Milford chronicle., 1915-11-26
The USE OF PREVENTATIVES
TO INSURE HEALTHY FOWLS
By J. H. MeFAUL, Jr.
(AH Righks Resetredl

sules. With these, you are fairly we
equipped for emergency cases whic
may develop among your fowls. that is
if you take these ills in time.
If in your rounds at night you discov
er a bird suffering from a cold, immed
lately give it dose of castor oil or CD
son salts. In addition to this, on III
morrow, put ten drops of aconite into
half tumbler of water and give a tea
spoonful every two or three hours, o.
you may give a twO-grain quinine cap
sule three times a day and a one -grair
salol capsule twice a day.
If the cold has been detected the first
day of its development, this treatment
will effect a cure in about two days
Where there is swelling and discharge
from the eyes and most Is, indicating
that the cold is of several days standing.
the case will be found more difficult.
In this instance, battle the part affected
with equal portions of sweet oil and tur
pentine, well mixed or with diluted per-
oxide. Also inject into the nostrils a
dOuch of kerosene. and likewise swah
out the throat with it.
Watch your birds carefully. prevent
the appearance of rOup by chasing he
colds with their first symptoms. Roup
is a dangerous disease and a very con-
tageous one. 1t will spread rapidly and
is hard, extremely hard to eradicate
therefore to prevent roup by curing
colds in their incipiency, is far better
than to attempt to cure it when once it
has gained a foothold. A good sharp
hatchet is the best remedy known to
pOultrydom for the determination of this
disease, and when it has been applied.
every portion of the affected bird should
be buried Immediately. Oh, yes, it is
possible to cure roupy fowls. but it does
not pay in the long run as they are of
no use as breeders.
In suggesting contents for the we'll
kept medicine case, | might add that a
most important one has been omitted
This was purposely done, in order to
call special attention to very valuable
yet dangerous drug. l refer to Carbolic
Acid. Great care should be exercised
in handling this drug. Mixed with the
wash recommended for cases of roup,
it wonderfully improves the healing qua
tiles, but please to observe, it requires
but little. Too much is far worse than
none at all and will bring about disaster.
Never use more than two drops of the
acid to each ounce of the sweet oil and
Colds are the beginning of more all
ments among fowls than any other one
source and there is generally a cause
for their presence. As soon as YOU dis |
cover the first bird with a cold. you
should endeaVOr to locate the cause, and
when found, remove it; at the same
time isolating the bird and applying a |
remedy. In the great majority of cases, !
your troubles will ce6se with the cure
1f the first, provided you correct the !
cause of trouble; but if you fail to do /
this, you will be called upon to treat |
lrst one case and then another. In /
TACT, your troubles will never cease.
Canker is also contagious and |
disease and is the cause of |
many deaths among poultry. This di- !
tease is generally brought on by the /
birds eating decayed foods, which may
)e given them or which they might
Iick up about the yards and runs.
this disease is far easier
han to cure it. See that the surround
ngs are always clean and that no de-
aged food is lying about and you will /
hen avoid the appearance Of canker.
T, however, any of the birds become
ffected with canker, administer a
hot of sulphide of calcium into their
1roats, after having removed that
heesey, cankerous growth from it
nth a stick. One or two shots will be
efficient to bring about a cure. This
owder is poisonous-therefore get
one Of it in your mouth.
l believe that you can realize from
le above suggestions that ian ounce
prevention is worth a pound of s
lre," therefore making the old adage
ue, and l believe that you will agree
it'll me that this is the wiser course
pursue. Therefore, govern yourself Z