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Birds suffer from all types of skin diseases due to various causes can be due to injury or infection which may become ulcerated due to pecking . SYMPTOMS The general symptoms of skin infection are : Itching Redness Swelling There can be 3 types of skin infection : Bacterial skin of infections – caused by bacteria, such as bacilli, staphylococci and streptococci. The most common is Bumblefoot is caused by staphylococci. Fungal skin of infections – though rare are caused by various fungi like Cryptococcus fungi, malassezia yeast, etc. They can occur anywhere on the body yeast infections usually occur around the beak. Mite Infection of Skin – There are various types of mite infection, like red mites and scaly mites to name a few. Treatment Bacterial skin infections are treated with antibiotics, Fungal skin infections, are treated by anti fungal. And mites are treated by anti-mite treatment. PREVENTION Maintain Neat clean and Hygienic environment. <

Egg is a capsule that holds the future chick. The composition inside the egg can not be corrected after it has been laid. The egg laid should contain all the required nutrients that a chicks needs to grow and hatch. Any shortfall of this will lead to dead in shell or failure to hatch. As it will run out of resources before time. secondly. If the parents are sick, and carriers of bacterial or viral infection it is passed on to the egg and later to the growing embryo. Hence it is very important that the breeding stock is healthy and free from infections, last and not the least diet rich in nutrition is a must for successful hatching. though they are other outside influences that effect the hatching like soiled eggs, chilling and improper humidity. But this can be correct anytime. How to identify a fertile egg from infertile egg ? Every egg contains a Blastodisc. A fertile Blastodisc is known as Blastoderm, it is an initial stage of embryonic development. It can identified by

It is very important to check that the bird is really eating. Birds are very good at hiding their sickness. They may be seen eating at the dish bowl, but actually they will not be eating but just pretending that they are eating. They would just scattering the seeds. An indication that the bird is not eating can be had by observing the droppings. When the bird stops eating the fecal matter in the droppings decreases. When there is none at it means the bird is starvation for some reason. “Bird droppings are made up of three components: feces are the green part, which is the residue of the digested food passed through the intestines, Urates is the white portion which is produced in the kidney. Urine is the watery part which is filtered through the kidney. Healthy bird droppings are not always the same. They can vary in color and still be health, that is normal can display an array of colors and still be considered "normal, as the color of the droppings depends on the diet.