Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-06-29
THE POULTRY YARD.
LEGS"

legs" that so disfigures fowls (and in the
show room often prevents their winning)
need never be seen to any extent in the poul-
try runs, if the disease is taken in hand sea-
sonably.
1t is quite easily cured in this incipient
stage; and breeders should always be on
the lookout for this, rs they should be for
roup, dropping, or other irregular condi-
tons which their fowls are more or less La
bic to, from time to time.
This is in character, parasitical also. The
/" scales" are occasioned by myriads OF small
insects, invisible to the naked eye, but clear
ly made out by the use Of the microscope.
They huddle in scales, or whitish-grey
blotches, at first, upon the shanks of the
fowls; and if not removed or destroyed ear
ly, will increase very rapidly until theyform
in wartish Jumps like the carbuncle on the
neck of the turkey cock in. appearance, but
of a hornier and rougher substance, which
terminates in Jumps or white sores like ag-
gregations of salt rheum.
To cure this at any stage-afthough. as
we stated, it may be controlled best when
the fiat scales first begin to form-wash the
leg III whale-oil soap, and then apply a coat
OF powdered sulphur, mixed with lard, to
the whole affected surface of the limb. Fol
low this up three days in succession, and
then battle the shanks with a bit of sponge
or lanneld dipped in common kerosene or
spirits of %turpentine.
This will destroy the insects and remove
the dead shell OF the vermin effectually, and
is not a troublesome operation to either bird
or oWner!1Sacranaento Agricultur1st.
FERMIN ON FowLs.-Make the nest of
your sitting hens on the ground, always, if
possible, and mix China tree leaves. Sassa-
fras leaves or tobacco stems cut up, with the
straw or hay forming the nest. A half bar
rel, sunk in the earth and nearly filled with
fresh hardwood ashes, slightly sprinkled
with carbolic acid, for your fowls to dust
themselves in, will also be found of great
utility. Also, a salye or ointment made of
the bark of the sassafras tree slowly stewed
up in lard, and rubbed nnder the wings,
will drive off poultry parasites. The poul-
try-house, roosts, ETC., should be white
washed, and if the wash is strongly %tinctur-
ed with carbolic acid, SO much the BETTER
Cor, Son Of the Soil
WATCH Your SETTING HENs.-If eggs
are broken in the nests take the hen careful
ly off, and wash the eggs in tepid water;
then take the straw out and put it in fresh,
and place the eggs under her again.
Should the hen leave the nest for any
cause and the eggs become cold, do not
throw them away, even if the hen has been
off tWenty-four or more hours. Get a pan
or pail of water heated to los Fahrenheit,
and immerse the eggs in it. Leave them in
until they are warmed through, perhaps
half al hour, adding more warm water if
necessary, then place them under a fresh
hen. In the latter stages of incubation after
the egg has passed the fourteenth day, they
have been saved and Matched after having
been deserted for over forty-eight hours.
Keep memorandum of all hens set, with
dates, when they should come off, that you
may have coops and proper food prepared
for them. Also take. the young chickens
from the hen as they dry, because sometimes
they may run over their time a little, or
hatch earlier.
EDS. RURAL: | will tell you of a curiosity
that has in the last few days come I'M
der my notice. A lady in this place had oc-
casloh 10 use some duck eggs for culinary
purposes, and in breaking one, which was
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