The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-02-18
SIMPLE BUT GOOD
POULTRY REMEDIES

II is far more profitable to become
master OF the art OF prevention than
1t is to be an expert in the art OF
cure. II is well to doctor the early
stages Of sickness, and thereby avoid
serious ailments. But when Il comes
TO the contagious diseases like roup
and cholera, We are strongly in the be-
lief that they cannot be cured.
We may apparently cure these all
ments, but the germs of the disease
can never be eradicated from the
body. When such birds are used for
breeding purposes. they have but one
result-a generation OF sickly, poor
ly constituted offspring.
Here are a few simple remedies
for early stages. which 1t might be
well to remember:
For bumble-foot, paint the corn lib
orally with tincture OF iodine daily
for week. II this is done in the
early stages. the corn can be spread.
For canker. three applications OF
fine salt rubbed on the sore spots
has been reported as an excellent
remedy.
For catarrh. four Drops OF aconite
In a half-pint OF drinking water is rec
ommended. Creolin, one part to one
hundred parts OF water. has also been
known TO cure; boric acid. 20 grains
10 one ounce of water or listerine.
one part to ten parts OF water, are
also safe remedies.
For chicken.pox. paint the head and
wattles, with vaseline, after first hav-
ing bathed well with hot water. At
night. give a one-grain quinine pill.
Repeat treatment each night for a
week.
For colds, a one-grain quinine pill
each night for three nights or n week
until cured. 2. Prepare a mixture OF
one tablespoonful OF a good family
liniment, one teaspoonful OF spirits ot
turpentine. and four tablespoonfuls
OF water. When using. warm slightly
and shake well before using. Inject
two to four drops in the nostrils.
For costiveness, ten drops OF sui
phate OF magnesia TO each pint OF
drinking water.
For crop troubles. enlarged or sour
crop, add about half teaspoonful
of baking soda TO a quart Of drinking
water daily for a few days. during
which time feed sparingly. For crop
bound. Powell says he has cured bad
cases by making afflicted birds swal-
low all the warm coffee that could be
forced into its crop. Repeat the dose
several times.
For debility. an English remedy is
a raw new-laid egg every morning
until the fowl begins to recover. Then
change to a little cooked meat, and
add a little muriate OF iron to the
drinking water. 2. When the writer
has a fowl that is moping, he gives
family liver pill each night for
three nights In succession. Also
gives the bird free range over a
grass plot
For diarrhea, slight cases, a few
drops Of spirits OF camphor in the
drinking water. 2. A halfteaspoon-
full OF paregoric daily. 3. Give a tea
spoonful OF soda water made by us
ing three teaspoonfuls OF bicarbonate
soda to a pint OF water) 4. Use char
coal, finely ground, in feed and wa
ter.
For indigestion, a gill OF linseed
meal TO each dozen hens. q A tea.
spoonful OF fenugreek in the mash for
every ten fowls,
For leg weakness, a pill composed
OF a half.grain quinine, one grain OF
sulphate OF iron, and Ave grains OF
phosphate OF lime. 2. Ten drops OF
tincture OF nux vomica in a quart OF
drinking water.
For limberneck. night and morn.
ing give pint Of asafetida. about
the size of a pea 2. Four or FIVE
drops Of turpentine in a spoonful OF
castor oil, or make IL into a pill with
uAsat aour. 8. Mix sweet oil and oil