The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-11-04
The USE OF POULTRY
ST|MULANTS.
BY q. Il. Conkey.

The use of stimulants of varlou
kinds is practiced 10 a cOnsidera
bic extent 10y poultry ralsers. Ii
fact there are few of us that dc
not to some extent employ in the
ration foods or drugs that proper
N come under the head of stimu
lants. Now there Is no reason
why such materials should not be
used whenever they are essentla
ia getting the results we are
striving for, providing we under
are using so that we can exercise
good judgment in what we do
! We must have some knowledge of
their effect on the general health
of the fowls, particularly in the
case of drugs, for while some
drugs are desirable, much damage
may result from carelessness or
ignorance in the use of others.
1t is not an unusual occurrence
for a flock of chickens to be rem
dered quite worthless thru over
stimulation, and this in just few
months time. On the other hand,
q properly selected and regulated
diet that includes stimulating ma
teTials can be made to serve a
very good purpose in bringing
about the desired results without
any danger of harmful effects.
Animal foods are not usually
classed an stimnlants, perhaps be
cause of their being SO universally
used, but in reality they are of a
stimulating nature and when fed
to excess may prove just as harm
full as drugs that we would natur
ally use with greater caution.
Meat foods when ted right will not
over stimulate and no ration is
complete without some kind of
meat food.
There are many feeds also that
are 900 heating and stimulating to
be used in great quantities with
out harmful results. Such feeds
are corn, hemp seed, cooked pota
toes, rice, buckwheat and oil
meals. Given in connection with |
spicy condiments they will IN time
bring on liver trouble and affeci
he egg organs, often being res
pon1lbfe for the laying of soft
sbelled eggs. Of the different
grains used in poultry feeding,
corn is misused more than any
other and yet there are some farm
ers that still persist IN giving lit
q e el9e at any season of the year
In cold weather when the more
heating foods are desirable, corn
Is less harmful, but other grains
should always be fed IN connec
ton with it, When too much
corn is used fat is deposited IN va
nous parts of the body and 10
time this will result in fatty de
generation Of the muscles and va
riOus organs.
Corn and corn meal in the right
DropOr lions, can be used to advan
age in poultry feeding and few
ormuias are without one or both
If these. Likewise other stimu
atlng feed materials will do no
larm if they are used as they
hould be for supplying a limited
ImoDnt of certain food elements '
II for the sake of adding to the
'ariety of food, since fowls must .
ave a variety If the best results e
re to be expected. o
At times 1t is just as advisable
o use drugs with tonic or stimu '
atiDg properties as 1t is to use
timnlatiDg food, for when res ults
annot be obtained without them a
Is a short sighted policy that q
7ill not recognize the good that n
les in the better class of these q
PREPARATIONS. Where good judg p
leDt is used in the selection of "
foods, avoiding those
90 highly stimulating or known I'll
D be harmful in their nature, you T
eed have no fear tor the health f
your birds. A condition pow T
er, rightly made, will improve u
ne appetite and make the birds N
IOre active, it will enrich the tr
lood and through this purify the nj
Tstem, and the result ia re
rengthening of the different or W
ans, and promotion OF vigorous
bod health required for egg pro !,
lctioD. 80
La selecting a condition powder is
regulator, be careful not to Sc CO
ct one that contains cayenne pc
,pper While perceptible to
mount of this drug will. it is pu
ne, cause premature laying and
stimulate egg production, at hi
- same time continuous use of du
oh drugs liz sure to lnflame the ad
g organs causing these parts to Ike
come diseased, and frequently 90
80 producing various forms of
'er trouble. To use snch pre