The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-11-16

.s the cause and means OF treatment

.S he cause ana MeaHS VI lieatuaeus
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-
bic that without previous experience
it serves as an infallible symptom for
the diagnosis Of roup.
The writer recognizes no cnre for
rcup 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,
such as will be put up on request by
the local druggist. Birds occasionally
recover from roup, but such birds are
usually worthless. All birds with evi-
dent symptoms of roup should be TAX
ell from fiocks and destroyed and the
house disinfected. 1t is still more i'm
por,ant to see that all poultry on the
place are got into suitable rOOstfng
quarters. where they will be protected
given plenty of fresh air.
Chicken pox or sore head Is q poul-
try disease especially prevalent In the
south 1t 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 windpipe. 1t occurs
only in young chicks and can be avoid
ed by 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 door
the first two weeks.
Limberneck is not 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 to as chicken
lice may be classed as body lice and
roost mites The first or true bird lice
live ON the body of the chicken aud eaI
the feathers and skin. The rOost mite
is similar 10 Il 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 we'll as on man,
other kinds Of birds. Their prescEc'
in small numbers on matured fowls i
not serious matter. When body lic
are abundant Oh sitting hens they &
FROM the hen to the newly hatche,
chickens and often cause their death.
The successful methods Of destroy
ing body lice are. first the provision
of dust or earth waIlows, in whic
the active hens will get rid Of lie,
second. the use of insect powder. TIL
py:ethrum powder is considered tn
best for this purpose. hut is expensiy
and difficult to procure III the pur
state. Tobacco dust is also used. II
sect powder is applied hy holding t..
hen by the feet and working the du.
2 thoroughly into the feathers. espetia
r ~ the fluff. The use of insect powtit
r is expensive and shonld be- confined
! sitting hens and fancy stock. I'll
/. third method is suitable for youil
chickens and consists of applying Il
or grease on the head and under IL
wings. With vigorous chickens al
correct management the natural du
! bath is all that is needed to comb;
J. lice.
+ The roost mite is probably the eau:
Il of more loss to farm poultry raise
than any other pest or disease. III
It great difficulty in destroying mites {
y many farms is that chickens are /:
# lowed to rnost in too many place
l. PIainness in the furnishings of Il
e chicken house is great advanta:
II when it comes to fighting mites. II
l. mites in the daytime are to be foul
e lodged in the cracks near the roos1
It They can be killed with various II
is uils. the best in point Of cheapne
ia being boiling water Give the chi
q house thorough cleaning and sea