9. backyard poultry SDL

Question 1

what are the key features of an avian clinical examination relted to the GI tract

Answer 1

1. look inside carrier/weight patient
2. check head (eyes, sinus, beak, and oral cavity
3. assess hydration
4. palpate crop
5. auscultate the thorax and abdomin
6. plapate the abdomen and assess BCS
7. check around vent
8. check feathers

Question 2

how would you assess the BCS of a chicken

Answer 2

Question 3

what should be included in chicken diet

Answer 3

• layer pellets
• oyster shell supplements
• provide grit materials (clay soils, lack of small gravel particles, grass pasture) if cant find in environment naturally
• kitchen scraps is illegal to feed to chickens