Poultry Diseases and other health problems for Chickens, Ducks, and Geese
Dr. Jyl is a Sacramento area Chicken Vet and treats all poultry.
There are a number of health problems that affect chickens and other poultry. Your poultry may encounter one of these diseases at one time or another. Examine your bird, then check their symptoms with the list below to get ideas of what could be wrong with them. Dr. Jyl recommends an annual physical examination on all chickens and poultry.
Mites
Symptoms can include hens off lay, pale combs and wattles and hens not wanting to go to roost in infected houses, itching, restlessness and weight loss.
Respiratory Problems
Symptoms of typical poultry respiratory problems include: Runny / watery eyes, swollen sinuses, wheezing, sneezing, gurgling / rattling, and difficulty breathing.
Digestive System Problems
Symptoms of typical digestive system problems include: Loss of appetite, a swollen crop, bad or sweet-smelling breath, diarrhea, or messy bottoms. Intestinal parasites can affect the overall health and eggs. Testing a fecal sample yearly for Parasites is very important.
Reproductive System Problems
Reproductive system and disorders of the reproductive system, including egg laying problems. Symptoms of reproductive disorders include infertility, hatching problems, laying difficulty, swollen abdomen and prolapse.
Egg Problems
Typical egg problems are soft or missing egg shells, wrinkled or misshaped eggs, watery whites, double or multiple yolks and worms or blood spots inside eggs.
Skeletal and Muscular Disorders
Lameness, splayed legs, legs or wings pointing in odd directions, inflammation of joints are all typical symptoms of skeletal and muscular disorders.
External Problems
Many different problems can affect feathers, beak, skin, scales, eyes, comb, and nails along with cuts, wounds, feather loss, blindness, external parasites, and other symptoms.
Nervous System Problems
The nervous system is affected by a number of things from nutritional disorders to beak trimming and diseases such as Marek's disease.
Cardiovascular and Organs
Symptoms such as rapid un-explained death of a seemingly healthy bird.
Dr. Jyl Rubin DVM (916) 989-0738
Dr. Jyl's Vet Connection Hospital
Her attention is always focused on you and your pets needs
Dr. Jyl Rubin DVM, AAOT, CVA (916) 989-0738
7438 Cardwell Avenue, Orangevale, California 95662
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| Monday-Thursday: | 9AM-6PM | (all new client/patient consultation appointment times are scheduled between 10am-2pm) |
| Friday: | Closed | |
| Saturday: | 9AM-1PM | Boarding & Prescription Pickup & Drop off & Technician appointments only |
| Sunday: | Closed |
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