Chicken Respiratory Infections

Symptoms include coughing, sneezing, nasal discharge, and laboured breathing. These can be caused by various pathogens, especially Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG).

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Parasitic Infections in Chickens

External parasites such as mites and lice can cause feather loss, irritation, and reduced egg production. Red mites come out at night and are devastating.

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Internal parasites like intestinal worms can lead to weight loss and general poor health.

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Egg Binding | Egg Stuck | Egg Peritonitis

This occurs when a hen cannot pass an egg through her oviduct or has eggs stuck in the oviduct or ectopic ovulation.

Egg stuck | egg binding

Bumblefoot | Pododermatitis

Chicken Bumblefoot or Pododermatitis is a bacterial infection affecting a chicken's foot, characterised by swelling, heat, and often black scab on the foot pad. Can cause lameness if untreated

Bumblefoot | Pododermtits

Nutritional Deficiencies

Inadequate nutrition can manifest as poor feather quality, decreased egg production, soft-shelled eggs, and lethargy. Common deficiencies include calcium, vitamin D, and protein.

Preventive Care for Healthy Chickens

Prevention is “more better” than treatment. Maintain a healthy flock by:

Scheduling regular chicken flock health examinations with an avian veterinarian experienced in poultry medicine

Implementing a parasite prevention program appropriate for your flock

Maintaining clean, dry housing with proper ventilation and protection from predators

Providing a balanced diet formulated specifically for chickens at their current life stage

Practising good bio-security measures to prevent disease introduction and spread

Following recommended vaccination protocols against common poultry diseases

Veterinary Services for Chickens

Our Melbourne poultry veterinary clinic offers comprehensive care for your backyard flock and individual chicken pets.

Chicken Medications

The Melbourne Chicken Vet also supply Exzolt, and mite and lice sprays for red mites and other chicken mite infections.

chicken Parasite treatments and chicken medications, including Flubendazole are added to the food treatments of worms and tapeworms and coccida. All chicken medications are registered for backyard birds, and eggs remain safe to eat during treatment.

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melbourne chicken vet is the best vet for pet chickens treating CRD at the chicken vet - in this case during a routine consultation - followed by a sinus flush by the Poultry vet