Chickens with windstroke are not uncommon in livestock farming. Let’s learn about the causes, signs and treatment of chickens with windstroke with Cho Tot in the following article.

What is chicken fall wind?

Chickens with windstroke (also known as chickens with weak legs/chills/stroke) are a phenomenon in which chickens show abnormal symptoms such as: unsteady standing, cramped legs, shaking legs, or falling, etc. In the case of windstroke, chickens’ legs will become weak, making them unable to stand firmly due to bone and joint problems.

To know exactly whether the chicken has a stroke or not, the breeder needs to observe their appearance and actions. Any changes will reflect the chicken’s illness.

• The chicken will easily stagger when walking, stand unsteadily, and cannot move as desired.
• If you walk normally but stop after a few steps, you feel unsteady, tired, have uneven steps or limp.
• If they are fighting chickens, they will often fall and have no strength.
• If severe, the chicken may have one leg paralyzed or be unable to walk.

Causes of chickens falling from the wind

Chickens have weak legs due to many causes, but often come from the following sources:

Newcastle disease, chicken disease

Newcastle disease in chickens, commonly known as chicken rù disease, is characterized by paralysis of the legs. Accompanied by symptoms such as pecking not eating, wheezing, cold feet, red and white mucus nasal discharge, bloating of the crop, thirst and drinking a lot of water, soft and watery crop, constantly moving beak, chickens crane their necks too often to avoid crying, difficulty breathing, phlegm, watery mouth, frequent crying, chickens defecate with feces at first, then have green, watery (stork feces), foamy or bloody feces. 

Chickens with high fever and purple combs can die very quickly. Live chickens will have a crooked neck, nervousness, walk around and peck at food. Chickens show high fever of 42.5 – 43.0 degrees Celsius. 

Chicken got stroke

If the chicken is hit by a stroke, the blood vessels will be blocked and therefore accompanied by symptoms such as paralysis of the legs and neck. Chickens with a stroke often show signs of stroke or other diseases, similar to crooked mouth, cerebrovascular accident… 

Congenital

When chickens are born, their legs are affected, but they are not detected. Then, as they grow up, they begin to show obvious symptoms until we can recognize the abnormality in their legs. To avoid this situation, you should look carefully when buying chickens and choose chickens with good overall condition. 

How to treat chickens with windstroke

There are many ways to treat chickens with windstroke such as:

• Use fresh rhizomes of the Chinese clematis plant to treat chickens that have fallen due to a stroke. The Chinese clematis plant will be crushed, mixed with a little warm water, applied to the chicken’s feet and kept for a long time to reduce pain, warm the chicken’s feet, and the phenomenon of chickens falling due to a stroke will quickly disappear. 
• Use essential oil or alcohol to massage the chicken’s legs. Massage thoroughly and keep it for a long time. This will help reduce the chicken’s leg shaking caused by a stroke.
• Crush a clove of garlic and soak it in a spoonful of white wine for 30 minutes. Give the chicken this mixture twice a day, morning and evening, for 3 days. Use Doxy-Sone injection according to the dosage on the bottle for 2 days. Add 1 Carbo pill after giving the chicken garlic wine to help the chicken digest better. Do this for about 3 days and the chicken will gradually recover. 
• Use the anti-paralysis drug VIA.KHỆP for poultry: The price of this drug is quite cheap, only about 5,000 VND per bottle at veterinary pharmacies. At the same time, buy more multivitamins B1, B6, B12 for chickens. This drug is for humans, not for chickens, but is very good for supporting the nervous system.
  When the chickens first get sick, you give them the following medicine:
  • First day give about 3 drops of medicine (depending on the weight of the chicken)
  • The next day give half of the 3B medicine.
  • The next day, continue to apply the medicine continuously for 1 week and the chicken’s stroke will be reduced.