Milford chronicle., 1910-08-12

as the cause ana means Of treatment
are similar.
The most certain means of distin.
gushing epidemic roup from simple
colds is by the offensive odor Of the
fowls breath This is so unmistaka-
Die thar without previous experience
it serves as an infallible symptom for
the diagnosis Of roup.
The writer recognizes no cure for
roup Individual fowls may be helped
some in their natural fight to overcome
the disease if the pus is removed from
/ the throat and nostrils and the parts
bathed in solution Of permanganate
/ Of potash or other mild disinfectant.
I such as will be put up on request by
the local druggist Birds occasionally
recover from roup, but such birds are
usually worthless Ali birds with evi-
I dent symptoms Of roup should be TAX
en- from hocks and destroyed and the
house disinfected. 1t is still more i'm
portant to see that an poultry on the
place are got into suitable roosting
quarters where they will be protected
from the rain and wind and still be
given plenty Of fresh air.
Chicken pox or sore head is a poul-
try disease especially prevalent in the
south It attacks growing chicks late
in the summer The disease can be
treated with fair success by amounting
the sores with carbolated vaseline.
Gapes are also more common in the
south than farther north and west.
This disease is caused by parasitic
worms in the wiudpipe 1t occurs
only in young chicks and can be avoid
ed 10y keeping newly hatched chicks
upon fresh ground upon which chicks
have not run the previous season. or
if the season is very bad it might be
well to keep chicks on a board floor
the first two weeks.
Limberneck is not a disease, but the
result Of eating maggots from dead
carcasses. There is no cure known.
and the only thing that can be done is
to see that no carcasses remain where
the chickens can find them.
Lice and Mites.
The parasites referred 10 as chicken
lice may be claSsed as body lice and
roost mites. The hrst or true bird lice
live on the body Of the chicken and eat
the feathers and skin. The roost mite
is similar TO a spider and sucks the
blood Of the chicken. 1t does not re-
main on the body Of the fowl except
at night.
Body lice are to be found upon al
most all chickens as well as on many
other kinds Of birds. Their presence
In small numbers ON matured fowls is
not a serious matter When body lice
are abundant on sitting hens they 90
from the hen 10 the newly hatched /.
chickens and often cause their death, /
The successful methods Of destroy .
ng body lice are, first, the provision /
# dust or earth wallows. in which /
be active hens will yet rid Of lice: .
second, the use of insect powder Ine
lyrethrum powder is considered the
pest for this purpose. but is expensive
md difficult to procure in the pure
tate. Tobacco dust is also used In
ect powder is applied 10y holding the
zen by the feet and working the dust
thoroughly into the feathers. especial
y the fluff The use Of insect powder
$ expensive and should be confined to
itting hens and fancy stock. The
hird method is suitable for young
hickens and consists Of applying oil
r grease on the head and under the
rings. With vigorous chickens and
orrect management the natural dust
ath is all that is needed to combat
ce
The rOOst mite is probably the cause
( more loss to farm poultry raisers
nan any other pest or disease. The I
reat difficulty in destroying mites on
lany farms is that chickens are al
wed 10 rOost in too many places.
lainness in the furnishings Of the
licken house is a great advantage
hen it comes to fighting mites. The /
ites in the daytime are to be found
dyed in the cracks near the roOsts.
hey can be killed with various liq-
ds, the best in point Of cheapness a
ling boiling water. Give the chick p
,use a thorough cleaning and scald