The Ordway new era., 1915-02-19
SIMPLE BUT GOOD
POULTRY REMEDIES

II il far more profitable to become
master Of the art of prevention than
II II to be an expert In the art Of
cure II n veIl to doctor the early
stages Of siekness, and thereby avoid
serious ailments. But when II comes
10 the eontagious diseases Ike roup
and cholera, We are strongly In The BE-
lief that they cannot be cured
We may apparently care these all
nents, but the germs Of the disease
can never bs eradicated from the
body. whea such birds are used for
breeding purposes, they have but one
rssult-a generation Of stckly. poor
~ constituted offspring.
Here are . few simple remedies
for early sfagss,, which It might be
well to remenbsf:
For bamblsSoot. paint the corn iib-
ssa1ly with tinctnFo Of iodine daily
for . week. II this b done in the
early stages. the corn can bs spread
Te eanker. three applications q
hns salt rubbed on the sore spots
has been reported n an exceIlent
rsmedy.
For catArTh. four drops Of aconits
tn . hah.piat of drinking water II rec.
ommendsd- Creolin. one part to one
hundred parts Of water, has also been
known to cure: boric acid, 20 grains
to one ounce OF water or listsT:ae,
one part to ten parts Of water. are
also safe remedies
For chicken-pu1, paint the head and
wattles. with vaseline, after first ha-
ing bathed well with hot water. At
night. give . onegrain quinins pill
Repeat treatment each night for .
week
For colds, . one-srain quinine pill
each night for three night. or Q week
until cured. I. Prepare = mixture Of
one tablespoonful Of . good family
liniment. one teaspooAful of spirits Of
tuIpentine. and four tabIespoonfuls
of water. When using. warm slishtly
and shake wen before using. Inject
two to four drops In the nostrila
For eostiveness, ten drops of sui
phats Of magnesia to each pint ct
drinking water.
For crop troubles. enlarged OF sour
cruD, ed about half teaspoonful
Of baking soda to . quart Of drinking
water daily for few days, during
which time feed sparingiy. For crop
hound. Powell says he has cured bod
eases BY making aniicted birds swst
low an the warm coffee that could Be
forced into its crop. Repeat the dose
several times.
1or debility. an English remedy ID
Q raw naw-laid egg every morning
unttl the fowl begins to recover. Then
eAsnge to little cooked meat, and
add . little nuriate Of iron to the
drinking vatef. Z When the writea
has fowl that IL moping. he givea
. family liver pill each night for
three nights in succession. Also
gives the bird . free range over q
grass plot
For diarrhea, slight cases. . few
drops Of spirits Of camphor In the
drinking water. .. A half.teaspoon.
full Of paregoric daily. 3. Give = tea
spoonful Of soda water (made By Us
ing three teaspoonfuls Of bicarbonate
soda to . pint Of water). I. Use char
coal, finely ground. in feed and va
ter.
For Indigestion. q gill of linseed
meal to each dozen hens. 2. A tea
spoonful Of fenugreek in the mash fol
every ten fowls
For leg weakness. . pill composed
of q half.grain quinine. one grain oi
sulphate Of iron. and fve grains oi
phosphate Of lime. .. Ten drops oi
tincturs Of nux vomica in . quart oi
drinking water.
For limberneck, night and morn
ing give . pint Of asafetida. about
the size Of . pea Q. -Four or i've
drops Of turpentine in spoonful Of
castor oil. or make 1t into . Pill With
wh eat flour. 8. Mix sweet oil and oil