Mute Pure Village Chicken :
Answer: IB (Infectious Bronchitis) It's a virus, so there is NO cure, only prevention + support like flu in humans.
HOW TO KNOW IT'S IB - NOT NEWCASTLE OR FLU:
- Coughing, sneezing, gasping - birds stretch neck to breathe
- Watery eyes, swollen face
- Eggs: Sudden drop 20-50%, soft shells, wrinkled shells like "korrugated iron", watery egg white - no thick white
- Kidneys: White diarrhea, birds drink too much water, death in chicks with swollen kidneys (when you open, kidney swollen pale)
- Spreads VERY fast - all house coughs in 2-3 days, but deaths low except chicks
If twisted neck + green diarrhea = Newcastle. If cough + bad eggs + kidney water = IB.
TREATMENT - WHAT TO DO WHEN THEY ARE SICK:
Because virus, antibiotics don't kill it. But you MUST stop secondary bacteria:
1. Supportive - Most important:
- Warm house, no draft, but ventilate - ammonia makes IB worse
- Give electrolytes + vitamins (Stress pack, Vit E, Aminovit) in water for 5 days - helps birds breathe, K20 at agro vet
- Add garlic + ginger juice in water - opens airways
- Reduce protein slightly, give maize more - helps kidneys
2. Antibiotic for secondary infection (Get from agro vet):
- Oxytetracycline 20% or Tylosin or Doxycycline - 1g per liter water for 4-5 day.
- Do NOT give too much - IB attacks kidneys, many drugs damage kidneys more
3. Eggs: Don't eat soft eggs, don't hatch them - chicks will be weak
4. Rest: Birds will cough for 2-3 weeks, egg production comes back after 4-6 weeks but never 100% if damage is big. Layers hit early (0-5 weeks) may become fake layers - never lay well.
PREVENTION - ONLY WAY:
This is where you win boss. IB virus mutates fast.
1. VACCINE - MUST:
- Day 1-7: IB Ma5 or H120 (spray or eye drop) at hatchery or day old
- Day 14: IB + Newcastle clone (Ma5+Clone) - many agro vets sell as "IB+ND"
- *Layers/Breeders: At 12-16 weeks give IB 4/91 or variant booster - protects egg shells
2. Biosecurity - IB spreads by AIR 1km:
- Don't visit other poultry houses, then yours same day
- Change shoes, wash hands
- 2 weeks empty house between flocks - disinfect with Virukill
- Don't mix ages - old birds give to chicks
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