Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-13
QUESTIONS ASKED AND ANSWERED

Armand Cheek. Royston, Ga, Route q
Dr. have had several chickens to fall
dead. In the evening they would be
all right. hearty and seemingly moth
ing whatever the mater with them,
and that night would fall off the
roost dead. l could find no sign
where anything had bit or hit them,
so I would like very much for you
to tell me what the trouble was.
also have some little chickens. which.
two or three days after they were
Matched, became weak in their legs
and now they can hardly walk. When
they start to walk they VIII stagger
and fall down. They chirp all the
time as IL they were suffering, and
shake as If they were cold. Any in
formation on this subject will be ap-
preciated.
ANSWER:
Your chickens have evidently got
ten hold of something that has pois-
oned their systems. They would not
dis so SUDDENLY until II was some
thing of this kind 1t would be to
confine your chickens and feed
nothing but sound, wholesome food
and not too much, and no corn at all.
Give them some good condition pow
ders in the soft feed. or some liver
medicine of some kind. 1t is either
the feed or contamination of some
kind. which has caused the trouble,
as chickens do not die naturally as
you suggest They have had some
thing that has completely upset or
poisoned their system. The sooner
you remedy the cause, the sooner you
win stop the trouble.
The trouble with your little chickens
is evidently caused from the same
contamination, as it is unnatural
for little chickens to be affected as
yours are. You should give them
fresh water i'm earthen or metal yes
sells. 1t is possible that the water
is contaminated and has likely
brought on this trouble.
Mr.. w. ]. Horn, Blanton, Ala. r. i.
I have a fine Shepherd dog that
has a sore mouth, which caused him
to slobber very much. He has been
this way 10 to u days and 1 would
like remedy for same.
ANSWER.
/ am confident that your dog has
what is known as BLACK Tongue"
DIR. A. A. Lewis, of Roberta, Ca,
has remedy that he guarantees to
cure il given in time. I have refer
red your letter TO him.
Mrs A. L. Smith, r. 4, Atlanta, Ga.
VIII you please write me the poitns
OF a thoroughbred White Leghorn,
as / want to enter some in our coun-
ty fair. am a new beginner and
any advice will be appreciated.
ANSWER.
II you had a Standard OF Perfection,
you could select your best Leghorns
yourself. However, as you have not
this, select the whitest birds, that are
best matured. and those with a nice
conclave back instead of those with
a high tail and flat back; also birds
with full breasts, and combs as near
FIVE points as you can get them, but
TO be smooth and uniform and fine
in texture Ear lobes should be as
free from red as possible. Hope this
will give you some iuea OF how to
select your birds.
Semi-w Weekly Journal Chicken Crank.
I live in a community where farm
ers' wives keep few chickens of a
very mixed type, and they are gen.
orally turned loose TO care for them
selves. i nave raised chlckens only
a short time, but / have given my
chickens good attention lin fact, /
dearly love the work. and they have
laid and laid. But my chickens are
like my neighbors'-in fact, I bought
them from my neighbors-Rhode
Island Reds. Barred Rocks, and no
full breed OF either
Now. what I want is this: To buy
same a0ua ~ soue thorouphh reds
and as I raise them, get rid of the
ones I have. 1 wish 10 ten you OF
the surroundings and ask you TO tell