Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-26
5. B. sligh. Leeabarg.. Fla.

s. B. Sigh. Leesburg,. Fla.
Being a subscriber and advertiser,
more or less, and also q feIlow-pouI-
try fancier, am taking the liberty
of asking your advice as to treat
ment for certain diseases that are
attacking our Florida fowls more
or less. For sometime back I have
had letters about this and now I
have one chick. one Of my finest
March birds. that has this same
thing.
The chicken began to stay on the
roost after the others had been off
some time, dropping some, and the
bowels a brownish-white watery ac-
ton at first, and later the actions
turned to watery white. The
chicken is still living, and eating
only cooked food. I have fed the
best of chicken feeds, sprouted oats,
wheat bran, miKed with water, reg
ular Poultry Powder Magic, charcoal
not so much lately, and also just
supplied new oyster shell and crack
ed stone. Am also using lime pref
ty freely around the premises l
will appreciate 1T If you will tell
me what else to DO, and how to cure,
or to prevent this disease, as ii is
giving us Florida PEOPLE quite a
lot of trouble. / am thinking of US
ing a little sulphur and salts, as
you suggested to Mrs. Sigh some
time ago for rheumatism and blood
disease, but will await your reply
before using it. Ky the way, /
gave the cockerel pill and LIZ
grain of calomel once.
ANSWER.
From the description given think
your chickens have been overfed, or
have been drinking filthy water.
They have had something that has
upset their system, and caused liv-
er trouble. Their feed should be
changed and they should have in
their feed about three times per
week some Bankers Condition pow
ders. or Black Draught stock pow
ders. This will act Immediately
upon their liver. If the chicken
mentioned is too sick to eat food,
mix some Markers Condition pow
ders in a little corn meal and force
some pills of this mixture down the
birds throat.
The treatment you have given
your chickens is all right, but the
entire flock should be given some
thing that will act quickly on
their livers and get their systems
thoroughly cleansed as soon as pos
sible. 1t is a good idea to use per-
manganate of potash in their drink
ing water, or small piece of cop
peras about the size of the end of
your thumb in the water. BY all
means change their feed and try to
prevent any of the other chickens
being affected in this way
Subscriber, Atlanta. Ga:
Will you please. answer a few
questions for me? have Rhode
Island Red pullet who began lay
ing about two months ago. and laid
nearly every day for month, but
she stopped laying, and / examined
her and found a few sores in her
mouth. l cooped her up for few
days and cured her Of the disease,
which / think was canker. but she
has not started to laying again.
Her comb and wattles are pale
she has a good appetite-and
weighs about IL pounds. What
do you think is the matter with
her?
ANSWER.
From the description given, the
trouble with your pullet is cam
ker, and when any chicken is sick,
or has a setback of any kind, 1t
will naturally stop them from lay
ing. Canker is a much dreaded
disease and should be looked after
promptly. About the only cure for
it is to remove the substance. and
touch the affected parts with a
feather that has been dipped in
straight creolin. The hen should
have plenty of exercise. but do not
allow her to get out in the damp
atmosphere in the morning, or in
rainy weather. Feed her mostly
on whole corn. Some Conkeys
Roup Cure, or Permanganate OF
Potash In the drinking water
would also be good for all of your
flock. If the hen should recover
from the trouble, and regain her
strength, she will probably lay
again, but it takes some time to
get this strength after any spell
of sickness.
w. H. Mccall, Huntsville. S. c.
Will you please give me a remedy
for canker; also advise me is a bird
that has had 1t will do to breed
from--if she gets well?
r say "canker''-they seem to have
trouble in eating, and when 1 looked
into their mouth, there was some
white substance on the tongue, and
1t had a bad smell to it. / have
only two in this shape, but one of
them is my best pullet.
ANSWER.
The best thing for canker in
chickens is to scrape the white sub
stance off the tongue, and dip a
feather in straight creolin, and
touch the affected parts with same.
This will have to be repeated sew
eral times. If a bird gets entirely
well, it would be all right to breed
from it. Also use some permanga-
nate of potash in their drinking wa
ter.