Self-disinfection of the chicken coop: preparation of the premises and the main methods of antibacterial treatment

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Disinfection of a chicken coop is a set of measures carried out with the aim of destroying pathogens in chickens. In addition, antimicrobial treatment is carried out for preventive purposes, as well as to improve the quality of poultry meat and eggs once a quarter.

Symptoms

In order not to miss the moment when chicken parasites appeared, you should carefully monitor the behavior of birds and their condition. The symptoms of pests in birds differ depending on the species. The main features include the following:

• decrease in egg production rates;
• anxiety, plucking of feathers;
• wounds on the body, peeling of the skin;
• baldness;
• developmental delay, weight loss;
• cough, hoarseness;
• diarrhea, discoloration of droppings;
• blue discoloration of the crest;
• violation of coordination of movements, loss of orientation in space.

Ticks are visible to the naked eye. If you look closely, the lice are also noticeable. With helminthic invasion, worms and their eggs can be found in the droppings.

Harm inflicted

Infection with bird fleas in a chicken coop entails the danger of serious infectious diseases of poultry and domestic animals, as well as humans. In addition to the epidemiological danger, this disaster threatens economic damage to the owner of the chicken coop.

For the bird

For birds, blood-sucking insects are the most dangerous. Chickens become nervous and restless, often itch, scratching the skin to wounds, in addition to those inflicted by parasites, pluck out feathers, stop eating and die from anemia and / or exhaustion without the necessary treatment.

In addition to these troubles, chicken fleas can carry pathogens of dangerous diseases:

• brucellosis;
• salmonellosis;
• trypanosomiasis;
• encephalitis;
• and even the plague.

Most blood-sucking insects are also carriers of worms, and poor chickens, eaten by fleas outside, receive additional parasites inside.

For man

Chicken fleas do not pose a direct threat to humans, since they are not able to bite through human skin, and the temperature of the environment (body) is also not suitable for them: in birds, as you know, it is much higher.

But this does not mean that you can not be afraid of fleas. Capable of carrying diseases that are dangerous not only for birds, but also for other living creatures, bloodsuckers infect their donors with them. An infected bird can easily transfer them to the owner, members of his family and all consumers of the products of this farm.

The helminthic invasion will come for sure, it is only a matter of time, therefore it is advisable for people to carry out preventive anthelmintic therapy if such unpleasant inhabitants as chicken fleas have chosen the chicken coop.

The reasons

To a greater extent, birds that walk daily are exposed to pests. Sometimes they are bought by the sick. The appearance of parasites in chickens is also associated with the creation of conditions that are beneficial for pests. The causes of the disease:

• inadequate diet, poor-quality feed, the presence of animal products in the menu;
• contaminated water;
• the presence of carriers - rodents, snails, worms;
• high humidity;
• non-compliance with sanitary and hygienic standards;
• violation of the conditions of detention.

A person can also carry helminth eggs. They fall on his shoes, and then to the place where the birds are kept.

How to disinfect a chicken coop

A wide variety of drugs are used to disinfect the chicken coop: toxic, gentle, folk remedies and others. Some disinfectants can be used even in the presence of chickens, which is very convenient when the owner does not have an additional room for keeping them.

Disinfection of a chicken coop at home can be carried out with the following substances:

Attention! This is just a short list of disinfectants that can be used to treat a chicken coop. In each case, the remedy is selected individually, since they all have a different composition, they act on certain groups of microorganisms and viruses.

Effects

Chicken fleas are a source of infections. Sometimes they infect an individual with helminths. Prolonged contact with pests leads to weight loss, a decline in productivity. The general condition is getting worse. In severe cases, birds die.

Chickens also become carriers of skin parasites. When they are in the same room with geese, guinea fowls, turkeys, these birds also become infected.

Worms damage the walls of internal organs. Toxins appear in the body, which adversely affect it. Immunity is weakened, which is why laying hens are exposed to other diseases. Worms also have a negative effect on the nervous system. Parasites appear in the eggs of chickens. Determine their presence on a soft shell. Pests can also be in meat, so it is dangerous for a person to eat products from a sick individual. They need to be thoroughly cooked.

Signs of the presence and habitat of parasites

In ordinary fleas, the body is flattened on the sides, while the bird's have an even flatter body for ease of movement among feathers and bird fluff. In addition, they have a stronger shell that protects the insect from the claws or beak of the chicken when combing it.

Thanks to this shape and strong shell, it is very difficult to crush a chicken flea, even if you manage to catch it. They live on the body of a bird and rarely leave their habitat, since the natural temperature of the bird's body is comfortable for them - about +40 ° C.

Finding them is not so easy, since the insects are really very small. When too many of them are bred, fleas go to the unprotected open areas of the skin around the eyes, near the beak, on the paws. At the same time, they look like the smallest brownish growths that can collect in larger formations, similar to moles. It is possible to visually detect that chickens are infected with this parasite, most often at later stages, when the degree of damage is already quite high. However, their presence can be suspected by the behavior of chickens. The bite of a chicken flea is quite sensitive, since the parasite does not secrete an anesthetic, and its mouth apparatus is not equipped with a proboscis.

The insect gnaws thin chicken skin with the help of its jaws, and the bird:

• is restless and nervous;
• is constantly scratched with claws and beak;
• lays fewer eggs;
• eats a lot and still loses weight and loses weight.

In rare exceptions, fleas are able to bite humans and other mammals, and even then, if it is possible to cope with thicker skin than in chickens. In any case, such a donor is not to their taste, and the body temperature is not suitable for their habitat, so a chicken flea leaves such an object very soon if it accidentally collides with it.

Without proper treatment, a chicken can die from exhaustion or anemia. Despite the fact that insects are very attached to "their" bird, they do not reproduce on its body.

The female pushes out daily from 3 to 6 eggs from her body with force, additionally giving them an impulse with the help of long and strong hind legs, thus “spraying” them over rather long distances.

The eggs fall into the nests, on the floor, on the equipment of the chicken coop - wherever only a mother flea is able to throw them. Larvae-worms hatch from the eggs, feeding on rotten organic matter, dry blood particles from the excrement of adults, and chicken droppings. After a few weeks, they pupate and patiently wait for their donor - a bird that stays in one place for quite some time. In this sense, bird nests serve as such a place and turn into a real breeding ground when it comes time to incubate the eggs.

Hordes of young parasites are removed from the heat, which populate and eat the hen with pleasure. An adult flea lives for a rather long time: from several months to a year, it can travel on a migratory donor bird and lay eggs in new places.

A bird that lives in its natural environment has the opportunity to leave a nest infested with parasites, clean feathers with dust, or use the "services" of ants. Inhabitants of closed chicken coops do not have the opportunity to resort to such measures and need help, especially since their infection occurs much faster and is more intense, especially if:

• due attention is not paid to cleaning the chicken coop and airing it;
• the litter does not change for a long time;
• the nests are unkempt;
• periodic disinfection of the premises and equipment is not carried out;
• the coop is constantly hot and humid.

Treatment

After the first symptoms are detected, action should be taken immediately. All chickens are treated, regardless of their condition. If they came into contact with sick individuals, the infection will happen for sure.

Parasites in chickens may occur due to a violation of the conditions of detention

Folk remedies

This type of treatment is used more often at home when the population is small. Ash and sand will help to cope with lice. A basin with them is installed in the chicken coop. Laying hens, bathing, will be able to get rid of insects. Flea control involves the use of wild rosemary, wormwood, tansy, rosemary. Herbs are laid out indoors. The affected areas are treated with vegetable oil.

To remove worms, the following products are added to food or water:

• crushed garlic;
• chopped green onions;
• pumpkin seeds;
• pomegranate seeds;
• lingonberry berries, wild garlic.

Chickens are fed with a decoction of chamomile, pine needles, birch buds, sorrel. They are given every 7 days.

Chemicals

Treatment of skin parasites in chickens is also done with medication.

The drugs are bought at a veterinary pharmacy, some of them at a regular pharmacy. To avoid the appearance of external pests, individuals should be treated with insecticides. On their basis, a solution is prepared and the plumage is carefully sprayed. Sometimes powders are used. The means are rubbed into each individual, which is more laborious. Processing 2 times in the evening. In the warm season, manipulations are performed at intervals of 9-12 days, in the cold - at 12-16 days. The following drugs are used:

• 0.3-0.5% chlorophos solution;
• 0.7% dikresil;
• aerosol "Ecoflis";
• powder "Pyrethrum", etc.

Worm infestation is treated after the first symptoms are detected. The following substances will help get rid of worms:

More than 10 hours should pass from the last feeding of the birds, then the effect of the drugs will be more effective. There are many other anti-worm drugs available, but not all are suitable for treating young animals. This should be taken into account when choosing a product. Chicken meat is consumed 1-1.5 months after the use of medicines. In the egg, harmful substances last up to 2 weeks.

Process the chicken coop yourself or contact a specialist

There is no definite answer to this question.Everyone decides for himself based on his capabilities. When contacting a company specializing in the sanitation of premises, be prepared that you will have to pay for the services of specialists. Of course, all the activities carried out by exterminators will fully comply with sanitary and epidemiological standards.

The drugs used are absolutely neutral to humans and poultry. Your layers will be reliably protected from infection and parasites. But calling a team of specialists will cost you at least 1,500-2,000 rubles.

Remember that at the beginning of the article it was said about the need to disinfect the chicken coop every two months. In order to calculate how much it will cost you to regularly call specialists, you do not need to be a genius of mathematics. Therefore, many people prefer to do it on their own.

It is much cheaper to disinfect a chicken coop at home yourself. Even if you decide to purchase expensive funds, the purchase is unlikely to cost you more than 4000-5000 thousand rubles.

It is worth noting that the purchased funds will be enough for you for a very long time. Almost all drugs from this series are sold in concentrated form, so they need to be diluted with water, which makes their consumption minimal.

How to treat the chicken coop from parasites is up to you. We've told you how to protect domestic chickens from infection, but the choice is yours.

If you do not want to do dirty work and you have enough money, then the best option would be to call the pest control service. But many chicken breeders prefer to care for their hens on their own, not entrusting this honorable duty to anyone.

Instead of a conclusion, we want to give you a couple of simple recommendations for keeping a chicken coop between treatments:

1. Equip the house with removable perches. This will facilitate the cleaning and disinfection process.
2. Plastic trays can be placed under the perches to collect manure.
3. First, place purchased chickens in an isolator and carry out treatment against parasites.
4. For hygiene reasons, a layer of sand can be poured over the straw bedding.

Room processing

This is one of the main stages in the fight against parasites in a chicken coop.

Without it, the measures taken will not work, because skin pests have the ability to live for a long time without a host. The treatment of the premises should be carried out simultaneously with the treatment of the birds.

The coop is carefully tidied up. It is also worth cleaning the feeders and drinking bowls. Use water with apple cider vinegar as a detergent. The walls are covered with slaked lime. For bedbugs, it is necessary to treat the room with tar mixed with vegetable oil.

If the surfaces are made of fire-resistant materials, they are fired with a blowtorch or gas torch. Then they are sprayed with insecticides. To treat the chicken coop from parasites is one of these substances:

Many products are toxic. Wear protective clothing when using them. The chickens are returned to the room after a few hours. If possible, then in 1-2 days.

How to get rid of bed bugs in a chicken coop in a short period of time?

The image shows what the chicken coop should look like before disinfection

1. As soon as you find bug bites, immediately move all your birds to a non-contaminated area. This will stop bedbugs from breeding.
2. If you are introducing a new bird, then carefully check its feathers for the presence of parasites before settling in the chicken coop.
3. Before disinfecting the hen house, do a general cleaning in it. Invite professionals to disinfect. Only this guarantees complete elimination of insects.
4. Repeat the procedure if necessary. For the time of getting rid of bedbugs, birds should not be in an infected chicken coop.After disinfection, two weeks must pass in order for all the remaining bugs to die. This will eliminate a new risk of infection and save your birds from new attacks by these insects.

Prevention

To prevent parasites from growing in the chicken coop, it is worth taking the necessary measures.

The diet of birds should be balanced. Food is given clean, water is fresh. The food is supplemented with the same products that are used for the release of worms.

Newly acquired individuals are provided with quarantine. It is worth treating them from insects. The birds are regularly examined for lice. The following recommendations are also adhered to:

• different breeds are not grown in the same chicken coop;
• young and adults are kept separately;
• walk the herd in a clean area where there is no feces;
• periodically mow the grass so that the eggs of the worms do not linger on it;
• birds are forbidden to mess around in dung heaps;
• the chicken coop is protected from rodents;
• the room is kept clean.

In this article, we will list the main parasites that can inhabit a bird outside - the so-called external parasites... Also, in the near future, in continuation of the topic, the next article will be released about internal parasites.

We often worry about predators that could harm our flock of birds, such as a weasel, rat, fox or kite. But sometimes we do not notice that the worst enemies have already penetrated the hen house and imperceptibly harm the bird! Problems begin very implicitly, chickens become lethargic, egg production decreases. And if you do not pay attention to such signs for a long time, you can miss the moment when it is still possible to fix everything and not lose your pets.

What do chicken parasites look like?

Chicken lice
Chicken lice are parasitic outdoor insects that feed on the blood of mammals. They have microscopic dimensions - in the range of 0.4-0.5 mm. The body is reddish-brown, flattened. After saturation, the filling of the stomach is visible.

Paws with small claws help them fix on the victim. The head is large enough, baleen. In the mouth there are chewing jaws (mandibles), with a sharp process for sucking blood. Outwardly, the chicken louse looks like a human, which is where the name comes from.

Parasites emerge from egg-shaped capsules that develop within a week. Lice nit is a translucent cocoon, whitish in color. After hatching, the young begin to develop rapidly, passing into the adult stage. Hence, active distribution follows.

The life span of lice is 1 month, which they spend only on birds. There are varieties of lice that feed on both feathers and blood. Then bald spots appear on the bird.

Mites

Ticks are sometimes so small that they are difficult to spot with the naked eye. They have eight legs and are related to spiders.

Occurring ticks can be roughly divided into three groups.

Ticks that constantly live on the body of a bird.

They are the easiest to detect and treat. Often, tick infestation is noticeable by the remnants of their vital activity at the base of the feathers. The life cycle of these parasites is short - about 1 week. In winter, they either disappear completely, or manifest themselves much less actively.

The main way for a bird to get rid of such a misfortune is to take dust baths. You can arrange for your pets a kind of "SPA-pools", where you can pour a preliminary shallow peat soil and add ordinary wood ash there. You can also find on the market specially prepared soil for poultry for the prevention and treatment of ticks.

Ticks living in a chicken coop.

This type of mite is not permanently found on the body of birds. They settle and live in crevices, cracks and any other secluded places in the chicken coop. It is already more difficult to define them and to be able to get rid of them.

The life cycle of such ticks is about 10 days. They are most active in the warm season, from spring to autumn.During the winter, they can hibernate for up to 5 months.

The first signal of danger for you in this case may be that the chickens do not want to roost in the evening for the night.

Tick ​​bites usually do not pose any immediate danger to the bird. In the worst cases, they can lead to paralysis due to the production of neurotoxins in the chicks' blood.

The way to get rid of these parasites is as follows - chickens are transferred to any other room, and you treat the entire room with special anti-mite drugs with great care. Any crevices and secluded spots should be deeply impregnated with an antiparasitic agent. This procedure is not quick. The coop must be deeply processed several times over several weeks. This is the only way to eradicate this scourge.

Simultaneously with the chickens, without transferring them to another room, such an action cannot be performed, since you can harm your pets with poisonous substances.

There are such neglected cases that it is not possible to clean the room. Then the only option remains - all wooden structures are disassembled and burned. Even if the chicken coop is completely wooden, it is disassembled and burned entirely.

Ticks that live in the scales of the legs.

These tiny critters sneak under scales on the legs of a bird and feed on the skin, leaving behind heaps of waste. The skin on the legs of the bird begins to puff up and give it inconvenience at first, and then become very painful. If you do not take action, this can first lead to lameness, and then to the death of the sick bird.

Fortunately, this type of mite is relatively easy to eradicate. To do this, the bird's legs are first soaked in warm water to soften the scales and wash off torn or loose pieces of skin. Just do not forcibly tear off anything!

Then the legs of the "patient" are dried and any vegetable oil is carefully applied to them with a small brush (for example, a toothbrush). Make sure there is enough oil to soak the skin and get under the flakes. Then the excess oil can be removed and the entire surface of the feet covered with petroleum jelly. Such a greasy coating stops the access of oxygen to the ticks and their eggs, and they die. The procedure is repeated if necessary.

Why is it necessary and in what cases is the henhouse disinfection carried out?

Chickens are very often affected by parasites. Therefore, it is important to carry out preventive measures that will help protect layers from ticks and fleas.

Chicken dwellings must be sanitized at least once a year.... The ideal option would be to disinfect every two months. But many poultry breeders do not want to bother themselves so often, so the minimum requirement is to clean the chicken coop annually.

At its core, disinfection is a series of sanitary procedures that not only help the birds get rid of parasites, but also prevent their appearance.

No matter how carefully you monitor the state of the chicken coop, the hygienic situation in it is far from ideal. Domestic chickens are very sloppy creatures, so droppings, food residues, feathers, and parts of the litter are usually scattered throughout the interior of the house.

If there is poor ventilation in the hen house, then an ideal environment for pathogenic bacteria is created.... Therefore, regular sanitization of the premises is needed, this will help protect layers from infections.

In addition, you must take into account the fact that you yourself can bring in parasites and infections. For example, on shoes or clothes. Therefore, it is necessary to dry your feet before visiting the chicken coop.

Oddly enough it sounds, but experienced farmers advise doing just that. In addition, the walls inside the premises are recommended to be covered with lime. This substance perfectly protects birds from infection.

But, these are only minimal preventive measures.Now let's talk about how you need to carry out a complete sanitization of a room intended for keeping poultry.

Bedbugs

Bedbugs do not annoy chickens as much, but, nevertheless, the bird can suffer from bedbugs. Bed bugs reproduce at a tremendous rate. One female bug lays at least 5 eggs daily, and her life span is about one year.

To prevent bugs from taking a fancy to the chicken coop, it must be supported. clean... When bedbugs appear, treat the room with special means. And it will be enough for the bird to take dust baths with the addition of ash.

Fleas

Most chicken fleas brown and large enough to be seen among the feathers. Flea activity peaks in the summer, so check the bird carefully during the hot season.

Fleas most often live on the body of a bird, but there are species that prefer to settle in chicken droppings.

The best way to get rid of fleas is to use, again, dust baths, with the addition of special products. For example, diatomaceous earth (diatomite, ciliated earth, mountain flour, celite). When diatomaceous earth is crushed to a certain size, the microscopic outer shell of silica particles becomes sharp. These particles "cut" the outer chitinous layer of insects, thereby causing their death. Thus, the destruction of pests occurs in an absolutely non-toxic way. And because insect damage is done physically and not chemically, pests cannot develop resistance to diatomaceous earth. While diatomaceous earth is fatal to insects, it completely harmless for humans and animals, as it cannot damage the elastic top layer of the skin.

Pay special attention to getting enough diatomaceous earth under the wings and tail of the bird. Then remove all litter from the coop and thoroughly clean the perch, all cracks and nooks and crannies in the room.

After 14 days, the procedure for dusting and cleaning the chicken coop will need to be repeated, and after that you will completely get rid of fleas.

The appearance and features of chicken fleas

In large farms, chicken fleas do a lot of harm, since their presence negatively affects egg production and the quality of offspring. The procedure for removing fleas from chickens is complicated by the specifics of their content, the biological characteristics of the bird and the parasite itself. But today the technique has been greatly simplified and usually getting rid of fleas is quick, and processing a chicken coop does not require special costs and gives good results when using the simplest means.

If you look at a chicken flea without a microscope, it is impossible to distinguish it from canine or feline parasites. Only armed with a special device, you can see that chicken fleas have antennae and eyes. Otherwise, their structure is almost completely consistent with the species qualities:

1. They do not have wings, but they have well-developed legs that allow them to jump high and far.
2. The body length does not exceed 1.5 mm, the chitinous cover has a slight sheen, the flea itself is dark.
3. A chicken flea is even more difficult to catch than a dog flea. Its body is compressed from the sides so that the insect is practically invisible from above.
4. From the side, the contour is more curved than that of fleas parasitizing in animal fur, but to notice this, you need to be a specialist.
5. Crushing a chicken flea is even more difficult than crushing a dog flea, since its chitinous cover is harder. Thanks to the hard cover, the insect has a better chance of surviving under the beak or claws of the bird.

Chicken fleas use natural shelters in the struggle for survival - they are also protected by bird feathers. In case of danger, they simply hide under their rods.

Flies and mosquitoes

Black flies, mosquitoes and midges are extremely annoying not only for people, but also for chickens, it turns out, too.Most often, a large number of such insects live next to various ponds, reservoirs with stagnant water, wetlands.

If you do not have a way or opportunity to get rid of such water sources nearby, you will have to use protective chemicals such as pesticides. If the insect density is low, you can try using natural remedies such as Apple vinegar or garlic.

If the density of mosquitoes is very high, then the chickens will additionally have to be vaccinated against bird pox and other infections or viral diseases.

Meat flies

Meat flies do not bite, but can be extremely irritating to chickens. infect with various infections and tapeworms... If the birds are kept in very dirty, unsanitary conditions, the flies can lay their eggs directly on them, from which the larvae will hatch and live on the surface of the chicken skin among the dirt and feathers.

Of course, rarely does any owner bring his pets to such a disgusting state. But still, it will not be superfluous to know about this danger of green fly flies for the household. The main method of dealing with this problem is cleanliness and dryness in the chicken coop.

Glutex

This drug is a domestic product. It is used for disinfection of premises where birds and animals are kept. The active ingredients are didecyldimethylammonium chloride, glutaraldehyde and glyoxal. It is produced in the form of a concentrated liquid with a rich green tint. The prepared solution of the drug has a neutral effect on tissues and surfaces, metal, does not cause allergic reactions.

In addition to bactericidal properties, it has a virucidal and fungicidal effect. It goes on sale in packs of one and five liters. Before using the product, the bird is removed from the chicken coop and mechanically cleaned with thorough washing. For the purpose of prevention, the room is treated with a weakly concentrated solution (0.5%), spending up to 0.3 liters per square meter.

If pests were found in the hen house, then disinfection is considered forced. In this case, the dosage of the drug is increased to 1%. In this case, the consumption of the working solution increases to 0.5 l per 1 sq. m.

The greatest effectiveness of the drug is observed during irrigation, but both washing and spraying give good results. The exposure period is three hours. Upon its completion, the places of contact of the surface with the bird are washed with water, dried and livestock are raised. The active effect of the drug persists for seven days after treatment.

Despite the prevailing opinion about the high quality of foreign drugs, glutex has very good reviews. The concentrate is enough for a long period, and this is taking into account the three-year shelf life.

Gadflies and their larvae

These insects are the most natural parasites. They are lay their eggs on the skin poultry, later the larva gnaws deep into the tissue, where it develops and matures. Then the larvae get out to the surface, leave their "host", pupate and eventually turn into a gadfly.

As in the case of flies, prevention is very effective here - a weekly "medical examination" of the herd will help prevent larvae from penetrating deep into the skin. Also, the cleanliness in the barn will not attract the attention of insects.

Where to begin?

Before starting treatment with the drug, the room must be cleaned of accumulated manure, feathers, litter. Scrapers clean nests and perches. They remove cobwebs, dust and other foci where harmful insects can be. In most cases, such measures are quite enough to ensure the effective operation of the drug, but sometimes it may additionally require washing the surfaces. It is performed with a stiff brush, paying special attention to the corners and places where the walls meet the floor and ceiling.

Preventive measures

The most important and effective preventive measure - This is cleanliness in the chicken coop and periodic visual health checks. Already, these measures alone in many cases will be enough to prevent the infection of their pets with parasites.

You can also use as preventive measures fragrant herbs - mint, wormwood. Lay them as bedding in nests or just in a barn.

However, the most effective means of protecting against parasites are, by far, dust baths.

Chicken Dust Bath

If there is no access to natural deposits of fine sand and dust on your chicken run area or in their enclosure, then you should to do for them dust bath.

A baby bath or a small splash pool is best suited for this purpose. If you have it in the open air, then it is better to immediately make several holes on the bottom for draining rainwater.

Add the mixture there dry land (preferably peat) and wood ash without large pieces of burnt wood, it is possible in a ratio of up to 50/50. To prevent the birds from scattering the filler too much, try not to fill the paddling pool up to the top edge by 7-10 cm.

Thanks for attention!

In the coming days, do not forget to return to our website and read information about internal parasites.

This white paper is intended for small private households and not for professional farms or poultry farms. In it, we tried to outline the simplest measures and means for combating bird parasites that are available to most people. If something confuses you, contact your veterinarian or other competent specialist.

External parasites are organisms that live in the feathers and skin of a bird. Chicken parasites are often the source of severe infections that reduce the productivity of birds and can lead to death of birds.

Having eaten the meat of sick birds or eggs, a person can also get sick. How to get rid of chicken parasites and prevent the appearance of harmful insects in the chicken coop?

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Ecocide C

A good powder product with a complex effect. The main active ingredient is a triple salt (potassium peroxomonosulfate). 1 gram of the product contains 500 mg. Additional components are organic acids, surfactants, inorganic salts, sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate, and citrus aroma gives a pleasant smell. Ecocid C powder has small gray-pink granules, readily soluble in water.

The packaging of the drug is different. For small farms, small bags of 50 grams are ideal, and for large farms, there are packages of 1 and 2.5 kg. Each package contains instructions in Russian, labeling, composition, general information, batch number and expiration date. This is quite enough to find answers to your questions when you first use it.

Subject to the storage conditions of the drug, the maximum shelf life is five years. The drug is stored in its original packaging in a dry place, protected from sunlight. Neighborhood with food and feed is not desirable. In an open package, the active properties are retained for four weeks, and the working solution must be used in 3-7 days. All this time, it must be stored in a closed glass jar, out of sunlight.

With the help of this drug, you can very well disinfect chicken coops, perches, nests and other equipment. It has extensive antimicrobial activity, inhibiting the development of viruses and bacteria. Ecocide C is a strong oxidizing agent. Due to the special composition that provokes increased acidity, the efficiency increases several times.

The pellets can be used in hard water and at low temperatures, regardless of the degree of contamination of the chicken coop. But despite the high acidity of the product, its solution does not corrode surfaces and does not have a negative effect on them. Before processing the premises, the livestock is taken out of it, which is started back at the end of 5-6 hours after the end of the work. According to the degree of danger, it belongs to the third class, therefore, during processing, elementary safety measures should be observed in the form of using a respirator and a protective cape.

Classification of skin parasites

Poultry suffers from parasitic skin insects no less than mammals. An interesting fact is that in all warm-blooded organisms, the varieties of skin parasites are the same, but the species are different.

This means that the parasites have one host, and the chicken chewing lice will not harm mammals, and the horse louse will not be able to parasitize on poultry.

All chicken parasites that reproduce on the skin and in the feathers of poultry can be divided into two main groups:

1. Insect group;
2. A group of arachnids.

The group of insects includes downy eaters, fleas and bedbugs. Ticks belong to the group of arachnids, and several of their species can parasitize chickens: chicken red and northern bird ticks.

Inexperienced farmers often confuse feather eaters with lice. You need to know that lice do not parasitize on chickens, and chicken lice known to farmers are the downy eaters. Feathers and lice are similar in appearance, but the latter live only on a pig, cow, dog and people.

Unlike feather eaters, bugs and fleas do not limit their livelihoods to one host and can parasitize on other types of warm-blooded organisms, as well as on humans.

If the house is infested with bugs or fleas, it is important to take immediate action to kill the insects.

Ticks are especially dangerous for chickens. For example, a species of northern tick is adapted to do without a host for a long time. The northern tick is transferred by rodents, wild birds, with portable equipment, on the work clothes of persons serving the chicken coop. The destruction of ticks is hampered by their habitat - parasites attack chickens at night, and during the day they hide in crevices and floorings.

Delegol

Another great tool, which is not inferior in efficiency to the previous two, is Delegol. The ability to cleanse and disinfect is added to the main qualities of the product. This became possible due to the use in the composition of a number of active substances - parachlorometacresol, lactic acid, isopropanol, orthophenylphenol.

The standard packaging of Delegol is 1 liter. The transparent liquid has a pleasant bluish tint and easily dissolves in water of any temperature and hardness. Each package has established markings and is supplied with regulatory documentation containing recommendations for use. It is possible to agree on the volume of containers directly with the manufacturer. This is very convenient for owners of large farms.

The shelf life of the product is three years. The vials with the drug are stored in a dark, dry place, avoiding exposure to heating devices. At the same time, the ambient temperature must not fall below +6 ° C. Transportation is carried out only in the original container in compliance with basic safety standards.

This drug has many positive reviews. Its active components have a detrimental effect on all kinds of infections, bacteria, fungi and viruses. The working solution, if it gets on the mucous membranes and skin, causes severe irritation, therefore, the room is treated in a protective suit, gloves and a respirator. An important criterion affecting the quality and result of treatment with the drug is the cleanliness of the room.Organic residues reduce the disinfecting properties of the solution, therefore, before starting work, it is necessary to thoroughly clean and wash the chicken coop.

The disinfection process is carried out by the method of fine-drop irrigation of all surfaces and devices (nests, perches, other equipment). There should be no animals in the room, since the drug is quite aggressive. It is very concentrated, therefore, when calculating the proportion, it is considered 100%. The prepared solution can be stored for up to a week in a cool dark place in a tightly closed jar.

Delegol can be used not only in case of an illness, but also for the purpose of preventive treatment for disinfection. A working solution with an active substance concentration of 1% is consumed up to 0.5 l per 1 sq. m. In this case, the exposure is six hours. At a concentration of 0.75%, it doubles. This is quite enough to overcome even a strong pathogen of the disease, not to mention bugs and fleas.

In personal subsidiary plots, you can often find surfaces that are quite difficult to disinfect. As a rule, these are painted with oil paint, covered with tiles or pieces of rubber, or have excessive roughness. Despite this, it is strictly not recommended to exceed the concentration of the substance in 1%. The consumption rate also remains at the same level. It is easy to calculate that even with regular treatments, the consumption of the drug is minimal.

You can find many more tools that promise to show good results, but the most reliable and popular ones are already on our list. Do not forget about the need to regularly disinfect the chicken coop, and your livestock will always be healthy. Not only the appearance, but also the productivity of chickens depends on this. It is especially important to do the treatment in the fall, because in winter such an opportunity is unlikely to appear.

Signs of skin parasites in chickens

Infection with external parasites, called infestation by specialists, leads to a decrease in productivity in chickens by about 15%. A decrease in egg production, first of all, should suggest the appearance of skin parasites.

In addition to a decrease in productivity in chickens with invasion, the following is observed:

• Restless behavior, accompanied by plucking and pecking of feathers;
• Unjustified increase in feed intake;
• Irritated skin, feather loss, baldness;
• Skin lesions, exfoliated epithelium, blood particles on the earrings and crest;
• Parasites can affect the eyes, as a result, lacrimation is observed, conjunctivitis develops;
• When examining the feather, holes and other damage are visible.

Feathers and fleas do not like lighting, therefore, their places of deployment are the zones under the wings, the near-anal area, the abdomen and the lateral parts. With an advanced form of invasion, the neck, abdomen and lateral parts of the body are the first to be exposed.

Pooferoids are difficult to see, as insects adapt to the color of the plumage. To find them, you can use a lamp or place the bird in direct sunlight. Insects will react to heat and crawl out.

Signs of bird infection

Insects cause significant discomfort to the bird, as evidenced by a number of signs:

• Anxiety appears: chickens peck themselves, trying to catch the bloodsucker, pulling out feathers in shreds.
• Stop eating food.
• Dramatically lose weight.
• Do not lay eggs.
• Multiple bald patches appear on the feather cover.
• Chickens slow down in growth, development.
• Chickens stop sleeping
• Eyes become inflamed.

Lack of proper treatment leads to the death of poultry
Lack of proper treatment leads to the death of poultry. The risk of being hit by harmful insects during molting is especially increased. Lice love a fresh feather.

It is difficult to diagnose chicken lice with the naked eye. The most favorite habitats for lice:

• under the wing;
• in the neck and legs;
• around the anus;
• near the eyes.

To detect parasites, they use a special method of heating the chicken, for 10 minutes - thermotropism. As a result, insects crawl out.

On the treatment of parasites and pest control of chicken coops

The most effective in the treatment of parasites and for pest control of chicken coops are chemical preparations. Treatment of chickens from parasites is carried out with pyrethroid insecticides, organophosphorus compounds, carbamate, synthetic pyrethroids.

The use of such outdated insecticides as lime with the addition of chlorine and sulfur preparations is considered ineffective today. In addition, handling chlorine and sulfur requires extra care. These chemicals can harm poultry and humans. Preparations with chlorinated hydrocarbons, as well as benzene, heptachlor, hexachloride, endrin, toxaphene, dieldrin, chlordane, aldrin, are prohibited to combat parasites.

Insecticides are sold in specialized retail outlets in the form of liquid concentrates, water-soluble powders, dust (dust) and special baits for parasites. When using insecticides, they should not be allowed to enter the feeders or sippy cups.

Compliance with the dosage will preserve the health of birds and persons conducting pest control.

Incorrect concentration of solutions or the use of large volumes of them will lead to the accumulation of chemicals in chicken products. Eggs should be collected, contaminated litter disposed of, feed and water removed before chemical treatment.

The greatest effect from the use of antiparasitic drugs is achieved by direct treatment of infected areas and the chickens themselves. Each chicken is carefully sprayed, the plumage should be moist to the skin. The most convenient treatment is considered to be the cage keeping of birds. Litter in chicken coops or the floor of cages in poultry farms are often treated with dust-like preparations.

Please note that simultaneous treatment with insecticides and disinfectants is prohibited.

Control measures

If parasites have already "made happy" your chicken coop and its inhabitants with their presence, they need to be removed: the bird should be treated and treated, since it is not able to get rid of them on its own, and the room should be cleaned of unwanted presence.

Treatment of chickens from parasites is a rather long and laborious process. You can use both folk remedies and the achievements of the modern chemical industry. To treat a bird, you need to treat its skin with flea drops or special powder. Drops, as in the case of cats and dogs, are applied to the withers. It is advisable to rub the drug into the skin at the site of application.

Being absorbed, it is carried through the bloodstream through the body of the bird, and fleas that bite it die. Powder should be applied to the surface of the chicken body, excluding the head, and rubbed into the skin as much as possible.

After getting rid of chickens from fleas, it is necessary to process the chicken coop. You do not need to clean it before this, and even more so you cannot take anything out of it onto the compost heap, because the larvae there, waiting for sparrows or pigeons, will lead to re-infection. All pests must be killed right in the chicken coop.

Video: treatment of chickens and chicken coops from parasites For this, the entire room is treated, including perches, where the largest concentration of bloodsuckers, feeders and drinkers, nests, all surfaces, including a layer of waste on the floor. If it is too large and compressed, the debris should be loosened with a shovel or hoe.

The treated room is left for several hours to completely destroy insects, after which the chicken coop is carefully cleaned and washed. It is not always possible to destroy all bloodsuckers at one time, especially those whom the treatment found at the pupal stage. After a couple of weeks, they can hatch, and then re-processing will be required.

Folk remedies

Chicken fleas began to visit chicken coops long before the emergence of the chemical industry, and the grandfather's methods of removing parasites, as well as preventing infection, have survived to this day. It should be noted that chickens themselves are able to resist the colonization of the surface of their skin by unwanted inhabitants by taking sand or dust baths.

If for some reason your pets do not have free range, where they can relieve their suffering on their own, put them in a chicken coop a container filled with sand and half ashes.

Plants such as the following have proven themselves excellent in the fight against parasites:

• tansy;
• sagebrush;
• geranium;
• lavender;
• wild rosemary;
• rosemary;
• mint.

Their pungent smell scares off many parasites, including fleas. They also don't like the smell of potato tops.

Decoctions of the listed plants are sprayed around the chicken coop with a spray bottle in the presence of chickens, the procedure is repeated from time to time until the insects are completely destroyed. At the same time, the branches of plants that repel fleas are abundantly located in the chicken coop to enhance the effect.

Some poultry farmers recommend treating the walls or part of them with vinegar or kerosene: bloodsuckers also do not like these smells and avoid them. Essential oils of the above plants are also effective, which can be used to treat surfaces, as well as livestock, taking castor or burdock oil as a basis and adding a few drops of essential oil of mint, lavender or geranium to it.

Folk methods are good because:

• do not harm the bird;
• no need to move chickens out of the room;
• have proven themselves to be effective remedies to be used in our day when powerful chemicals exist.

The disadvantage of folk methods is their laboriousness and length of time.

Purchased funds

Owners of small chicken coops can afford to fight parasites using folk methods, especially if there is time and opportunity for this. Farms and industrial enterprises with a decent livestock are forced to resort to chemicals, of which there are many. Below is an overview of some of them.

Flea control involves two stages:

1. Livestock processing.
2. Room processing.

Both of these stages are quite time consuming, and it is possible that you will have to call for help from your neighbors if you have more than a dozen chickens, but a decent herd, since the processing should be carried out at the same time.

You will need flea drops purchased from a veterinary pharmacy:

• "Advantage";
• "Leopard";
• Front Line;
• "Dana" and others.

They are convenient in that they are applied to the skin of the withers, where the drug is absorbed and carried throughout the body of the treated creature. His blood becomes poisonous for the parasites feeding on it, and they die.

Solutions for spraying and applying to the withers work in the same way:

• "Butox" - it is diluted in a ratio of 1 ml (ampoule) to 4 liters of water and applied to the back of the bird's head with a rag or spray;
• deltamethrin powder - it is used to treat the whole bird, excluding the head (10–15 g), and for the convenience of spraying, you can purchase special equipment - a dust-sprayer.

Before chemical treatment, the chicken coop is freed from the livestock, which is temporarily settled in another room. During processing, the agent should penetrate into all corners and crevices, get on all surfaces and soak the layer of waste on the floor.

The drugs are used based on:

• chlorophos;
• karbofos;
• organochlorine compounds;
• or pyrethroids (synthetic insecticides).

You can buy ready-made aerosols, for example, Tsifox, Cucaracha, Get. In the fight against chicken fleas, the Raptor and Reid preparations have proved to be somewhat worse, besides, they are quite expensive.

Pooferoids (chicken lice)

Infestation with chicken lice (downy eaters) is called mallophagosis due to the belonging of these parasites to the order of mallophages (Mallophaga).The feather-eater has no wings; infection occurs by contact.

In poultry, there are more than 40 species of mallophagous, and several species often parasitize chickens at once. Fortunately for farmers, a single insecticide can be used to kill all species.

Adult lice range in size from 0.5 mm to 6.0 mm. The life cycle is three weeks, of which 4 - 7 days is the incubation period. For adult chickens, lice do not pose a mortal threat, but infection of young animals and chicks often leads to the departure of the bird.

Prevention of chicken lice infestation:

• Exclusion of contact between chickens and wild birds;
• Inspection of the bird once a month in summer and spring, twice in the cold season;
• Systematic cleaning and disinfection of the poultry house;
• In the case of poultry treatment - simultaneous disinsection of the premises.

Preparations for the destruction of downy eaters:

• Emulsion Cyodrin 0.25%;
• Suspension of Entobactrin 2%;
• Emulsion Permethrin 0.5%;
• Dicresil 0.7%;
• Butox preparation - 1 ml / 1 l;
• Neostomazan drug - 1 ml / 1 l;
• Pyrethrum powder - according to the instructions;
• Aerosol irrigation with Ekoflis;
• Dusting with Deltamethrin.

During the processing of the premises, the chickens are removed from the poultry house. The chicken coop is populated after treatment for lice and fleas only after two days. For the prevention of infection, it is recommended to keep chicks, young and adult birds separately until the insects are completely destroyed.

Checker PESHKA-B

The PESHKA-V checker is used for the destruction of ectoparasites, animals and poultry, plant pests and stocks in livestock buildings, poultry houses, greenhouses, granaries, elevators and mills, vegetable stores, fruit stores and storage facilities.

Net weight of the checker 500 g, DV - 450 g / kg cypermethrin Packaging - boxes (20 pieces, 120 pieces) Registered in the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation - Registration No.

Harmful objects 1 checker per room with volume (m3):

Livestock premises: Flies 1000-1200; Lice beetles, lice 500-700; Gadflies, scabies, gnat 200-400

Poultry premises: Flies 1000-1200; Persian and gamasid ticks, downy, feather eaters 500-700; Bed bug 200-400

Greenhouses, warehouses, granaries, vegetable stores: Complex of pests of stocks 200-400

ATTENTION! Sending goods (checkers) is carried out on a full prepayment basis, only for legal entities and individual entrepreneurs!

Minimum lot - 1 box (20 pieces).

Bedbugs

Several species of bugs from the Cimicidae family can infect birds. The most common in chickens are the bed bug and the so-called sigiso chicken bug.

This blood-sucking insect reaches a length of 2 - 5 mm and a thickness of 1.5 - 2.0 mm. The color of bedbugs ranges from yellow and brown to deep red.

When young animals are infected with a large colony, the bird loses a lot of blood. Anemicity develops, chickens become lethargic, with poor coordination of movements. The bite sites are swollen and itchy due to the toxic saliva of bedbugs.

The insidiousness of bedbugs lies in their ability to do without food in the larval stage for up to seventy days, and in adults - up to twelve months. In chickens in infected premises, productivity decreases, body weight decreases, and feed consumption increases.

How to treat chickens from bedbugs:

• Mustang drug;
• Inkur drug solution 2%;
• Chlorophos solution 2% - 200 g of the drug / 10 l;
• Neocidol solution 0.5%.

Chickens are removed at the time of treatment and returned only after 10-14 days. Since the incubation period for bedbugs lasts 5 - 20 days, it is recommended to repeat treatments every 10 days. Before processing, the poultry house is cleaned, the habitats of bedbugs are sprayed with special care - perches, bedding, cracks in the walls and cracks in the floor.

Tools for work

What drugs are best for disinfection? There are two approaches to this. The first is the economy option. This is often used in poultry farms.

You can buy industrial disinfectants in quite specific places (shops "Khimreaktivy", "Zoovetsnab") and in large packaging. They must be handled with care as some are toxic by inhalation and others are corrosive and can cause burns. But they cost a penny.

In the photo - caustic soda in a concentration of 30%. To disinfect the poultry house, it must be diluted 15 times with water.

• caustic soda 2% solution;
• formalin 3% solution or pure (40%) aerosol at the rate of 20 ml per cubic meter;
• soda ash hot 5% solution;
• 4% xylonaphtha emulsion;
• 3-5% creolin emulsion.

Use of lime

As for the bleach solutions recommended for disinfection, they, from our point of view, have a number of significant disadvantages. It is necessary to correctly prepare the solution (clarified), it is difficult to calculate the concentration, the drop in the activity of chlorine during storage, the residual effect on people and chickens, and corrosive properties.

New generation of substances

More modern products can be found in small bottles and cans (from 1 to 5 liters). As a rule, they are made on the basis of glutaraldehyde + surfactant, or oxidizing agents such as potassium peroxomonosulfate. This group of disinfectants is less toxic, but more expensive.

• "Virocid" 0.5% solution;
• "Ecocid C" 1-3% solution;
• "Glutex" 0.5% solution;
• "Bromosept" 0.1% solution;
• Delegol 1% solution;
• "Desoline F" 1% solution.

A 20-liter canister of Virocid is enough for more than one season. However, its price corresponds: from 10 thousand for 10 liters.

The difference between domestic and foreign manufacturers in this case is significant. Our preparations are usually a deteriorated version of foreign ones - the same active ingredient, but in a lower concentration and with a limited amount of excipients.

In any case, whichever drug you choose, be careful about the dosage and method of application, to cleaning the house of droppings. No disinfectant will be good if the concentration is reduced or the manure is watered.

Egg production and weight gain in chickens directly depend not only on feeding, but also on the conditions of detention. The premises must be warm and clean, therefore disinfection of the chicken coop is an important point in the maintenance. Bedbugs, fleas, feather eaters - this is not a complete list of the infection that oppresses the bird. The fight against them should not be a one-time event, but a systemic complex of works, including mechanical cleaning, washing and disinfecting treatment with special preparations.