Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 6

WEEK 5

SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

CLASS: PRIMARY 6

TERM: 3^RD TERM

TOPIC: POULTRY CHICKEN – SIGN OF ILL–HEALTH IN CHICKEN 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Sign of Chicken ill Health
2. General Control Measures 

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following

2. mention five general control measure. 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

charts of sick chickens.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Scheme of Work

Course Book – Basic Agriculture for Primary Schools

All Relevant Material

Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON 

A disease can spread rapidly among chickens like any other farm animals because they are usually kept together in a cage, sharing the food and water trough.

This makes it easy for disease to spread from the sick and infect the healthy chickens.

SIGNS OF ILL – HEALTH IN CHICKEN

The most common signs of ill in chicken include:

1. Roughened feathers,
2. Discharge from the nostril
3. Mucorish discharge
4. Coughing
5. Sneezing
6. Weakness
7. Loss of appetite
8. Loss of weight
9. Dullness
10. Reduction in egg production among layers
11. Retarded growth
12. Chicken huddle together and drop as if the birds are feeling cold
13. Chickens standing with their eyes closed,
14. Presence of scores on wattles and combs.
15. Reduced feed intake
16. Reduced water intake
17. Low egg production

GENERAL DISEASE CONTROL PRACTICES

The following can only be used as guidelines for disease control, for proper disease diagnosis and treatment, consult the veterinarian.

1. Don’t overcrowd brooders
2. Adequate ventilation
3. Feed must be of good quality
4. Give clean water ad-lib
5. Don’t mix young and older birds
6. Clean poultry house
7. Dispose of dead birds quickly and isolate sick ones
8. Provide disinfectant at entrance to house

Antibiotics should never be used to replace good management and should be used on prescription by a veterinarian.

STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES

Step 1: Teacher revises the previous topic

Step2: Teacher introduces the new topic

Step 3: Teacher explains the new topic

Step4: Teacher welcomes pupils questions

Step45 Teacher evaluates the pupils

WRAP UP ( CONCLUSION)

Teacher goes over the topic for better understanding

Evaluation/ Assignment

1. list five signs of chicken ill – health;
2. mention five general control measure.