Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-17
The Trouble Column.

Moulting-lf the hen has not begun to
moult or just beginning to moult, she
should be sold for what she will bring if
it was the intention to keep her for a
laying hen during the winter. Begiu-
ming this late to moult II is more than
probable that she will not finish the
moulting till spring. Passing through
the winter half clad will make her any
thing but a productive bird. Selling
now will leave probability of realizing
profit on her. By waiting till cold
weather she loses in flesh the longer she
Is kept.
Fall Chicks--A reader wants to know
II the first to the middle of October is too
late to set hens for fall broods. That
depends entirely on the location. II it
is north of ST. Louis, we think it is. If
In the southern states, it is probable that
broods can be successfully raised when
the setting is done OH that date or later.
In any case, however, the raiser should
be provided with comfortable quarters
and see that the birds are kept comfort
able at all times, The nights are always
much colder than the days and 1t will be
necessary to keep the house closed or
partially closed during the night even if
the day has been warm. A variety of
feeds should be given and none should be
fed wet. Bowel trouble is nearly, II not
quite, as liable at this time Of the year as
in the spring, The ground should be
kept disinfected and the houses or coops
thoroughly clean as in the spring. Clean
illness is not only spring essential, but
fall one as we'll.
Chicken Grip-At this time of the year
the birds are as liable to chicken grip as
they are In the early spring. This trou-
BILE is caused by overlieating in the
brooder at night and turning ont during
the day or of overheating during the day
and becoming too cold during the night.
The bird breaks out in sweat then the
cold air strikes it and it begins to chill
just as you or do under like circumstan-
ces Next day 1t has a fever and chills
accompanied with diarrhoea symptoms
and begin TO doctor for that when we
should administer grip remedies instead.
If chick is suffering from chills It may
be observed to have an overwhelming
desire to be hovered and failing in any
thing better tries to creep under its mates
or your hand if you place one near it.
1t droops its wings and utters peep
peep easily distinguished from the cry OF
a hungry chick. In treating this troubl,
procure some of the common grip oi
"break.up-a cold" tablet. Crack then
up and give a chick one piece, the size o
grain of wheat every hour A littl,
water may also he given i'll which few
drops Of aconite have been dropped. B'
sure to keep chicks suffering from chili'
warm as they are just as sensitive t'
drafts as human grip patient. Don
; give anything for the bowels unless it b'
little of the scaldcd milk, or a bit o'
bread soaked in the milk and squeezed
dry may be fed II they want to eat, bu
don't force them to eat unless they ar
: hungry enough to feed of their accord
Roup-At this time of the year roup !
liable to break out among the birds
Changeable weather is one of the cause
OF the trouble and when there is a grea
deal of changeable weather, there is al
} ways much of the disease To success
I fully cure this trouble it should be take
in its first stages, for in the last stage
cannot be cured. One of the best reuiet
les Is to dissolve two ounces of permar
ganate Of potash in seven pints of watei
: Completely submerge the fowls head i
e this solution, and hold II there as long a
= the bird can bear it without chokin
to death. This will cause it to sneez'
forcing the solution through the nostri
!, and when the medicine comes in contac
h, with the diseased parts it is death to III
4 trouble. Repeat two or three times du'
f ing day. In addition to this the bird
\, should each be given two or three droT
. of castor oil once each day till the voit
= ings are soft. Pine tar mixed wit
enough corn and meal TO make the mi,
il ture stiff mass and this made into pill
the size of marbles is also good. Fee
two or three Of these at each feed.
- the bird refuses to take them, force thel
c down. Still another simple remedy is
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