Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-30

or their digestive organs are out OF
condition, and they ar enot getting
the benefit of the food they are eat
ing. It would be a good idea to yard
all of your chickens and feed good,
sound, Wholesome food two or three
times aday. Give a mash feed once
a day composed Of bran, shorts and
corn meal. with Bankers Condition
Powders mixed in it, OF Black
Draught stock powders, so as to get
their liver in good fix.
Change their sleeping quarters.
am confident that they are weak from
the effects of the insects. They
should have fresh, pure water and
good, sound. wholesome food.
Carl McCoolz, Lithonia, Ga.
I have a large hog that / wanted
to kill, but in one Of the cold
spells she was not in fix to kill, so
/ had to wait, and now her ears
and body have turned purple and
some blood runs from her nose. 1t
has almost ceased bleeding and
large pone has come upon her back
and where her hams join together
is a large purple spot I wish to
know whether 1t would be advisa-
BILE to will her or not have new
er seen a hog in her condition be-
fore, nor have my nelghbors, and 1
will appreciate any Information
you can give me.
ANSWER.
From the description given, I
would not advise you to kill the
hog for food. 1t has evidently been
attacked by some kind of a dis
ease and its blood is out OF condi-
ton. The meat would be unfit for
food at present. The best thing for
you to do would be to give her
some good condition powders in soft
feed every day and get her system
in good shape again. Also feed a
handful of sulphur in soft feed
twice or three times a week. She
may get healthy and in good shape
so you can kill her in the spring,
but do not do so until her system
is in good fix.
Mrs. George A. Chalker, Middleburg,
Fla.
win you kindly tell me what is
the trouble with my chickens, and
what to do for them? They look
well, and begin by picking up their
feet as If walking oil something
sometimes giving 1t a twist. After
a few days they won't eat, and just
stay like this until they die. II
you can help me in this shall GER
tainly feel very grateful, as I have
lost several fine chickens and now
have several more that are sick.
ANSWER
1t is very evident that your
chickens have gotten hold Of some
thing to eat which has poisoned
their systems. The manner in
which they are affected is similar
to what is known as limberneck.'
Limberneck affects fowls in diff
ferent ways. 1 have seen some af-
fected as yours, caused from eating
poisonous matter of some kind.
The best thing to do with your
chickens is to confine them, where
they can get only what you give
them to eat and this should be
pure, sound, wholesome food. IF
you physic them out good with
salts in their soft feed, and also
some sulphur in their soft feed,
most likely you can save any Of
those that will eat. Those that
have passed the stage of eating II
is not likely you can do anything
for. Examine their crop and see ir
it is not filled with sour food. If
any of the others die, cut them
open and make a post norton ex-
animation. Would like to hear fur
Their from you about the matter.
r. H. Hendry, Loachapoka, Ala.
I would be pleased If you would
give me full directions for making
trapnests. Which month is best to
hatch Indian Runner Ducks, and
how do you sell your ducks?
ANSWER.
have never used any trapnests,
and have never made any. therefore
I cannot give you instructions for
making one. There are great many
advertised in the poultry papers, and
it would be cheaped for you to buy
one than to attempt to make one.
From now on is the proper time to
hatch Indian Runner Ducks, and the
sooner the better. You can get ducks