Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-27
symptoms of Chicken Cholera

]. NJ. s.. Ostrica, La, writes: Would
like to have you describe the symptoms
Of chicken cholera, as / believe / have
discovered a remedy for the same. have
tried IL with a large number OF chickens
in the last stage OF the disease, and they
have all recovered. and when given to
well chickens IL has proven a preventive.
Cholera is a name generally applied, to
any disease of fowls associated with diar-
rhoea, especially where a number of
chickens are attacked and the disease
seems to be contagious. The trouble may
be induced by improper food or surround
ings. Genuine chicken cholera is con-
tagious disease and attacks all
classes Of fowls, though II is most COM
a germ now well known and is taken
into the system with food or water, or
IL may possibly be absorbed from dust
or dirt inhaled or accidentally eaten. The
first symptoms of the trouble is a yell
low color TO the part of the droppings
that are usually white. Severe diar-
Thoea follows, the excretia becoming thin
and watery and occasionally frothy and
OF a yellowish green color. Sick chick
ems crave green material and have a de-
PRAYED appetite. eating unusual sub
and the chickens become dull and stand
with the head close to the body, eyes
closed and show signs OF weakness. Some
times the affected fowls die very quick
ly. within three or four days; In other
cases they linger for some time. Towards
the close of the disease the diarrhoea
becomes less severe. The crops Of the
dead chickens are often found to be filled
With undigesred food.
The best known treatment is to isolate
healthy animals, putting them on unin-
fected ground, and give a variety of
food and pure water. Attendants should
not come from infected ground to the
place where the healthy chickens are
kept The best known medicinal treat
ment is one dram Of sulphate of iron.
One-half ounce Of dried blood. and one
half ounce OF tincture Of opium. These
should be dissolved and mixed with one
pint OF water, or with thin easily digest
ed food. and from one to two teaspoon
fuls given TO each fowl three or four
times daily.
After the disease is checked the quar-
tiers should be thoroughly disinfected with
whitewash and sunshine and air admit
ted freely No chickens should be put
I'm the infected pens for six months after
the disease has disappeared. We are I'M
able TO say as to the efficiency of the
treatment you have tried because we are
unacquainted with It. It may be that
you have found a specific for this trouble
II so. IL is most important discovery. but
you should be sure that II is of real
value before placing It on the market,
as there are many cheap unsatisfactory
nostrums advertised for the cure OF all
kinds of troubles which prove ineffective
when tested on an extensive scale. Some
times the germ attacking a flock OF
chickens may not be OF a virulent type
and the disease is easily arrested, and
we conclude that the remedy used has
brought about a cure. AS a matter OF
fact. we have very mild and very severe
types OF scarlet fever. one case recover.
ing with practically no treatment. and
the other banning the skill of our bes
physicians. One should test any rem
/ edy devised therefore very extensively
before reaching conclusion that it viii