Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-02-06

sore, throat. When the eyes are
swelled, battle once day with warm wa
ter, and anoint with a few drops of
glycerine. If the bird breathes hoarse-
ly, give pill composed of equal parts
OF quinine, bromide of potash, and ASA
fetida, the size Of bean, three times a
day. 1t sore throat results, swab the
throat with solution of sulphate of
copper. Add teaspoonful of carbolic
| acid to each gallon of drinking water.
Cholera is always known by intense
thirst, debility, an anxious expression
and .greenish droppings. The best
| carbolic acid to each half gallon OF the
drinking water. and give mixture of
paregoric and five drops of spirits of
| camphor, twice day.
Gapes is the result of suffocation
caused by a small, slender worm.
Numbers of them cluster together. A
drop of spirits of turpentine on bread
crumb, twice a day, is the best remedy.
The vapor of carbolic acid will also cure
the difficulty. Chicks only are subject
to gapes.
! Ii roup and cholera can be kept out of
| the flock, half the battle will be won.
To avoid disease of any kind follow
/! these hints:
Never have your fowls too fat, and
you will seldom have cases of egg
bound, double yolk eggs, or soft she'll
eggs. Hence do not feed largely of
grain.
Nearly all ailments are due to lack
OF grinding material in the crop. AL
ways keep broken glass, pounded
crockery or sharp flint gravel within
the reach of the fowls. Cold draughts
of air blowing across them, or down on
them, will cause swelled head and eyes,
and finally lead to roup. It is often
the case that weak legs may be Caused
by high roosts, the birds being injured
by jumping therefrom to the ground.
When the roosts are low, and a hen is
unable to stand on her legs, remove
her from the male at once, as the cause
may be traced to him, especially if he
is very heavy.
Feather pulling is due to idleness,
and not TO a lack of something in the
food, as many suppose. Active birds,
if confined, and not exercising, will pull
feathers, but the habit is easily acquired
from any one of the flock by the other
members thereof.
Hens do not eat their eggs unless they
learn the habit from having eggs brok
en- in the nest. Never use stale eggs as
nest eggs.
A dust bath is the toilet of the hen. 1t
is her mode of keeping her body clean.
If given q busting place, she will keep
the vermin off if you will keep tie
poultry-house clean.
The great source of contagion is the
drinking water. A sick fowl should
never be allowed to drink from the
same vessels with the others.
On very cold nights large flock will
be more comfortable than a small one,
as there will be more warmth in the
poultry house.
A crack in the wall, or hole as large
as the head of nail, will cause more
damage than if the whole front of the
house is open. provided the rear and
sides are tight.
Never give medicine to healthy fowls.
Feeding sulphur and adding douglass
mixture TO the drinking water should
only be done when necessity requires.
Pale or dark comb is not disease, but
indicates that the bird is not we'll. A
healthy fowl always has bright, scarlet
comb.
Salt is necessary. Season the food
with salt whenever it can be done, but
only slightly.
Crop-bound usually results from the
bird eating long grass, old rags or rope,
or some substance that stops the pass
age leading from the crop to the gizzard.
The best place for sick bird is the
bottom of -four barrel, straw being
used Tor bedding.
No gases arise from frozen droppings,
but the poultry house should be
cleansed daily, if possible, and dry
earth should be sprinkled on the floor,
which permits of sweeping the latter
with broom. Cleanliness prevents
disease.
The combs will not easily become
frosted ON cold days if they are anoint-
ed with glycerine. Birds with large
combs and wattles should drink only
from vessels into which they can get
their beaks alone. A hen with frosted
comb will not lay.
Never use kerosene on the legs or
body, as it often irritates and does dam
age.
Have roosts low. Many birds gradu-
ally droop and die from internal injury
due to the constant jumping to the floor
from high roosts.-Mr. jacobs IN Rural
NeW York