{"id":82754,"date":"2019-04-01T09:21:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T02:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medion.co.id\/?p=82754"},"modified":"2025-08-24T21:20:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T14:20:54","slug":"penyebab-mata-berair-pada-layer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medion.co.id\/en\/info-medion\/causes-of-watery-eyes-in-layers\/","title":{"rendered":"Causes of watery eyes in layers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ibu Rina<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sukabumi-West Java<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do my laying hens have watery eyes? How is it handled?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear. Rina, thank you for the question. Symptoms of watery eyes can be caused by several things, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. High ammonia levels high levels of ammonia in the cage, both caused\u00a0litter<\/em>\u00a0damp or feces with high uric acid content will directly interfere with the work of the respiratory system of chickens. There are several ways that can be used to detect ammonia levels in cages, including by using an ammonia indicator device, namely an ammonia Meter. Laying the device must be at the right height, for example, 10 cm from the floor or equivalent to the height of the chicken's head. If it is too close to the floor, the measured ammonia will be too concentrated, while if it is too high it will be less effective because ammonia tends to have been carried by a gust of wind\/ambient air. In addition, the easiest way to determine the high level of ammonia in the cage is by the sense of smell. To make sure that is by sitting squatting and head approaching the height of the chicken. Ammonia is a strong smelling gas. If with this position there is a pungent smell of feces, then the ammonia level can be said to be excessive. If the ammonia content in the cage is excessive, ammonia gas will dissolve in the eye fluid and produce ammonium hydroxide (NH4<\/sub>OH), which is a component of alkaline compounds that are able to irritate and cause conjunctivitis (inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye) and will cause watery eyes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Diseases of the respiratory system various diseases of the respiratory system that give symptoms of watery eyes, including\u00a0Chronic Respiratory Disease<\/em>\u00a0(CRD), Korisa,\u00a0Swollen Head Syndrome<\/em>\u00a0(SHS) and\u00a0Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT).<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Reaction\u00a0post<\/em>\u00a0vaccination reaction\u00a0post<\/em>\u00a0vaccination arises mainly from the use of active vaccines such as vaccines\u00a0Infectious Laryngotracheitis<\/em>\u00a0(ILT). ILT vaccine has a target respiratory organs, so the reaction\u00a0post<\/em>\u00a0vaccinations that appear are usually mild respiratory distress and watery eyes. The reaction will normally disappear within 5-7 days. Severity or lightness of the reaction\u00a0post<\/em>\u00a0vaccination depends on the health status of chickens and housing conditions. If at the time of vaccination, the health status of chickens and housing conditions are good, then the reaction\u00a0post<\/em>\u00a0emerging vaccinations are very mild or even absent. Conversely, if at the time of vaccination the housing conditions are uncomfortable (dust and ammonia are high), the chickens are stressed, sick, or in the incubation period of respiratory infections (have been infected but have not shown clinical symptoms), then the reaction\u00a0post<\/em>\u00a0vaccinations will appear superfluous.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    So that these symptoms do not get worse and do not cause infection with other diseases, prevention efforts can be made including :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Ensure smooth air circulation, low dust and ammonia levels. Partial dredge\u00a0litter<\/em>\u00a0which agglutinates or adds\u00a0litter<\/em>\u00a0new to keep it dry so that it suppresses ammonia production. When replacing or removing\u00a0litter<\/em>, do it gradually so that the chicken is not stressed. At the same time can be added a sprinkling of lime to absorb moisture in\u00a0litter<\/em>. Reduce ammonia levels in cages by spraying\u00a0Ammotrol<\/strong>\u00a0in feces, simply sprayed into feces or dissolved in drinking water, and can be given together\/mixed with vitamins or antibiotics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Adjust the ventilation of the cage through the management of open and close the curtains, the addition of\u00a0exhaust fan<\/em>\u00a0and setting the density and distance of the cage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Disinfection of cages containing chickens using\u00a0Medisep<\/strong>. Advance or reverse the disinfection schedule if it coincides with the vaccination schedule.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The cage is washed, cleaned and sprayed with\u00a0Neo<\/strong>\u00a0Antisep<\/strong>,\u00a0Formades<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0Sporades<\/strong>, as well as prevent stray animals from entering the cage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • If the cause is a virus or bacteria and the symptoms of the disease are still mild, revaccination can be done on chickens that have not been infected.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Take a multivitamin (Fortevit<\/strong>) and immunostimulants (Imustim<\/strong>) to increase stamina and strengthen the immune system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • When there is a reaction\u00a0post<\/em>\u00a0vaccination, make sure that all chickens in one cage are vaccinated on the same day with a full dose so that the formed immunity is optimal and does not occur\u00a0rolling reaction<\/em>. Avoid active ND or active IB vaccination at 1-2 weeks before ILT vaccination as it will cause a reaction\u00a0post<\/em>\u00a0more serious vaccinations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Giving antibiotics can treat chickens that have a reaction\u00a0post<\/em>\u00a0vaccination or bacterial infection. Give antibiotics such as\u00a0Neo Meditril<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0Ampicol<\/strong>\u00a0to prevent further infection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Ibu Rina Sukabumi \u2013 Jawa Barat Mengapa ayam petelur saya mengalami mata berair? Bagaimana cara penanganannya? Jawab: Yth. Ibu Rina, terima kasih atas pertanyaannya. Gejala mata berair bisa disebabkan beberapa hal, antara lain: Agar gejala tersebut tidak semakin parah dan tidak menimbulkan infeksi penyakit lain dapat dilakukan upaya pencegahan diantaranya :<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":82879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,227],"tags":[913],"class_list":["post-82754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-info-medion","category-ayam-layer","tag-konsultasi-teknis"],"acf":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medion.co.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medion.co.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medion.co.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medion.co.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medion.co.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82754"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.medion.co.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82881,"href":"https:\/\/www.medion.co.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82754\/revisions\/82881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medion.co.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medion.co.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medion.co.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medion.co.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}