The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-08
CHICKENS IN HAWAII.-THEIR
DISEASES AND REMEDIES
The First Bulletin of Experiment Station
Is Issued by Smith and
Sedgwick
Station
Continued from Yesterday

largely on the individual who handles
the patient, and the matter of cost
plays no small part in the selection. 1t
is hardly to be expected that chicken
grower who has but few fowls for
domestic use will expend as much mon
ey or time one who is making his
living by his poultry yards; nor can
it be expected that all growers will
be able to have finely equipped houses,
runs and hospitals. 1t is for these
reasons that several remedies are rec
I commended.
Sanitary measures will apply to all
cases When a chick is discovered
with the characteristic eruption, even
though it be very minute, remove the
bird at once to some place where the
rest of the flock cannot come in con-
tact with its food, water or excrement.
I The houses in which the diseased bird
: has been rooSting, and even the yards
and fences, should be Immediately sub
jected to a thorough disinfection. One
of the best ways of disinfecting is to
clean the houses, yards and fences with
scalding water, after which a coat of
whitewash should be applied. Disin-
fectantS, such as a dilute solution
(from to 4 per cent? of carbolic acid
mixed with whitewash, or with hot
water before the whitewash is put on,
will he found offactt-GI- A liberal cnrav
Of Bordeaux mixture Cline, 8 pounds:
copper sulphata, 4 pounds. and water,
"a gallons) will be found beneficial.
The refuse from the acetylene gener-
ator is another cleansing agent. Tur-
pentine, tar, or washes of tar sheep
dip. or solution of whale oil soap
may be used.
The flock of apparently healthy birds !
should be looked after at once. The
disease may be checked at this point J
if proper care is taken Each chick |
should be examined daily, and if found |
infected must be instantly removed. |
The head should be rubbed with car |
bolated vaseline or sulphur ointment, |
and a general tonic given in the water |
or food, such as little sulphur, sui |
phate of iron, or Douglas mixture. At |
Their the flock has been attended to, !
which is of first consideration, the |
diseased bird may claim attention.
On the patient, if thoroughly infected |
with the malady, will be found large
scabs covering the side of the head, or
perhaps an eye. Wash the head in
warm water or soapsuds, thereby loos
ening the Scabs. If these are not de-
veloped enough to loosen, the water
softens them and removes the pus,
which is a source of contagion. A car
bolated Salve can then be applied to
heal the sore. If the bird has sufficient
it will survive and grow to be
a strong fowl. Potassium permangan-
ate q dram to ounces of water) is
sometimes used with good results. the
scaDs being painted with the remedy
after careful washing. A dilute solu-
ton of silver nitrate 6 grains to 1
ounce of water) be used in the
same manner. Sulphate of copper q
dram to one-half pint of water) has
place here, and also tincture of iodin.
These latter remedies may prove severe
and must be handled with great care.
Carbolic ointment seems to be in favor
with many breeders. Dipping the
diseased head in warm salt water cures
more or less effectually. Other poultry
men have recourse TO the ointments
made of the oXidS of mercury and zinc.
Another remedy which suggests itself
is peroXid of hydrogen g per cent soIu-
ton in water). Some poultry raiSers
nave had good results from the use of
glycerin containing per cent of car
Oolic acid. AS stated in Salmon'S Dis
eases of Poultry, tincture of iodin,
either alone or mixed With 10 per cent
IF carbpolic acid is rather a severe
'emedy and one to be applied only af-
er other treatments have proved inef-
ectuaf. During treatment tonics and
;timulantS must be used. The bird
must have food forced down it, if too
weak to eat. if because of blindness
t cannot find the food placed before it.
Since the disease has a definite period
# duration, of about six to eight days
he problem in the beginning is to
heck or control it. AS opportunity has 8
lot been afforded whereby experiments :
oulu De Systematically tried upon the +
disease in it's first stages, no satisfac-
DRY results can be recorded, but it may (
e stated that two methods are feast Il
lie: ID To burn the pinhead-like G
ruptions with caustic, such as iodin. e
of potash. or lunar caus- i
ic, and then apply a healing salve; I
y to localize the malady by painting c
he parts likely to be affected with an 9
ntiseptic such as a ? per cent solu-
ION OF carbolic acid. or a strong solu- -
ion of boracic acid, or iisterin. and
hus prevent the spread of the disease p
o that it will not infect the ears and a
yes. 1t is quite evident that grow t
RS generally do not notice the trouble
the first stages until time has elaps- V
u for the whole flock to become in G,
'cted.