Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-03-23
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loathsome disease makes its appearance
usually in the spring and fall. 1t attaks
the fowls in the head. First by watery
froth in the eyes, then comes the swell.
ing of the heat, at times one eve swelled
shut, and other times perfectly blind in
both eyes, and the breath becomes very
fetid. The fowl becomes stupid and
unless treated at once. about five DAYS
ends their existence. Ia the late fall of
the year, the cold rains are very pro-
ductive of this disease. In the early
spring when everywhere it is all slush
and ice if the chickens are out they are
apt to take the roup. During the win
ter, such as have it, usually catch it in
rather warm chicken house, yet there
are cracks in the house that admit
strong streams of air to rush in, strik-
ing the fowls while they are warm,
causing cold in the head. We believe
if fowls were sheltered, where they
were dry, no matter how cold it was
they would never have this disease.
When Roup appears our advice is to
kill the affected one and turn your at
tention at once TO the flock, giving them
iron in some form in their drinking
water, sulphur in their soft food. Use
carbolic acid freely about the poultry
house. Clean up clean and see thet
there are no direct drafts upon the
fowls. For the benefit of those who
wish to cure the disease, we give the
following directions which are entirely
our own: Get large mouth jug (gal-
lon) fill it with rain water, into this jug
of water put J 10 sulphrate iron (com-
mon copperas) let it stand twelve hours
to dissolve, thon add (being g little
carefuD J OF sulphuric acid. This acid
will hold the mixture in solution, and
it is ready for use at any time. About
gill to ever twenty-five head, is about
right and should be put into their drink
ing water every other day. This will
act as tonic, and should be given to
the flock. The sick ones should be re-
moved to some dry quiet place and be
treated as follows: Take one at time
and be sure that the nostrils are open
ed. To do this have gallon of rather
salty, warm water. ready, and use a
pint cup or some small vessel, till with
the salt water, take hold of the fowls
neck with one hand, choke it till its
mouth flies open. then lmmerse the
head in the water being careful to have
the comb nownward, as it gasps for
breath the nostrils will fill with the salt
water and will soon start to clear out.
Wash the face with the carbolic acid
water again as in Dstemper Take
your small oil can full of kerosene and
inject some into each nostril and up in
to the slot in the roof of the mouth.
Two or three applications win usually
start the fowl 10 breathing through the
nostrils. then the worst is over. OF
course when they begin to eat, they
should have no whole grain for few
days. Better feed on something nour-
ishing, and that will digest quick, for a
few days. After recovering they should
be kept from the flock for several days
as the fungus matter that sloughs off is
very contagious, and ashley stick their
beaks INTO the drinking wafer YOU can
see it floating on top.