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What is flystrike or vent maggot in chickens (broiler & layers)?

Flystrike ll Vent Maggot ll  myiasis ll Maggots in chicken's backside by Sunny Poultry    Flystrike is also known as maggot in alive chicks, chicken and other poultry wound. So flies should be control in the chicken coop. Due the problem of digestion in backyard chicken , broiler and other poultry breed their poop discharge does remain normal. Because of broiler chicken abnormal poop (drooping) I noticed little wet and  dry blackish color dropping starts collecting below the discharge area as a result of it flies starts to sit on these area and lay eggs on it. As a result of it yours chicken's will get a wound with white maggots. Maggots are mostly found in their vent, in some cases they are also shown under poultry feather. If you unable to see  poultry birds whose suffering with flystrike (maggot) in yours chicken flock then  maggots will not be hesitate to eat them alive. So that time situation will become very critical and you will helpless. And the Mortailty due to maggo

Is there any special way to introduce new chicken to existing flock ?

Is there any special way to introduce new chicken to existing flock ? Yes, you can introduce new chicken to existing old chicken, you should need to put them where they can see each other but can't interact. Let them get use to to each other for a few days. Introduce the new chicken to  the existing flock at night. Even after that there will still be fighting and pecking order activity. No way to avoid that. Or      You can corner of a section with chicken wire and put the new birds in there. They can see each other. After a few days they will mix with each other. And one of  my friend put the new ones in exising flocks at night when everyone sleep and they wake up at morning and never noticed there's new chicken.