Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-06

spoiled or poisonous foods. Quite Of
ten it is caused by over-eating Of very
fibrous feeds, like ground oats and
other coarse mill products. Or it
may be caused by eating anything
which disagrees with the bird.
Remove the cause. Feed more
regularly. When changing from one
ration to another do it very gradual
ly. Make the bird exercise and make
sure that all feed is wholesome and
sweet. Feed no heated, decayed or
rotten feeds. Feed nothing you would
hesitate to eat las far as purity
goes), and increase the feeding of
charcoal and grit.
To cure the affected individual, give
a tablespoonful of castor oil and mas
sage the crop, then holding the bird
with head down and mouth open,
gently and gradually work the con-
tents out by way of the mouth. Next
give the bird two or three tablespoons
fuls of warm water, massage the crop
and then work this back out again by
way of the mouth. Then give an
other tablespoonful of castor oil.
Don't feed for "a hours, and then feed
sparingly of easily digested and
wholesome feeds. Give plenty of
charcoal.
This disease is quite frequent in
small chicks, in which it may be the
result of any of the above causes, or
chilling, over-heating or over-eating.
Contagious Catarrh
Our hens have their eyes swelled
shut. At first they just water, but
later a pus forms under the eyelids
and the side of the head seems in
famed. There are also little spots
on the combs and wattles that are
sort of yellowish as though filled
with pus. They do not eat well. Are
fed good dry mash, wheat, ground
oats, corn, milk and have all the
water they want. Are kept in a good
warm coop with south windows which
are open in good weather and have
canvas upper>sashes for colder wealth
er. ID. j. II.
The watering of the eyes in chick
ems is most always caused by colds OF
catarrh. AS the trouble gets worse
the secretions from the eyes get
! thicker and the eye swells and often
closes. This condition with the swell
ing and inflammation of the head in
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with contagious catarrh or roup, as il
is generally called. The condition OF
the comb would indicate sore head OF
what is commonly called chicken-pox
which is thought to be nothing but
another form of roup.
| While these are what is called
germ diseases, the fundamental cause
of the troubles is a lowering of the
vitality of the chicken, either by i'm.
proper feeding, poor ventilation OF
unsanitary surroundings. In treating
for these troubles separate all birds
which show symptoms of the disease
from the healthy ones. Remove al
litter from the house and disinfec,
| freely with five per cent solution OF
carbolic acid. In the drinking water
| put one to two teaspoonfuls of a sat
urated solution of potassium perman
ganate. For local treatment wasf
eyes at least twice daily with an an.
! tiseptic solution such as a one-hal1
per cent solution of corrosive sublim
| ate.
\ We would suggest that in addition
to what is now being fed, the chick
en- be given plenty of green food ant
also have available in hoppers dry
bran. Be sure that all the utensil.
used in feeding and watering are wei
cleaned. It is advisable to scale
| them thoroughly frequently.