The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-17
COLDS IN CHICKENS.
Some of the Old Theories May he n
Fault.

Fault.
/ have been experimenting somewhat
with colds in chicks and by these ex-
periments have proved to my satisfac
tion that some Of the so called pet theo-
ries are at fault. have especially dem
onstrated that common colds will not
develop into roup, as great many claim,
but that if fowl has the roup it comes
entirely from contagion. / have had
some Of the worst cases Of cold this sea-
son to deal with I have ever had, and
have placed those afflicted with those
that were well to see if they would also
take the disease, but they did not.
have also taken the worse cases and put
them into places where the conditions
were worse and did nothing for them in
the way of giving them medicine and
have not had any roup from this expert
ment. Others put under better condi-
tions and gave everything ever recon-
mended for colds and even roup, and
they did not get better. made up my
mind there was something wrong. |
discovered the trouble after awhile
Previous to this and through all my
various experiments they had been cud-
ding together, as chicks always do, just
as long as they are allowed to do SO. So
| separated them and made them roost
and single out and gave them good
care and a good, tight house, so no
drafts could touch them, and they at
once began to improve and finally got
entirely well. Therefore reasoned that
by packing together at night they per-
spired and when they got up in the
morning they were chilled by the sud-
den change and contracted cold. I am
now convinced that the best way is to
teach chicks to roost early, care being
taken to give them good, wide board
to roost on until they are fully develop
ed, and thus avoid crooked breasts, etc.
Henry Trafford in Feather.
Down with the Hatchet Doctrine.
1t makes me ''tired" to hear man
who processes to be poultryman advo-
eating the Ratchet for sick fowls, says
Journal. have been raising poultry 40
years and have had to take the Ratchet
to but two birds have found roup and
canker in its worst form. 1t was the
first / had ever seen, so / killed the two
that showed the sickness first. In few
days there were so cases, but / succeed
ed in curing them and when they were
well they We're we'll There was fine
Leghorn cock among them. | used him
for three years. He was never again
sick, nor did any of his offspring have
roup l did not breed from him until he
was well. The cause of this outbreak Of
roup, | believe, was my carelessness in
their roosting quarters. During some
very cold weather the wind blew
through cracks in the house. Roup in
fowls is like cold in the human system
If you neglect it, you will soon have a
bad case. A true poultryman, when he
sees his fowls have cold, will keep them
up and give them little tonic for few
days.
AS for chicken that has once had
the roup being unfit to eat, that is all
"bosh." In less than year after fowl
is well of such complaint the disease is
entirely out of it's system. A cured bird
is as good as one that has never had the
roup. A house should be without cracks,
without lice and kept clean. Disin-
fectants must be used.