Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-11
Gapes i'm PouIrry.

Ihe following notes of a recent
= discussion by the New York Farm
ers' Club will be found interesting
to poultry raisers: fit.gG
Mr.. S. M. Disbrow, Of Old Bridge
n. D., wrote to solicit information
as to the best preventive or cure of
TINS fowl disease. In reply, DIR.
Sanger gave some account of his
treatment A friend of his whose
chickens were dying very fast per
mltted him to experiment upon
them. 49," said the Doctor, 81
took stick Of caustic, nitrate of
silver, and swept it around the
throat inside. 1t is safe to touch
every part. Instead of inducing
inflammation, it allays it. Reasoning
from analogy, knowing it to be in
similar complaints which affiict the
human species, 1 concluded it
would work equally well on fowls"
Dr. Trimble said this subject was
one of very great importance to
farmers all over the country. Prob
ably millions of innocent little
chicks perish every year in conse-
quence of the impetuous and invet-
crate attacks of this DESTROYER.
Therefore he regarded DR.. Sanger's
discovery as an important one,
worthy the thanks of the club and
the community, and he hoped the
poultry -raisers every where would
try the remedy and report as to its |
efficacy. Mr.. Thompson said he |
had never been troubled with the
gapes-or rather his chickens never |
had-and his ounce of prevention |
was TO keep the young ones away |
from the forage ground of the old |
ones. His new stock are given pas
lures ever new. You never find
gapes in chickens which are kept
away from the older fowls. His
have fresh rowing places. Another
thing, he never feeds raw meal. III
meal is fed at all, it should be
scalded; but cracked corn orsswheat
is preferable. Mrs. Lyons said,
where young broods of chickens
are kept in coops, they should be
moved often. She had found this
practice a good preventive of the
evil complained Of Mr.. Lyman
recommended a mixture of sweet
oil made strong with black pepper.
Dip feather about four inches long
in this and swab the throat of the
afflicted fowl. He cited an instance
in his own experience where this
prescription had the desired effect.
Two applications are generally
enough. If oil is not at hand,
melted butter will answer as.well.
Mr.. Todd said that, in order to. be |
able TO manage any disease or com
plant, it is important to understand
certain facts connected with it. The
gapes in fowls are caused by very
small red worms, which adhere to
the interior of the throat Of chick
ems and young turkeys so firmly
that they can not be expelled by |
coughing. 1 was spending a few
hours in Central New York with a
friend who was rearing about one
hundred and fifty turkeys, most of
which were as large as partridges,
and many of them had the gapes SO
badly that although they might be
lively in the morning, before night
thew would be unable TO DeeD- We
opened the mouth, introduced al
hOrse-hair obtained from the tail of
the animal, which was bent in the
form of a letter U, with slip knot
around one branch. By twisting
this loop round and round, nine red
worms were taken from the throat
of one turkey. The small red
worms were readily seen with the
naked eye on opening the mouth of
the turkey, and with a horse hair
they can soon be removed.