To keep birds healthy, provide adequate feed, feed space and distribution. They start by limping, the legs gradually become weak, they lose appetite, and after two to three weeks, they die. As millers move away from animal-based feed to a 100 per cent grain-based diet, we have seen increases in calcium deficiency. In Vitamin B deficiency, where birds are lame, toes are culled, they cannot walk and is very evident in one to two-week-old chicks. Finally, ensure stressors are minimised, and provide adequate feed, feed space and distribution.

Source: Standard Digital July 25, 2020 06:33 UTC