The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22
DANGER FROM COLDS
IN THE POULTRY YARD
Though Different From Roup. a
Cold May Develop
Dread Disease.

Prof J. e. Graham writes on roup and
colds az follows:
From an economic point Of view colds
in themselves are not to he compared with
roup The worst objection 10 colds 10 the
fact that they weaken the bird and make
IL an easy prey for roup or other con-
tagious disease. The symptoms OF colds
are as follows: Running at the nose or
eyes. sneezing and coughing. II the cold
Is not too severe the actions OF the bird
may be natural and II proper conditions
are furnished and wholesome and stimu-
lating food supplied recovery will soon
follow: but In severe lingering cases
the bird becomes weakened and mopes
about as In cases of catarrhal roup. In
this condition II Is a good subject for
roup. bronchitis or pneumonia.
Colds are caused by unfavorable con-
ditiona Conditions favorable TO colds are
draughty houses. crowded quarters. damp
houses, filthy and poorly ventilated houses,
tender stock or stock not hardened on"
sudden changes OF temperature without
proper protection and low vitality Of
stock. Great stress should he laid on the
last cause. Most people during the brood
Ing and growing season are prone 90 let
weak and worthless chicks live. These
must be put out of the way as soon as
noticed by the attendant. as they are
or roup and pass II on TO the more vigOr-
Gus ones.
The treatment OF colds Is the same
As that of roup In its incipiency or nrst
form. on account Of the great economic
Importance OF roup II Is hoped that
psychologists will give 1t further study
during the next few years. 80 that the
nature and control OF the disease will be
better understood. Authorities agree
.g.t,, Ill sl,> l,g.
disease, but not as 10 the cause aud the in
terrelation of the various forms or stages
Salmon calls roun contagious catarrh
and discusses II as such. and diphtheria or
diphthcrial roup he treats as disease
entirely distinct from roup Robinson
also divides the subject In this way. while
others Harrison and StrciL also Moore)
l consider catarrhal roup. diphtheria or
diphtherial roup different stages or forms
OF the rame disease and that they
are caused by same germ. Whatever
may be the facts. IL Is we'll for the practi-
cal poultryman 10 know that even IL
they are two distinct diseases. they are
closely related and are very contagious.
! IN the first stage OF roup II cannot
be distinguished from colds The symp-
toms are practically the same until the
disease reaches the second stage. The
main difference is In the rapidity with
which the disease advances. Roup 10
more virulent Many poutrymen. in de-
scribing their troubles. say their birds
first had colds This may or may not
be true. II roup is caused by a specific
| germ. colds cannot develop into roup
unless this particular germ In present
| On the other hand it may he true that
colds weakened the birds and left them
easy prey for roup germs which came later.
| The symptoms are running AZ the nose
| or eyes. sneezing. coughing, swelling OF
face or about the eye. Hard breathing
and rafting In the throat are the most
noticeable In this condition the bird
may be more or less active and lay. The
main reason for emphasizing this form
Of tho disease In to impress upon the
| readers that they must be on the look
out Of these symptoms and. whether the
trouble be colds or roup. to use every
measure possible to down or eradicate
| the disease
Most people let n reach the second
or third stage before II 10 discovered.
II then has such foothold that eradca-
ton 10 q long. tedious and expensive
task The houses must be visited after
the birds have gone to roost. With a
light the attendant passes from house
to house, or from pen to pen. and listens
for sneezins or coughing. and birds thus
| affected are removed TO a detention house
| or hospital. Again. time must be taken
by the attendant when feeding the birds
to see II any roupy ones can he de-
tected moping about Whether the
trouble be colds or roup IN its incipiency,
the birds are treated collectively. That
IL. the treatment OF individual birds is
not resorted to. Clean and disinfect
co0ps with some good dlsinfectant. Place
potassium OF permansanate in the drink
Ing water-enough to give II q wine
color. Filling q teaspoon and scrapins
of all you can with q straight edge will
lava en0uHh for nina mr. tan UaIlOpa NJ
water Feed good, stimulating food
Separate all affected birds placing them
In a warm. dry. we'll ventilated place
and gfve them extra care and good food
II the poultryman discovers the disease
IN an advanced form early enough he
can soon get II under control. mainly
through feed and care A large number
of hocks improved by leaps and bounds
by giving good. rich, palatable mashes
and green cut bone. The extra feed
seems 10 tone up the system and in.
cresses tho power Of resistance.