Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-11-14
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The distase ofplul' y boing iak en-
in time, may MT rrsuli ih q serious
'nalady ion often resulting In death,
lat procruslinatiuH is gsnrrally as
fatal in loullry kevpins a. ia any
thing vlso
The ailments ~ fowls may gen
orally be irarod Ia variable TEN
leraiure, TO irregular, iniudiciOus
feeding, or 10 their being kept on
ground which has become impure
with their use of il. JudiciOus
feeding, perfect cleanliness aud oe
casiOnal removal Ia now ground
will, TO a great extent, keep fowls
healthy,
The following are the principal
diseases among them;
ApOpiery. evidenced by indian
nation OF the brain,
TTachedi Inflammation, (or gapes)
with parasitic worms in the'wind'
pines.
Roup, which is highly infectious,
aud very deadly disease, but II
taken in time can be cured, The
premonitory symptoms ARE slight
ness, and catching in the breath MS
il from cold,
Mounting, with old fowls, is oilen
80 severe and prutiactcd that Il
carries them of. The young are
also victims Of leg weakness and
bad icathcring.
Sickly fowls should always be re-
moved from tho inwl.houSc on the
first symptom Of illness, rs they
ure generally ill.uscd 10y their com
I,anions-pcrkcd ut and evidently
become objects of dislike.
ApuplcXy with fowls, rs in human
beings. il difficult to cure. IL is
generally the result of high feeding,
aud is most common among laying
hens, which are sometimes found
dead on the ncst. The cNpulsive
efforts required in laying being the
immediate cause of the attack.
The only hope for cure consists
in an instant and copious bleeding,
by opening a vein with n sharp
pointed penknife or lancet. The
largest Of the veins seen on the
under side of tho wing should be
selected and opened in Longitude
nal direction. or cut across, and so
long as the thumb is pressed on the
vc,n at any point between the open
ing and the body, the blood will be
found to flow freely. Light food
and rest should be given the bird
after the operation.
Gapcs. nine cases out of ten. are
obtained from rain or impure water
and if q certain preventive mot
curc) is desired, the use Of camphor
will he found the most efficient
remedy. A small lump about the
size of n peanut, kept constantly in
the vessel from which the fowls
drink, will make gapcs unknown in
your yard. Having carefully adop-
d this precantion this year more
particularly, and having raised over
two hundred chickens, without one
ease OF gapcs, can testify that
enmpllor is re only certain remedy.
Ny ncighbor, Mr.. r., who is also a
member of the American Poultry
Society, and who has equal, if not
superior, advantages to mine for
poultry rearing, has lost three
fourths of his chickens by gapes,
which | attributed to his use Of
rain water and non use of camphor.
Rain water will, after having
stood some time, be found by ex-
under Il microscope, to
worms identical with those
taken from the throat of chicken
suffering from gapcs.
Ronp, if treated at the outset,
may be cured by feeding twice a
day with stale crusts ofbread soaked
in strong ale. Dry housing and
are Indispensable.
Fowls sometimes waste away
without any apparent disorder. In
such cases tcaspoonful of codliver
oil per day will often be found a
most efficient remedy.
Securing or diarrhea is caused by
the too abundant use of relaxing
food. Cayenne pepper, or chalk, or
both, mixed with meal or boiled
rice, check tho complaint.
Leg weakness is generally caused
by tho size and weight of the body,
being more than the legs can bear.
1t is shown by the bird resting on
The first joint. Being entirely the
result of weakness, the best treat
ment is that which gives general
strength and stamina to the suf-
ferer. Tincture of iron, say five
drops to the saucer of water, must
be given.