Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-06

given them ny tho N0Glincr
II contagious diseases-and they are
ones that YOU want to look GU; for
the poultry yards-are spread by germs
rms live and multiply in filth. Filth is
% the cause of impure air and the
eeding place for vcrmu: either of
ich will destroy the vigor and health
the little chicks in a very short time
not conlne your chicks in quarters
here they are compelled 20 breathe i'm
re air. or whore they will he required
eat their foods from filthy vessels.
Nermin is the cause of many chick
bubles. hence precautionary measures
ould he taken to keep the chicks free
pm them at all times Mites, lice and
her hoodsuckng insects soon render the
ick too weak to Withstand ordinary
fections and as a result the chick weak
& and dies
Perhaps more chicks die each year from
rors of hrooding than from any other
use. II is not the style Of broodor shat
at fault hut the operation Of it. Tho
Fooder that is ntrustcd with the moth
ing of brood of chicks mus: he SO
e1Ilated that thcv will b. comfortable
al ttrnes- The errors in hroOdinE may
summed up under two heads chilling
Id overhea-iug.
kTREJ1rt: VARIATIONS IN TEMPER
ATUEES.
Nothing will do quicker damage to
hicks than extreme variations in tenn
hraturc. Severe chilliugWilla at one check
ne growth Of little chicks, besides caus-
be- bowel trouble. while ovcrheatinE has
ne same general effect and also produces
Dlds that often prove fatal. Too large
umbers OF chicks in any flock, especially
/ they are lowered in a broader. is an
ther means of inviting trouble. The
hicks are compelled to breathe impure
r and likely to sweat from budding to-
ether. Even though they are not killed
this way. they are certain 20 he weak
ned. Always bear in mind that the
atural instinct of the chick is to huddle
lose TO something warm. and no matter
ow they are broodeG they still have this
endency. il is due to this that tho
poultry keeper must exercise proper pre-
autions in their management.
FOUL DRINKING WATER.
One of the quickest methods of infect
hg brood Of chicks is through the medi-
pm of the drinking water or the drinking
essels This danger can he reduced 10
he point Of insignifcance by being care
ful to provide sanitary conditions. Every
practical effort should be made 20 keep
he drinking water cool, pure and fresh
by frequent renewals, by disinfectiOn of
he drinking vessels and by using drink
ng fountains that the birds cannot ster
into or otherwise foul II has been found
that a tcaspoonful of I'VE per cent. car
boliG acid solution to 70 or l. quarts OF
drinking water is an excellent germicidC
10 use for the first three months OF the
chicks life
Sour, mildly or decaycd foods and frozcr
Vegetables are things that must bo avoid
ed IN the feeding of chicks. Never buy i'm
ferior poultry foods or cheap meat scrap
no matter what the apparent advantage
may be Every season hundreds of thou
hands Of dollars worth of chicks are ac
tually slaughtered by the use of sour anC
fermented grains, putrid and foul mea
scrap. decaycd vegetables and other ar
tcles of diet that no intelligent person
should think of putting before any chick
DO not get into the habit If thinking tina
anything is good enough for the chicks.
WET, FOUL GROUND.
'Aa outdoor runways used for liltl
Chicks must be dry and free from con
tauination. Don't turn little chicks on
on bare ground that has been contami
<tcd by the longtime use OF adult birds
Iiapes thrive In this soil, and ON warn
days. especially after a summer shower
the suns rays produce a steam or vapo
from bare ground that is often fatal t
young chicks, No subject among disease
OF poultry has excited more interest tina
Fapes. II IL one Of the most commo
diseases, though II has hatilcd the hes
treatment for years. This was becaus
the ailment was not thoroughly under
stood. and again, because the trouble
in the windpipe-a difficult place to rcac
with ordinary remedies,
The gapeworm is parasite afectn
poultry and usually confines itself t
young chicks. The chick acquires tn
gapeworm either through infected drink
ing water, or from eating angleworms, c
from picting gapeworms from the grounc
Eapeworms are originally parasite
the common earthworm, and these eartt
worms in an infected area carry the en-
bryos In their bodies. Consequently 1t
best to keep the chicks off the grour
where infection is prevalent During II
time the gapeworms are drawing the
sustenance from the chick, the chick itse
is losing its vitality and strength Just I
the time when this is most needed
produce a strong, healthy fowl. If Il
gapeworms gather to any great extel
in the windppe as they mature the vim
pipe becomes filled with the bodies AZ
the victim chokes to death OF cour
many chicks have the gapes and do ~
diA hut this u probably due to the Las