Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-02

and falls down. He seems to be
we'll every other way. eats and
drinks heartily, crows as usual and
wants to fight. 1 saw HIM trying
to mate with the hens but misses
her comb when he tries to
catch it and falls off on his side.
He can't stay on the Ioost at night.
When he tries to move or run
quickly he staggers and falls down.
1 saw an old chicken man about
this. At first he said limberneck,
but when 1 told him he had been
this way two weeks, now three
weeks, and described it to him,/h
said it was not that but did not
give me any remedy for 1T, nor did
he tell me what was the matter.
You will do us a great favor If
you VIII be so kind as to write us
in regard to this, and tell us how
to treat the case, and what RENE
dies to use. We have about one
hundred other chickens in the yard
with this chicken. and all are
strong and healthy and don't seem
to be affected in any why.
Trusting that you will do us the
kindness to write at once and give
us remedy, 1 beg to remain,
Yours very truly,
u. A. HUNT.
ANSWER
The chicken referred to evidently
has some nervous trouble and 1t is
not likely that he will ever fully
recover from it to be fit to used as
a breeder again. Even IL he was
used as a breeder ii would be TAX
ing chances in his imparting the
same trouble to his offspring. The
best thing for you to do would be
to kill him and burn him up as
there are very few chickens that
ever recover from an affection Of
this kind and it is not worth the
time it would take to doctor him,
even If you could get him well. 1t
would take a long treatment and as
molting season will soon be on him
he would probably not have
strength to go through with it
and in the end you are most like
ly to lose him. If he would be
of much use to you afterwards 1t
would be a different proposition.
but / would not use such a bird
myself to breed from, even If he
recovered and l would not advise
others to do so. Therefore, 1 do
not think ii would be worth while
to give treatment to such a bird.
The only treatment that could be
given at all would be to separate
him from the others, dip in a So
luton Of Bee Dee Dip so that he
will be absolutely free from in
sects, then feed we'll a variety of
feed and every day one feed con-
tanning some liver medicine, such
as Bankers Condition Powders,
which should be mixed in the soft
feed. HIS system will have to be
in good condition and his food
properly digested before the trou-
BILE will ever be remedied.
Cochran, Ca: VIII you kindly
tell me If the beef scraps used for
chickens will keep in summer? 1t is
not sold here and / would have to
order 1t IN quantities if 1 get 1T.
VIII be so much Obliged.
MRS. NELLIE PURSER.
ANSWER.
The beef scraps used for chickens
will keep indefinitely as they are
thoroughly dried, the same as dried
beef.
Please answer the following
questions in Semi-Weelly Journal
How often do rabbits breed? What
food will fatten them? About
what price can 1 get the grays?
Whites? Where can I find market
for same? Where can I purchase
books in regard to rearing and
marketing rabbits?
SUBSCRIBER.
.u ANSWER.
Rabbits usually breed once a
month if given an opportunity, but
They will do better and raise
Stronger young ones if you only at
tempt to get about four to six lit
tiers a year from them. Alfalfa,
either green or hay, is the best
food you can give them. Oats and
cracked corn are also good. These
feeds will fatten them if given in
abundance. Rabbits usually sell
at rs cents to SO each, according
to age, quality and demand. About
70 cents each is the price that
they usually bring wholesale, espe-
cially from the Institutes where
they are used for innoculation pur-
are used for this purpose at the
state capitol, Atlanta, by DR..
Hines. and at times they find IL
rabbits and guinea pigs as they de-
sire. The American Stock Keeper.
which is published at Boston,
Mass. has rabbits books for sale
and the price is so cents each. (
Griffin, Cal will ask for a lit
tie advice on my small flock Of
chickens. l have had about $50 to
200 Matched off, and after they are
about eight to ten days old they
stand around and sleep themselves
to death. 1 have looked for lice
and mites and find none. I change
their feed once or twice a week and
give them fresh water once or
twice every day, and I can't I'M
derstand what makes them die that
way.
Please give me some advice
about this.
w. ]. HOLT.
ANSWER.
Evidently there is some cause
for your chickens acting as they
do. 1t is possible that the parent
stock has not impaired vitality
enough in their offspring to give
them. strength to thrive and do as
they should. On the other hand,
1T may be the way you are feeding
them which causes them to become
weak and sleep as they do. Little
chickens that are healthy and have
been properly started for the first
few days of their lives usually
are lively and ready for business
rather than being sleepy. You do
not say IL your chickens are incu
bator Matched or Matched under
hens or how you have been treating