickens with us. God bless you. 🙏

[@ironrose888]

Just discovered your channel. Very concise information and well organized. Thank you for the wealth of information 😎❤️‍🩹

[@karryc4557]

Wow! This is such a thorough video! Thank you so much!

[@lamadre7573]

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[@cheryllindberg1975]

That was an excellent talk!

[@robertstwalley3662]

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[@rjay7019]

Well I feel a little better, my Roo has been a little under the weather and your explanation makes sense. Thanks

[@sandrakoffron9049]

Thank you so much for this video. I have leaned so much.

[@deem163]

Great informative video! Thanks ❤️

[@JohnRiversOfficial]

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[@alisonmcmullen9988]

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[@holynyork7124]

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[@jeremyworsham1791]

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[@Rastinny]

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[@seancycle1]

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[@Insteading]

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[@Syndicate888]

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[@Insteading]

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[@Christian_Prepper]

@@Insteading *HELP! My rooster has something black spreading on his waddle top & bottom despite washing him. My only hen doesn't have this at all. What is it, it is bad & what should I do?*

[@oyindamolaomotosho970]

Thanks so much!

[@randallcrawford4141]

Hi good info .I found a once of prevention is well worth it! Each month I use diced garlic and oregano cabbage and diatomaceous earth to their diet and treats worms i also use wormwood ...all good to grow yourself too ..and they can free range these plants like mints and catnip lemon balm...and dry and powder some for winter to add to food and treats...some things can also be added to water but These herbal remedies and plants should all be in their natural diet! Some people are raising and breeding for a wild flock with minimum care something to think about... have a great day!

[@ivadawnhollopeter6627]

Thank you so much for your video. I have two chickens right now and one of them is severely Showing Mirics, which I know they spelled this wrong, but one of them on the other hand just had a foot curling up, and I started giving her vitamins and confined her. She seems to be doing better, but she’s not moving so she may be the next one to come down sadly, I don’t have a vet in the area and it saddens me to have to take care of the one that I have who severely unable to move, can kind of wiggle her self a bit, but other than that am I also thought botulism only because I have a neighbor who throws things over the yard and I’ve been known to throw veggies in the yard. Not thinking they could rot. Which I will no longer do I will put them in a container, I’ve had chickens for two years and I’ve never had anything like this happen and it saddens me to know I might lose two of my girls.

[@coziii.1829]

I got 2 roosters and 28 chickens so far so good I use hemp in coop and mix it with Diatomaceous earth and I mix it I. Food as well . Apple cider vinegar in water . And scrambled eggs with garlic I give them

[@maisielinperry7821]

plz whats the benefits of eggs nd garlic

[@swaggysoleztv508]

@@maisielinperry7821 prevents worms I believe from the garlic

[@leirra3634]

❤ great video

[@marietteoepkes2584]

Great video!!!!

[@Horse237]

Iron deficiency can be prevented by giving them alfalfa (unsprayed) as bedding. They gives us better eggs with a darker yolk. Instead of garlic I would get a garlic fermenter online. It gives you aged black garlic after 8 days. This tastes really great and is much stronger than regular garlic. I would occasionally add probiotics to their water with honey so the beneficial microbes double every 20 minutes before you actually give them the water. I would try sprouting their chicken feed. It makes them healthier and saves you money.

[@Horse237]

Aged garlic should sell well at a farmer's market.

[@judytarrant708]

Thank you.. I love my chickens

[@rogerknight2267]

I’ve been hit with a pendulous crop in one of my girls. On top of that, it was impacted as well as sour. For three days I massaged the crop every two hours before I finally broke up the impaction . In the meantime, I started adding a blend of vitamins and minerals as well as probiotics to their water. Every other day I added two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar with the mother. Over the next three weeks I reduced the daily massages down to three to four times a day. The crop was slow to respond but it was making progress. What finally produced a significant breakthrough was fitting my girl with a chicken bra. She may have to wear it the rest of her life, but so be it. Interesting, she never stopped laying and never acted sick.

[@mariep4018]

Very informative.Thank You

[@carloscouret5286]

Great video.

[@moiravandamme3408]

This is a very helpful video, thanks! Since September i have chickens for the first time in my life. All went well and now one has bumblefoot (i think). What can i do about that?

[@nancyhunja915]

Good lesson mum.

[@steveng6269]

Fantastic video - so informative and exceptional presentation. Thank you. I have four hens all under one year old and over the past two weeks have dramatically reduced eating their Layer food. I recently fed them a pumpkin that they devoured. They are still hungry and will eat food scraps, lettus, cucumber and of course treats. The past 2 days I stopped all treats, had a limmited success by soaking the pellet layer food in water. I noticed that one hen comb has some scale on it, and the other two have somewhat faded. One hen comb is a little droopy. Poop in the hen house seems ok, just a bit runny and dark. I’m trying to diagnose the problem and understand what the solution is. This was a great help. Im going to try several holistic things - Garlic, Pumpkin Seeds, Apple vinegar. My biggest concern is they are not eating the Layer food. Should I give them other foods like scrambled eggs, veggies, oat seeds?

[@draculxxx1194]

I used to work for a family friend on her farm now I want to start my own so I'm watching these videos and my lord those poor animals were all so sick all of the time I rescued a rabbit from there now he's a pet but he was extremely sick with worms when we got him and was so skinny he's better now but I'm glad I got to help one animal out of there at least

[@coziii.1829]

Didn’t know some Thanks

[@marthamartha9449]

So sad....But thank you for this vid and the info.

[@Williamjclopez82]

My rooster 🐓 is making this sour crop sound. He has no energy today, is not eating and is just hiding out mosting. He was picking a little at the plants and dirt and he did pick at his food once but brief. No more than 30 seconds. I would like to try the upside remedy but how many times do I do this and what part do I massage exactly. I am new to this and I am already attached to my rooster. I wanna be the best care taker for him and do what is best. If you are able to assist I would greatly appreciate it. 🙏 Thank you for your video, it was very informal.

[@Sonic-BOM]

Props to the cameraman that totally entered chiken's reproductive system lol

[@johnford3761]

Do you have any suggestions to identify respiratory disease and how to treat that?

[@helloshiny8475]

What kind of chook is the big white one with black spots??? he has fancy fluffy feathers that fluff in the wind, i totally want a chook like that!

[@whyldthing86]

Low sodium or salt in the diet will also trigger cannibalism or vent picking on chickens. So giving some salt in their diet could be a remedy to prevent it. Those that are already wounded, can be isolated and treated with wound spray to aid healing and prevent the bird in pecking its wounds.

[@JesusChristismylight2923]

Woaww thank you very much for your help 🙏 😊

[@MargaretNjeri-bg6kl]

Thanks

[@ajibademichael9843]

Is there a limit to the minced garlic in the chicken food?

[@debrabraz6258]

I'm new at this. Can we get infected with any of the chicken bacterial or fungal diseases?

[@YG-fo5rl]

I have a sick chicken. Am going to try a few of your remedies. Question - how much vinegar do u give your chickens in their water?

[@patrickelifritz]

1 Tbsp per gallon of water is typical. Change it out daily.BTW, apple cider vinegar is used. ACV

[@ALaib11233]

what to use on a 3 week old chick to fix loose stool when the others are normal?

[@johnniemaelivingston8768]

What to do for a turkey what a swallow leg and thigh joint

[@movement-forward]

Ascites… any advice?

[@anirthesengalparrot]

I have a sick chiken no sneazing no nazal discharge or eye disscharge i see her lazy and fluffy when it comes to her poop i saw her droping like a liquide white droping but like i said no sneazing or watery eyes or nazal discharge so what it could be please

[@audreyjordan6559]

LOVELY 🌹

[@jesus.christis.lord.foreve899]

everyone i know is complaining about parasites what is up with that? .... have you tried black walnut hull tincture rue turpentine in sugarcubes wormwood pumpkin seeds eye vermectin hydroxy chloroquin ??? ik these are naturopathic remedies for people but ... are they alright for chickens ?

[@benjibrown7603]

What causes a roosters comb to turn black then it quits eating drinks a lot and dies a few days later

[@redneckhippy8711]

I got a hen that’s sick and another that is sneezing, I don’t understand because I free range them !! Ugh so annoying

[@coziii.1829]

Oh and my chickens free range on 1. Acre out of 10 I have

[@slamrock17]

👍

[@cherylmerritt3]

This morning when I let my 11 girls into their run and noticed one was a little off. I pushed her a little and she nearly fell. Did same to another and she just stepped away. Then saw her take one leg at a time and push and push it back like she was stretching. I just broke up some bread and the others were running

[@cherylmerritt3]

Part 2. running around eating it. Something was wrong so I took her in the house and put her in dog cage. Kept watching her and gave her vinegar water, an egg, cooked pumpkin, scratch seed and wet bread. She was eating, especially wet bread. Around 7-8 I checked and she laid an egg. She was sturdy on her feet and eating more. If she's still ok in morning, I'll put her back with others. Another thing, about half of the girls have bare spots on back by tail. I got some dresses for some of them because it's been so cold lately (wind chill down to -17). I see couple girls where feathers are coming in but most it's large bare spots (large apple size). Is there something I can do to help feathers grow back? The girls were hatched early April 2022.

[@anthonyruth5606]

We have a runt she is full of life and drama i hope she doesnt die she is so odd from the rest all the chickens just do there chicken stuff while the runt hen always wants to play hide n seek with me its funny and loves the attention i even take her in the house put her on a pirch i made bc she has huge feet for her tiny body ever morning she pecks at my ear to wake me up and she flutters to my shoulder and i go about my day she has such a big personality as im making food she always wants to taste test it first before i do

[@anthonyruth5606]

Im new to keeping chickens i wish the breeders told me they can be compainion pets too

[@anthonyruth5606]

I was raising them for food but i don't know i can do that i didnt realize how much fun they can be and such big personality i might just raise the rest of the hens for eggs but this runt one she gonna be my compainion i have dogs too but there getting old and back and fourth to the vet

[@anonymouse7079]

does anyone know why a chicken's poop smells extra sour constantly?

[@katreilly3094]

Please help me my baby chick is not okay

[@shaktiveda7041]

🤗💗

[@mamunmolla9357]

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[@katherinestevens6528]

My chicken usually extremely robust did have a messy butt which I ignored! Then I realised she was not moving around so I thought egg bound! I have soaked her for an hour z day in epsom salts syringed calcium and aloe Vera down her throat! She is still alive but not eating! I know I am just prolonging her death!

[@leonardjohnson6730]

1040

[@alisonmcmullen9988]

Please don't hold birds upside down. They can't breath properly and feel like they are chocking. If upside down for a long period they can suffocate.

[@alanzechman4156]

you didn't listen to her very well.

[@delongbear]

LISTEN!!!ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS ADD OREGANO OIL AND YOUR CHICKENS WILL BE FINE

[@tenabarnes3269]

How do you make oregano oil?

[@lamadre7573]

@@tenabarnes3269 you can buy it at whole foods. Or soak oregano in olive oil for a lesser potency.

[@jstu8]

⁠@@tenabarnes3269 Purdue did studies that proved that oregano oil in feed reduces illness and loss. It’s not 100% of course, but it does help. Works for people too… That being said, you can add purchased oregano oil to feed but I think it’s much easier to find feed that contains it. Nutrina has something called Flock Shield which is oils like oregano and thyme plus probiotics, all super important (and proven) to increase immunity health. Otherwise there is something else I’ve used called Ropa Poultry which is a liquid supplement added to water or feed that has all the super beneficial liquid herbsl extracts plus vitamin boosters. This is also used in non antibiotic commercial corporate flocks.

[@NickaliBrown-hw6uc]

Explain why

[@hishyarkadany7542]

You mustn't Butcher in one hit immediately.. as it comes in Islam

[@thomasinagillum4527]

Causing unnecessary pain For the animal is barbaric and unempathetic

[@salvatorebuzzanca4127]

YOU TALK TOO MUCH

[@adriaharding1783]

Great video!