The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-25
FRESH AIR NEEDED
FOR YOUNG CHICKS
Impure Atmosphere Tends to
Destroy Vigor and Health
Of the Little Ones.
OVERCROWDING ALSO BAD
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ny W. u. VI
All contagious diseases-and they are
the ones that you want to look GU, for
IN the poultry yaSis-are spread by
germs. Germs live and multiply In filth.
Filth is also the cause Of impure air
and the breeding place for vermin
either OF which will destroy the vigor
and health Of the lI-le chicks in n very
short time. DO not confine your chicks
IN quarters where they are compelled to
breathe impure air. or where they will
he required to eat their foods from filthy
vessels.
Nermin "a the cause OF many chick
troubles. hence precautionary measures
should he taken TO keep the chicks free
from them at all times. Mites. lice and
othe/ bloodsucking insects soon render
The chick too weak 10 Withstand ordinary
Infections, and as A result the chick
week.-mrs. and dies
Perhaps more chicks die each year
from errors of hrcoding than from any
other causes. II is not the style OF
hrooder hat is at fault. hut the opera
ton OF IL. The brooder that is intrusted
with the "mOtherjng" Of a brood OF
chicks must be SO regulated hat they
! will he comfortable at all times The
errors In hrooding may be summed up
under NO heads. chilling and overhead
ing.
Nothing will do quicker damage 70
chicks than extreme variations IN tenn
perature. Severe chilling viii AZ once
check the growth Of little chicks, besides
causing bowel trouble while overheatinE
has the same general effect and also pro-
a.. ,o,fs ~, a..ar ,-oya 49,, Too
T,rya ,,nhors -, cbfcLstr NV aocr ee-
neciaIIv ~ ,hey ar. hoy.red in i, lrm.i-,
Is another means Of inviting trouble. The
chicks are compelled 10 breathe impure
air and rke,y "a swea. from huddling
.ope,her Econ ,bouyh they arc no,
Lil,od IN M VA, hoy ave certain ,,
u. u.aker.d Alv,,s hco- in M nd TIM.
Tho na,ur,, ,ns.inc, Of nc chI,k Is n
huddIe close 20 something warm. and no
u,,,s- how ,hey are hrooded they stu
have this tendency Il is due to this
that the poul,rv keeper mus. exercise
prop.r n~rec,u,ions In heir Management
one Of the ouick,s, methods Of infect.
rg a brood OF chicks is through the mo.
dunn Of the driuk!ur water or the drink.
II . vessels This danger can be reduced
10 the potu, II usrnircsncs nv being
,,reful to provide sanitary conditions
VERY practical afror, should hc made e
keen the drinking water cool. pure and
:resh by fre1urn, renewals. by disinfec.
ton ~ the, drinking vessels and b,
ucing drlnking fountains that the bird,
ammo, step into or otherwise foul II
has been found tina, q t~eaSpoonrul al
/, rer cent rarbol,r acid solution to t.'
r twelve quarts ~ drinking water is a.
excellent germicide TO us. for the frs
three months If the chicks lie
Sour, moldv or d.caved foods and
frozen vegetables are things that mus
he avoided In the feeding Of chicks
Never buy inferior poultry foods q,
cheap meat scrap. no matter what IN.
apparent advantage may be Ever,
season hundreds Of thousands Of dollar,
worth Of chicXs are actually SLAUGHTERED
by the use Of sour aud fermented grains
,utrid and foul meat scrap. decayeC
r vegetables and other articles Of diet ina
10 intelligent person should hin Of put
ting before any chick. po not get int,
the habit Of thinking that ANYTHING I!
good enough for tho chicks.
The outdoor used FOR MI,
chicks INNS, ha dry and ,rae from con
/, tamination. Dom, turn little chicks OH
ON bare ground that has been contain
), atad by the long ,,ulc use " adul
birds Games thrive I'm this soil an,
on warm DAYS osp,ri,uy after "A sum
uer shower the suns RAYS produce
[ .,cam or y,nnr from hare ground tina
is often fa,ai to Young ch,cks ~ sub
Tee, among diseases Of pnul,ry has cx
, cited more interest thar games. II, 4
ore OF ne most ommou diseases thong
II has h,nl,d In. hes, tr,,tmen, 10
wears. This was hcc,us, ,he a,lmcr
was not thoroughly understood an,
again. becaus. tho trouble is I'm IN,
wtudp,pe-a difficult mace To reach Will
n,dtr,ry r.n,aju,s
! The q neworm ,s parasitic erec,in,
I %poul,rv and usually confines itself I,
p Young chicks TIL. chick ,c1u,res IN,
! gapeworm either through infected drink
ing water, or from eating a.
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