Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-07-18
Chicken Cholera.
BY FANNY FIELD PRAIRIE rARMER.

out tor chicken cholera. The follow |
ing is good description of the usual
symptoms of the disease: "The fowl
has detected, sleepy, droeping ap-
pearance, is very thirsty, has a slow,
stalking gate, and gapes often. Some
times the fowl s,aggers and falls from
weakness. Comb and wattles lose
their natural color, generally turning
pale. but sometimes dark. There is
diarhea with greenish discharge, or
like sulphur and water, afterwards it
becomes thin and frothy. Prostitution
comes on, the crop fills with mucous
and wind, breathing is heavy and fast.
the eyes close, and in few hours. the
fowl dies"
CAUsE.-Chicken cholera is one of
the germ" disease, and the scientists
who have studied up the subject tell US
that "these germs under ordinary con-
ditions must be taken into the stomach
with the food or drink to produce thses
effects" but they don't tell US where
the germs come from in the first place,
and that is the part that we want to
know something about. The writer
thinks that they are generated from
filth in some form or other. certain it
is that in the whole course of my poul-
try experience 1 have never known
case of genuine chicken cholera among
fowls kept where all sanitary laws were
duly observed, unless brought on the
premises by diseased fowls. Upon
this subject A. ]. Hill. In his Treatise
on Chicken Cholera" says: IL have
sufficient evidence to warrant me in
saying that the cause is local. Where
ever the disease prevails, right there is
the place where its cause exists; and
there is the place where its cause was
generated, unless infectious matter had
been introduced by diseased fowls or
otherwise"
PREvENTroN.-Concernlng the pre-
vention of chicken cholera, DR., Sal
mon says that it may be almost entire
ly prevented by proper use of disin-
fectants. Fowls may also be made in
susceptible to cholera by vaccination
with a feeble virus, at least thar is what
the scientific people before referred to
tell US; and if they will only hurry up
and find some way to put up the virus
SO that 1t can be "sent by mail post
paid' TO any part of the country in
such form that any one possessing the
intelligence of an ordinary "cow doc
tor could use if, the poultry raisers of
the South and West will rise up and
call the aforesaid scientists "blessed."
But just now you had better avoid
crowding too many fowls into one
roosting place, and keep yards, houses
and everything about them clean Al
low no stagnant water, no filth of any
kind about the premises. Use white
wash and disinfectants daily if cholera
is present. in your neighborhood. When
strange fowls are brought on your
premises do not allow them to mingle
with the other fowls for week or ten
days. Neglect of this procaution once
cost me the loss of some valuable spec.
linens.
CURE.-I suppose 1t is necessary to
say something about the cure, but
honestly, l have not the smallest atom
of faith in any of the pills, powders OIL
anything else that is recommended as
"sure cure" for chicken cholera
There is no sure cure for the disease
now and then fowl RECEIVERS from ar
attack of genuine cholera, but such
cases are like angel visits and true
friends-"few and far between''-and
am inclined to attribute them more te
naturally strong constitution than to
any remedies administered. When the
chicken cholera appears among hocl
don't fool away valuable time tryinl
different "cholera cures" but promptly
kill and burn or bury every one of the
sick fowls, and then thoroughly cleanse
and dislnfect the premises, and use thu
disinfectants daily until the diseas,
wholly disappears. Give the appar
emily well fowls something to kill tn,
germs that may have been taken int
the system, and for this purpose Their
is nothing better than the solution O
carbolic acid and water, three or feu
drops to each fowl; repeat the dose ii
two or three days. Also give tn
Douglas mixture in the drink and pul
verified willow charcoal in the foo
daily for week or ten days. Whel
the disease is taken into hand in thi
way at thevery outset, it can be stamp
ed out at once and no medicines be
you'd the simple preventives mention
ed will be needed. But there ar
some poultry keepers who will docto
the sick fowls. even though they ar
almost sure that it will do no good
and for their benefit append the 70
lowing:
i. Hyposulphite of soda; half
level teaspoonful in as much water q
will dissolve it is dose for a grow
fowl. Give once day for three day:
?. Calomel and blue mass in tw
grain doses; give twice day.
NoTE.--Douglas mixture is made {
ollows: Sulphate OF IRON 1 b., su
phuric acid o., water gallon. Mi
and dissolve. Dose to teaspoon
fuls to one pint of drinking waite
Next week we will give two otht
recipes for the chicken cholera, or
of which has been tried and is high