Milford chronicle., 1916-12-08
Fowls The Result
OF Disease Preventatives
By J. H. MeFAUL, Jr.
(AH Rights Reserved

be kept sweet and pure at all times, with
of course, little assistance in the way ol
cleaning from you at regular intervals.
A visit to the coop each evening after
dark, while the birds are at roost, is the
best method for the detection of colds
among the birds. Many birds may e
affected and yet it will be impossible for
you to detect it by looking at them in the
daytime. Night is the best time, for it
is then that the affected fowls can be sin
gled out by their breathing. When found
lift them gently from the roost and place
them in a separate place for treatment
the following morning, or better still
begin the treatment at once.
These are but few of the many hints
to prevent disease, but if these details
are given your attention, much of your
poultry troubles will be at an end.
But there are other things to which /
wish to call your attention. How about
that medicine chest?
Nothing doing" you say, II don't
believe in quack remedies or doctors "
Well, neither do l, but then, one must
not be termed "a guack" simply because
he advocates the maintenance of a good
medicine chest, as it is oftimes greatly
needed. If you have not remedies at
hand some good specimen will often die
while you are getting medicine to pre-
s-rve its life.
Every poultryman should be reason
ably prepared for an emergency, and for
that reason it is well to have a medicine
chest. As many persons disbelieve in the
use of medicines, they likewise refuse to
keep a chest. This is one of the best ar |
guments in favor of my idea of prevention |
rather than of cure, but in order to pre- |
vent disease, it is almost necessary to /
maintain medicine chest which contains /
some of the more widely known preven-
tatives. The idea, then, in keeping a
medicine chest is rather for the admins
tering of preventatives than of attempt
ing cures when once the disease has de-
but even this is permissible if
life among the fowls can be preserved. Il
In many instances, however, prepared H
ness averts trouble.
1t is said that perfect obedience to the
laws of nature renders the physician of
but little use, and this same rule can be
applied to the raising of chickens. But
in all cases a medicine chest should be
kept which contains some useful preven-
-ative medicines.
The well-kept medicine chest should
contain castor oil, sweet oil, epson salts,
proxide of hydrogen. aconite,
ierosene, 2-grain quinine capsuls, and
grain salol capsuls. With these pre-
you will be fairly we'll equip
1ed for any emergency.
In addition to the above remedies
wish to add one other, and to which
wish to call special attention. This is
arbolic acid, and owing to its dangerous
haracter, it needs to be specially empha-
lied. 1t has wonderful healing qualities
nd produces good effects when mixed
With washes for use in treating roup. II
cts like a charm for all bowel disorders,
nd if placed in the drinking water for
Oung chicks, will prevent bowel trouble.
should, however, be used with great
are.
Give the chickens your best care in the
natter of proper housing, proper feeding,
lean, sweet and wholesome quarters,
be lice kept down to a minimum, and I
ou will have but little trouble from dis
ase. In other words prevent disease by
be proper conduct of your plant, rather
han permitting it to develop through
our negligence and then attempting to
feet a cure. That is the splendid method
y which You should operate.