Milford chronicle., 1914-11-20

! S0"eN1 VI tue year tiot lbe ufst eigus OF
cild or louU Your own chi'dren VIII
ikely develop colds at TINS time, no mat
Ter how much you Try TO prevent them.
Fowls are jnst as suscr pube TO C'i,
! matte changes ~ are human being, and
it l. most patufai that colds Will make
their APPEARANCE among tie flock. Par
ticuary Is this true II the fowls have
been housed IN close unyentilated coop
during the warm days OF summer. Ii
the houses are not properly constructed,
tue fowls viii crowd the perches at night
and get up perspung. Ia the early
/ morning they allght from their TOosts
and go INTO the cOoi brisk morning air
the result is that they catch cold.
Young stock that has had close coops
all summer will often seek trees aud
other places for rooStIug purposes at this
season of the year lt Is essential that
You prevent the birds from doing TINS
as It means trouble aud possibly .Oss OF
| lie, The co. q damp rains 0i autumn are
also lllu'luu~ 10 fowls Summing u ali
| up, they need extra care aad attention
at THIS palrcu.ar time OF the year
The ruostiug rooms should be visited
every night alter the fowls bad settled
ltls there thst cold can best be dlscov-
cred. There is no need 10 carry light
into the coop as this vii naturally dis
turb the birds ana your visit will do
more hsrm than gOud
Go mo the cop DO the dark and re-
nam qu et iOr irw uiuutes II any OF
the iuWis are infected with a cold, you
VII soon know II from its breathing
Tie hFd can be readily located and lifted
/ fro Q i.Et ~ "a
room, ii you have provided such place;
If not, into a clean dry cellar where the
cod NAV be dGctored, All cases OF colds
should receive prompt attention neglect
means tie death OF many promising
Specimens.
a simp r CO d IS easily gotten rid OF II
taken in time AID rs the vast majority
of T. r I.i- If chlokeus start with cold,
llt ur-t n-.er a. Lrglect single case
TIE Ntt5 M nuie Il de ,eiops, 90 alter II
y Do, r it is easy 10 cure
1ie VEL h Dt med cine chest OF the
pouluyman Riti c'tta, n castor OIL, sweet
nt, epson sails, tlrpentlae, aconlle' per-
oxide ot hNdr gpH Kerosene, grain CAP
- - Of qu.aiue, g ain capsules OF saiol.
With these yu1 atr fairly well EQUIPPED
ior anv casts of e. ds or roup that may
d-veiup, pro,i1td however you begin
your work on thu birds n time
W beu tue bird IS picked OF the roosts
at night Suffering i,om cold give III
either dose Of Ca-t0r ou or epsum salts.
Put ten drops Of acon.te TO hal tnmDler
OF water aud give tablespoonful every
two or three hour; or give two gram
capsul Of quinine three times a day snd
one g,ald Of salOl twice day. II there
Is no running lTon the eyes and nostHis
or swelling about tii- eyes or nostrils' thls
treatment will affect a cure within a day
or two
Where there is swellingand discharge
from tue eyes and nosiriis, bathe the al
fected parts with a mixture OF sweet on
and tnTpentine, equal parts, or diluted
peroxide Of hydrogen, and inject into the
nostrils douch OF Kerosene. SWab out
the throat with the same
There is little or no hope, however, Tor
a roupv fowl whose throat and eyes are
well cankered-the best known remedy
for the bird in this stage is a good sharp
Ratchet. Roup is very contagious DIS
ease. and unless you are especially equip
ped for handling sick birds, you had bet
Ter apply the hatchet in the beginning
and thus save many other birds from De-
coming infected,
Roup has a very disagTeeable Odor, ana
when once YOU experience a case you VIII
never forget its unpleasantness. BIRDS
with roup will eat very little If any tood,
and while you are treating a iowl It ls
nesessary that YOU give it some stmulst
ing food. For this purpose slghty
warmed milk will be ioung to be excel
lent Pour it down the throat oi the
bird at regular intervals. Many roupy
birds die of starvation while they are
beipg treated, and then the remedies are
condemned for fai TO act Small
pieces of moist bread, potatoes and other
table scraps may be fed the bird IN TINS
manner.
Isolate the sick birds as soon as they
show any sign of ailment This 10 Just
as necessary Tor the welfare Of the ahrc
ted fowl a. it is for the we'll ones A SICK
fowl left 20 run with the other members
Of the flock. will soon spread its disease
~ other birds; and then, the we'll fowls
will tramp upon aud otherwise abuse
the in bird, thus lessening its chances oil
Don't attempt to administer medicines
IN sick fowls 10 the hope of curelng them
nnlpss Won have the time to give them
the proper attention. Better apply the
hatcbet at once than allow the bird to
die Of thirst or starvation together with
it's affliction.
CsrboIic acid is a very dangerous drug |
to have about any household, yet It ls
Also a very valuable one. Carbohc ACID I
Il invaluable to the poutIyman, provided |
he uses it with care In mixing equal
parts Of sweet oil and turpentine together
ss wash for the eyes and nostrils IN the
treatment Of Group, its healing qualities
NAV be greatly increased If few drops
Of carbolic acid are added to the mixture,
about tao drops to the ounce
Manv ailments to fowls spring from
colds-snd there lie generally reason
for them taking cold. The very hrst
bird Won discover with a cold, look into
he cause and remove it At the same
time isolate the affected bird and begin
YOUR treatment In q majority OF cases,
vour trouble will cease with the cure Of
This bird. But if you do not eradicate I
the cause YOU will be compelled to nghtt
case after case and there will be no END
10 your troubles. There is no use 10 at
to cure single case OF cold IN
less Won remove the bird from among the
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