The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-30

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The most ceftnIn means Of distiu-
gushing epidemic roup$ from simple
colds is by the offensive odor sof the
| fowls breath! This IS SO pnmistakas
i;bfes TINT wftbolt previous experience.
II serves ls an infaiilbIeg symptom for
thetd diagnosis fsroup. z; Z Il,
The writer recognizes no cure for,
roap Individual fowls may Be helped
some IN their natural: fight to overcome
the disease ift the pus IS removed from
the throat and nostrils and the parts
batIed inn solution Of perInnnsanate
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 birdssare
usuhlly worthless All birds wltliseri.
dent symptoms Of roup should be TAX
en- from slocks md destroyed and the
hbuse dislnfected. II issstiIly more ims
portant to see TINT MI poultry on the
place are got Into suitable roostlng
quarters, where they will be protected
from the rain and wind and still DO
given plenty Of fresh mir.
81 Chicken pox sors sore head is a poul.
try dlsease 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 vest
This disease is caused by parasitic
worms in the windpipe. 1t occurs
only in young chicks and can be diyoid.
ed by keeping newly hatched chicks
upon fresh ground upon which chicks
have not run the previous season, or
II the seasonyis very bad 1t might be
well to keep chicks onSasboartl floor
the first two weeks. il
Lilnbernecklis not q disease, but the
result Of eating magsots5 from dead
carcasses. There Is no cure. known,
and the only thing TINT can be done Is
to see TINT no carcasses remain where
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Lice and Mites.
The parasites referred to as chicken
lice may he classed as body lice and
roost mites: Thes first or true bird leo
live on the body. Of the chicken and cat
the feathers aud skip. The roost mite
is similar 10 u spider and sucks the
blood Of the chicken. It does not re-
main on the body Of the fowl except
ut night. Z,
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 inatured fowls is
not a serious matter. When body lice
are abundant On sitting liens they go
from the hen; to the newly Matched
chickens and often cause their death. ID
Tho successful methods sof destroy
Ing body lice are, first, the provision
OF dust or earth wallows, III which
the active hens will get rid of lice;
second. tho use Ut insect powder. The,
pyrethrum powd Us considered the
best for this pntp pose, but IS expensive
and difficult Ito procure iii the pure
state. Tobacco dust Is also used. In.
sect powder Is applied by holding the
hen by the feet and working the dust
thoroughly into the feathers. especial
" the fuG: The use OF insect po WIDER
Is! expensiye and should be confined TO
Sitting, hens and fancy stock. The
third method IS suitable for young
chickens and consists Of applying oil
or grease on tic head and under tile
wings. With vigorous chickens aud
correct infringement the natural dust
bath is all that is5needed to combat
lice. X IS AL Y
The roost mite Is probably the cause
of more loss to farm poultry raiscrs
than any other pest or dlsense. The
great difficulty in destroying mites on
many farms Is. TINT chickens are al
lowed to roost In too 5many places,
Plainness IN the furnishings Of Nthe
/ Chicken house is "a great advantage
when 1t comes to fighting mites. Tile
mites in the daytime lnre to be found
lodged in the cracks near the roosts.
They can be killed with various liq-
uids, the best iii point Of cheapness
being boiling water. Give tile chick
house u thorough cleaning and scald