The Red Cloud chief., 1882-06-29
Chicken Cholera.

I TtDIOl no bNtlfE IArfit>s - 50 lfE1ifh
in the American poultry yard a. this;
and owing Ia this dread. fowls are often
thought 10 have the cholera when. i,
reality. the disease is simply diarrhTa,
or a severe form Of u
One of the first symptoms 81 the
genuine fowl cholera il 10 be- found IN
the cxcrcment. In health. the portion
Of this excrcment which comes from the
Kidneys il white. and l. mixed with the
bowel excrctions, which are darker
coloret. When the fowl il attacked
with cholera. however. The cxcrcmenis
come almost altogether from the Kid
news. and are scmi-liguid. and of a
greenish or yeilowi-h color. This chang,
Of color j. stated by Br. ID = Salmon.
who has recently given this disease a
thorough investigation, under direction
of the Department OF Agriculture. nc
Washington. To make its appearance
generally before the eXcremcut becomes
liquid. and while the fowl seems in per
feet health. Sometimes the first symp-
tom i diarrhDa, but IN ali cases this
very soon sets in: the cNCyym-nt Is
vuidci frequently. and consists largely
Of that from the Kidneys, called by Dr..
Salmon, the "urateS,' which il su<-
pended in a thin, transparent murus.
and has n deep. yellow coloratinn. which
in later STAGES ri the disease chan sc- tu
a gFcynish. or even a deep green color.
The fowl becomes stupid, sleeping most
of the time. is generally quite thirsty;
It's temperature rises 10 100 or 10 de-
crecs; the comb and waffle lose their
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When a fowl that has died with cholera
j. cut open. the liver is usually found 10
be greatly enlarged. and SO dcgeneratcd
that il NAV he crushed between the I'm
gers. aud the gsll-bladder is distended
with thick. dark bile.
When this disease has once fastened
upon q chicken, there is no cure The
4 sease will run its course in afew days.
and occasionally a fowl will recover;
but these cases are rare. The remedy.
therefore. is prevention. IL has been
c~onclusively shown that the disease IL
due To n ~peculis- poison-pro5ably To the
organic poison called Bscterium. which
has been found TO be the cause of the
so-calied anthrax diseases. and which il
Of n similar nature To that Of the Yeast
plant. This poison is seldom. il ever.
generated afrcsli. but the disease il
~propayaied. either by direct contact. or
by the mediation of birds, insects. men.
animals. or drinking water. DR.. :. j.
Parker writes TO the Country Gentleman
that he has traced an outbreak If fowl
cholera in his poultry yards 10 the rob-
ins. which he found dying in consider
able numbers shortly before the disease
broke out. The very similar disease.
swine cholera, has undoubtedly been
carried long distances By the water Of
streams; and this disease bears the fur
ther resemblance 10 fowl cholera that
the first observable symptom IS usually
the change in the color of the eScre-
ment. which in this case becomes al.
most back.
As the disease may be carried TO our
yards through so many hidden agencies.
il is evident that we cannot be sure Of
preventing its advent. Cur proper
course Is. therefore. TO watch for it, sp
pearance. and If we see any indications
of il. tn Immediately isolate the infect
ed fowls. and disinfect the premises
they have occupied. II possible. or else
remove the healthy fowls 20 an unin-
fected place To prevent the spread Of
the disease. the roosts and hen-hoDSes
should be sprinklcd with q dilute splu-
ton of suipsuric acid. made BY adding
three pounds OF sulphuric acid to forty
gallons of water and mixing evenly by
agitation or stirring. This must be done
cautiously. rs this acid viii Burn the
flesh or clothing il il touches them. Ssd
il raises water TO the boiling point when
the two are suddenly mixed All very
sick fowls should be killed. and al
dead fowls. with al the excremrnff that
can De found. should be burned: rs II
they are simply buried. the disease Is
likely 20 be ~propagated by earth WORMS
in the drinking water Il fowls which
are likely To be exposed 20 tais coa,a-
gioa. we would advise the use of hypo-
snlphife Of soda. II the nte Of one
ounce 10 = pailful of water. For .
fowl once fairly down with the disease. !
there is. - before said. airnoss no hope-
But If 3 fowl he found casting the pecu-
liar excrement described. bat otherwise
apparently well relief may sometimes
be afforded by giving ssrychnine in the
form that Homeopathic physicians ex-
press ~ "Nux vomics 81 giving 6ve
or six pellets 70 . fuIl- fowl and
toe smaller q IN p~ropowtsoc- This
remedy has been used BY u with xvo1 !
rceu1tk Oh. in default a this. Ne would
advise . Trial AZ the presexip6on eivsn |
oy d.. Parker. h IL article nfssred |
tor Ten dropsof tinefnze a Encaiy1em |
giobalD nixed viii bar grsinscnn1se !
sab. fad haif . teaspooatsI - eruuH