Evening star., 1915-05-16
COMMON AILMENTS IN
THE POULTRY YARD
Something About Their Causes and
Symptoms and How to Prevent
or Cure Them.
Home Treatment for the Ordinary
Poultry Yard Troubles
Of the Amateur.
BY w. q, KRUM,
Copyright, lsto.)
BY w. q. KRUM.
Copyright. iet0)

! Many amateur poultry raisers are
| anxiously looking forward to the
brooding season. having in mind their
troubles and losses in previous years.
Therefore, let US look over the list
! and see II we cannot get a better In
sight into the causes, symptoms, cure
| and prevention of the moro common
diseases. with the idea Of avoiding
loss, il possible.
The Matching eggs should not be kept
too long and should be we'll cared for.
Many times weakness in chicks Is trace
| able to chilling in transferring to
| brooders or to insufficient heat in the
breeders. Ovsrheating, as in too small
brooders. where they have no way of
escaping to a cooler place, gives the
same symptoms as chilling.
Symptoms: Loss of appetite, lack Of
activity and tendency to crowd even
after the temperature has been regu-
lated; also looseness of the bowels.
| Treatment: This calls for prevention
rather than cure. AS large numbers
die directly or indirectly from this
cause, 1t Is we'll to initiate the other
hen in all our brooding systems. Follow
the above instructions.
! Toe picking is quite common among
| young incubator chicks during the first
| week that they are put into the brood
er. If the chicks are taken to the
| brooder at night instead of in the
| morning there is less danger Of it.
| They can then be fed the following
morning and kept active. In case chicks
| get to toe picking, feed often but spar
ingly and scatter the grain into a
| light litter, where they can work for
/ chopped meat or green bone and green
| food once or twice daily. This plan
will keep the chicks occupied and
| make them healthy. Under these con-
ditions They will forget about toe
picking.
Sore eyes: The sticking together OF
| the eyelids with a thick. dark-colored
secretion is not generally fatal. Treat
| ment: Battle the eyes in a weak So
| luton of peroxide of hydrogen and
grease them with vaseline.
Gapes: symptoms. frequent sasping
for breath due to the parasitic worms
In the windpipe. These are known as
cape worms Many of these are cough
| ed up and live in the ground. These
or the eggs are picked up the next
season and thus the trouble continues
year after year Treatment: A feath-
er may be stripped SO as to resemble
small paint brush. Moisten this
feather slightly with oil of turpen-
tine and quickly thrust into the wind
pipe when the chicken gapes. 1t will
kill the worms which are coughed up.
Coccidiosis is quite common and is
usually fatal. Chicks from poor breed
ing stock are very susceptible.
Symptoms: Drowsiness. stunt e d
growth, common diarrhea. A post NOR
TEN shows the caeca or blind Intestine
enlarged, hardened and often of a
brownish color. The liver is covered
with yellow spots or particles. This
disease is similar to blackhead in tur-
keys and no cure is known. Treatment
calls for prevention by the use of
strong. vigorous breeders and thorough
disinfection of the brooders with one
part crude carbolic acid to three of