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S/N Attribute/Parameter Health signs/behaviour Unhealthy signs/behaviour

3. Appetite and Good appetite and Poor appetite, stop eating
feeding like to eat to their
satisfaction
4. Urine colour Normal colour, pale Deviated from normal
yellow and urinates colour, can be deep
normally yellow, bloody stained,
reddish
5. Breathing Normal breathing Coughs, difficult breathing
6. Faeces and Normal faeces and Too hard, very watery
defaecation defaecation, not too faeces, stained with blood,
hard or too watery
faeces
7. Skin and coat Clean, smooth and Dull and hair falls out.
shiny, and complete Cold, dry and scarred skin
coat cover (skin with scars)
8. Temperature, pulse Normal range of body Deviation from the normal
rate and respiration temperature, pulse rate range signifies ill health.
rate and respiration
9. Colour and Lining of various Dry and of deviated
appearance of systems and organs colour from normal
mucous membrane of the body like;
eyes, nose, anus, and
underneath of the
tongue should be moist
and pale red

Figure 6.1 (a): Health/alert chicken Figure 6.1 (b): Unhealthy chicken with
soiled vent and droopy wings

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