The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-07-12
FARMERS' COLUMN.
Poultry Questions Answered.
by FANNY FIELD.

CHOLERA. so cALLED-RoUP. Can the
Prairie Farmer give us some directions for
treatment nl 81 called chicken cholera? Our
fowls have tho slow sort-a kind of cough
and throwing mucous from the throat, fire.
quent aud lnnse evHcuntiuns -linger along
for week or more. The nature Of the
disease, prevention. and cure, how far con.
/ iaguus, etc we would Ike to learn about.
III. s. NJ, Schuyler, Neb
From the description given think that
the "slow kind" OF chicken cholera is
nothing more or less than rom: hut you will
think that quite enough before you get
through with il. with the single exception
of cholera, roup kills more fowls. old md
young, every year than all other diseases
put together, and is almost as much dread
ei by poultry.raiscrs as ;he cholera itself.
Concerning the nature Of the disease slod-
dard says: Group is disease Of the lining
| membrane Of the brak, extending, however,
TO the whole head and throat, through the
tear duct to the eye, aud finally affecting
/ the whole constitution. In fatal cases
death ensues in from two to eight DAYS
after the specific symptoms Of roup show
| themselves, aud cases that are not treated
are generally fatal whenever the maady
| appears as an epidemic in its severe lorm.'
Roup comes from neglected colds, undue
draughts, from keeping fowls in damp.dark,
filthy, III ventilated houses, general dis
regard Of all sanitary laws, and the disease
may sometime be developed by atmospheric
conditions not fully understood.
Roup is coniagiousj il is communicated
| from one fowl to another BY contact with
the discharge from the nostrls and eyes
and doubtless the germs Of the disease are
carried by the air from one flock to another.
For this reason roup can not always be
prevented, but the poultry. keeper who
avoids all the known causes Of disease and
takes proper sanitary precautions when the
roup is IN his immediate ncghborhnnd
will have little cause To fear it,eyen though
it actua llv gtt' a touthnld among his hnck
Under such conditions the disease is usually
ofa mild type and easily con troiled If takcr
IN hand at the very outset The first symp
toms ol roup -hoarseness, snetzing, aud
slight running at the nnstrils-are the ssme
Ms those Of n common cold, and CLOSELY re
senhle those of "cnli in the head" IN ihr
hun N subject. In the second stage nI the
disease the discharge hom the nos ril>
th ckens, and becomes very offensive, AMI
tn eyes and head affected more or less In
the third and last stage the head ewcls.
ul ''rs form in the mouth and throat, and
som'times around the eyes, the ap, eti;e
fli :, the comb turns black, and the 'owl
dis. When the rnup first makes its an
pear in n n1ck, while it is still in the
frd stage, is the time to handle it easily
aud surely. Give each one of the afier ed
fIwls dessert spnnuful nf castor oil at
night, and for week afterwards feed the
whole flock on cooked food well seasoned
with pepper and pulverI2ed charcoal; ais
give Douglass mixture ia the DIR nk.
Whitewash aud disinltct the house, and
thoroughly cleanse aud disinfect :he iced
trJughs and drinking vessels. In mos
cases this course viii cure the an cted bird.
aud prevent he spread of the disease. l.
the semnd stage scperatc the sick from tn
W II and proceed with the cleaning anu
disniectng. Giye the sick the dose ,i
C stor oil, and aitcrward the "Gern.Gn
RIup Pills" according To directions. CIV,
the apparently well fowls the pepper, char
coal, aud Douglass, mixture daily Tor
week, or while Il e disease remains on the
| PREMISE; also give the German Roup
! Pills" according To directions. Alter tn,
disease reaches the third stage the fowl il
n It worth docloring, and the most effective
| Treatment is to cut the head of and bury
the whole carcass. Always use care IN
Ii milling rnupy lowisj for should the dis
! charge lron the nGstrIls or eyes, or the mat
ter from the ulcers, get in II cut or scratch
on the haud., the consequences might be
serio Is Prairie Farmer
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