Smyrna times., 1882-04-05
Diseases Of Poultry.
R0CP.

This is a bad disease when it attacks
towels 1t is much more prevalent in
some parts of the country than others.
Sporadic cases may occur in the ffocks 81
any poultry keeper. But the specific cpl
demic rOup that gives fanciers and breed
ers so much trouble is quite a different
thing from ordinary roup. Roup is con-
tagiOus, and birds affected by it should be
separated from the flock that the disease
shall not spread.
Different parts of the fowl may be affec-
ted, as the eyes, the mouth or the throat.
The disease whether in the mild or severe
forms begins i'll an inflammation of the
mucuous membrane Of the part attacked.
The part affected soon becomes sore. the
eyes swell, the nostrils becomes stopped
up, fever ensues and the foul refuses to
eat, is very thirsty, and soon dies.
The symptoms of roup are easily recog-
nized when they occur. When a fowl is
attacked it loses its sprightlines, it mOpes
about, is Indifferent to food and presents
an appearance Of distress. 1t will be seen
to snip or sniffle, to shake the head, and if
examined a thin colorless inordorous dis
charge from the nostrils or mouth or eve
will be seen. The character of this dis
charge soon changes; it becomes thick
and sticky; it accumulates in the parts
the eyes close up and the nostrils are also
closed; the mouth fills with cheesy
secretion that smells bad. The fowl and
its quarters have a peculiar odor which is
characteristic Of the disease.
The cause of roup is for the most part
neglect, and general bad management.
Exposure to bad weather, cold piercing
winds, especially if they be damp, and
bad feeding are the main causes.
If your birds have roup the first thing to
do is to put the diseased ones by them
selves. Ifany are very bad with it the
best thing to do is to kill and bury them.
Lock sharply for other cases, and those
that are not so bad may be "doctored. y
Go the rounds of the roosts at night with
light, examine every fowl, and if any
are found showing any symptoms of the
disease, put them in the hospital
Prepare solution of sulphate of zinc
lprocurable of any druggist of a strength
OF 10 or II grains to the fluid ounce OF
water; with small sponge or swab wash
the birds eyes, mouth and throat with this
solution; with small syringe inject some
of it into the roof of the mouth and throat.
Then annOint the parts with some carbolic
acid dissolved in glycerine of about the
same strength of the above solution. Feed
with soft warm food into which put some
poultry powder. Put few drops OF
hartshOm in the drink, and allow green
food. With this treatment the bird will
soon recover fproperly housed and kept
comfortable.
Fowls that have been treated for rour
should not be returned to the flock for few
days, but kept comfortably in hospital
until entirely recovered. Feed properly
with nutritious food and give a drop o
| tincture belladona in the drink in the
morning and 4 drop of tincture aconite
root at night.
Roup need not be greatly troublesome
Watchfulness for its occurrence in bad
weather from October to May and imme
diate action as soon as the first SYMPTOMS
appear in any one bird will cut the disease
short. Comfortable housing, good feeding
andprOper care will ward off the disease in
its epidemic, destructive form, and watch
fulness will discover and cut short any
tendency to serious trouble. This disease
under careless, negligent management i:
nearly as destructive as cholera Farm
Journal.