Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-11-24

Mrs. James Mcdonald, Satin, Ala.
have lost so many chickens
with sore head. and would be so
much obliged to you if you would
send me your remedy for same. L
take the Semi Weekly Journal, and
being away from home, missed all
your remedies for sore head.
When you publish your book,
LET me know. l have gotten much
information from your page in Th'
Journal.
ANSWER.
1 have mailed you a treatise on
sore head. 1t has been very bad
this season, especially with late
Matched chickens. If you will fol-
low the directions given in the
sheet sent you, it will give you
much benefit. AS soon as the book
is published, will advise you
through The Journal
w. F. Higgins, Pendergrass, Ca.
/ have a cockerel that has some
thing like canker in the roof OF
his mouth and the spots are yell
low. Please give me a remedy for
it, and advise what causes it.
ANSWER.
Canker in the roof of the mouth
and also in the throat is a very bad
thing, and it is caused from poi
sonous contamination and is similar
to diphtheria. Unless bird that
is affected is very valuable, 1t is
best to kill and burn it. However,
they can be cured IL. when 1t first
appears. the canker is removed ano
the affected parts are touched with
a feather that has been dipped into
straight creolin. Conkey's Roup
Cure OF permanganate of potash
should be given in the drinking wa
ter and some GOOD condition pow
ders in their soft feed. 1t is con-
tagious and the birds should be
separated from those not affected
James +. Johnson, Stemper, Fla
/ am in the poultry business and
we use incubators and have had
trouble with eggs not hatcning. /
saw in an Atlanta paper where DR..
". Turk had used a wooden cloth
at your suggestion. Would it be
asking too much of you to explain
how il is used, as l should like to
try II? We have two incubators
setting now. I set 100 Black Mi
norcas and got only about dozen.
Had two deformed chicks. Can you
tell me the cause2 Have patent
turning rack and turn them twice
every day. 1t is very warm here.
Is 1T necessary to keep them in their
heated brooder at night? Have
tight, warm place outside brooder
ANSWER: 1t would pay you to
do away with the turning rack and
turn the eggs by hand. IT. is the
only way TO do IT properly. Many
chickens die in the shell for the
lack of proper turning during the
course Of incubation. Another thing
which helps materially is the
changing of the outside eggs 10 the
inside and the inside eggs to out
side in the incubator. You get
more uniform temperature by doing
this. Your eggs should be aired
considerably; especially during the
last few days, and by watching
the air cells and seeing that they
are dried down enough, you should
be able to govern the moisture.
Many chickens have been saved
by using the damp cloth. but you
have to be very careful about this.
and not wait too long to use this
cloth. II they are not Matching
good, it is a good idea to use II but
90 not Jake II dllC4 you OuSO
put IL back, because If you do. the
moisture will dry out then sure
enough. There is nothing to COM
pare with the old hen in getting a
good per cent OF hatch, but we can
never find enough of them ready
at the right time / think you will
get much better results by turning
the eggs properly and giving them
the proper airing.