Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07

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whether he has 5, so or 500 fowls. is
confronted with a perplexino nrob-
lem at some time or other WIN
not come to US We will have vour
stumbling block" removed in a
hurry. Your questions will be an
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by an authority. Always read the
Questions and Answers thev nave
many good tips" that you can
profit by.
Bowel trouble being one Of the most
dreaded diseases with which the nonl-
tryman has to battle, it might be well
to consider it at this time and touch
upon its causes, preventatives and cures.
AS rule, bowel troubles NAV be
traced directly to careless feeding. i'm
proper sanitation, mOuldy food or litter.
or access to decayed vegetables or meat. /
A badly balanced ration causes trou- /
bles by overtaking the digestive organs, +
While heavy feeding has precisely the /
same effect. Poor sanitation which per- /
mits dirty, filthy quarters bad ventila-
ton, etc, many times cause bowel
troubles Feeding tCO much beef scrap
or meat meal, which oyerloads the svs-
TEN with protein will cause the same
results. The digestive organs Of fowls
will become affected and bowel trouble
will generally result if the birds are al
lowed to have access to decayed fruit,
vegetables or the Ike f.
From the above one can readily see
just how easy it is to create trouble of
this kind which is difficult to eradicate
and on the other hand, how easily it can
be prevented by giving these things
your attention. Severe cases of bowel l
trouble are often mistaken for cholera +
and treated with the harsh and severe
| remedies that are prescribed for this c
latter ailment. This usually increases d
| the trouble rather than effect cure, so t,
it can be seen that it is better to begin v
the treatment for bowel trouble with
| the more simple remedies, than to pour
into the affected birds those remedies o
used in cholera cases. Resort only to \
the harsh remedies when the simpler y
ones fail to act. "
In many instances, bowel trouble can y.
be cured by Withholding all food for u
couple Of days and then feeding only
lightly for week. By this method the
digestive organs are allowed to clear
themselves Of all of the poisonous mat
ter that may have been deposited in da
them, and at the same time secure
the trouble, don t neglect to thoroughly an
disinfect the drinking vessels, feed or
troughs and every part of the poultry bu
house and runs to which the erected Cd
birds have had access.
This portion Of the treatment must be fri,
to in order to kill the germs
and prevent the spread of the maledy. Oh
If the disease has gotten a considerable 4
start on you. withhold all drinking water Ste
from the flock for at least twelve hours 4
and then place before them water into his
which has been placed a quantity of I
spsom salts. The quantity to be used is spe
me heaping teaspOOnful to a pint of her
water Keep this in front of the fowls L
Until they have all drank a considerable a fe
,ortion of it, thus assisting in ridding the
ne system of what poison may be there. dali
mother good remedy for the trouble for
Jill be found in Withholding the drink r
1g water for a time, and in its place Bait
i've scalded Il ilk with grated nutmeg. afte
BichlOride of mercury is used in pro- Nat
ortions OF 1 1000 of grain drug NJ
to each fowl morning and Del
ight But this should be used only ton.
hen the fowl fails to respond to the To
mpler treatments. Bait
There are several preventatives for by
lis trouble which have been found to NJ
2 of value. Common charcoal, if kept NOR
efore the fowls at all times will be H
und to be an excellent preventative iting
II all sorts of bowel trouble. As this +.
a very cheap article, no poultrymen War
ould be without it at any time. 1t
n be had at almost any country store
at any feed store.
More chicks die each breeding season Th
ON bowel trouble than from all other atter
ments put together, and yet there is nj
reason for its eXistance. The great ING !
1uble with most poultry raisers is that 70 III
ev imagine that they have all the fJi
owledge necessary Ior the suecessIui new
sng of chicks. They therefore re- Mr
Sc to take any advice given them by RIGHT
lers. They will laugh and scotf at the Pstle
.as of other persons who attempt to wi
them anything concerning the rails Rov
: OF chickens especially Wheh the m Sund
'mer has some simple remedy for any Mi,
ease. to he
He who laughs last, laughs best, y ded Y
an old but true adage. ] usually tell Mastt
at remedies l know, and if they are Mr..
ised by, it is not my fault. time
Is a preventative for white diarrhea, Noble
what is commonly called bowel trOu- y
l will take my hat off to none, yet nesse,
precautiOn is very simple thing. the \
I'd you, am not claiming the credlt with Z
having discovered it, but until mite /
e it to the poultry public dare say score
few persons knew of it.
or the past six years have not had
case Of bowel trouble to crop outin
flock and thus have raised good r,,ti
centage of chicks hatched. From the ted hi
' start of the little chick on his Wo,
.nev through life, put eight drops Of oaioW
te carbolic acid into each quart Of cha
king water. Continue this treat A Put
It until the birds have reached the CONGO
Ier-age, and the trick is turned. Mre
much trouble at that, and then time y
e is the complete absence Of any lev. at
blence of bowel trouble. N Mes
1is, of course. must be accompanied som I
a supply of grit and charcoal to were !
maintain health and the youngsters of the
n sufficient exercise, then this Mrs
ded disease will no longer be a tbe ON
.aded" one as there will be none to urdav
d. Mrs.
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