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Thread #98257   Message #1943629
Posted By: LilyFestre
21-Jan-07 - 06:15 PM
Thread Name: BS: Sick Chicken Any Advice?
Subject: RE: BS: Sick Chicken Any Advice?
How to Recognise Avian Influenza

What to look for:

Ruffled feathers
Soft-shelled eggs
Depression and droopiness
Sudden drop in egg production
Loss of appetite
Cyanosis (purplish-blue coloring) of wattles and comb
Edema and swelling of head, eyelids, comb, wattles, and hocks
Green diarrhoea
Blood-tinged discharge from nostrils
Incoordination, including loss of ability to walk and stand
Pin-point hemorrhages (most easily seen on the feet and shanks)
Respiratory distress
Increased death losses in a flock
Sudden death
Nasal discharges

Just so you know.......

Michelle