Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21

| 1t is unnecessary to tell any one who
iohs "a"ui'"s
| white diarrhea is one of the Things
j hich probab ly cause more trouble and
lose cha, ,. r,hin ation of
o'''' VI
touoieS that carry on the so'"e
chick. No doubt chicks that die from
o+b.r ,,,,. siderad as
j ~ 49,.
having succumbed to this disease o"'
allowing for that there still remains
= very large nronortion of losses
through "h''e o'arrhea win "o apr"
ent check for it. This trouble may De
caused in MANY WAYS 1t may be a
~erer.I .r.o, -, usin, weak stock
e'e'' '' "7'e
! it may be due to bad feeding methoos
that encourage bowel disorders: or it
r,. ,,,.u, ho .ho ros,1, of bacterial
| mo ''' ,-.,,;,,,
growth in the egg itself either kiilihS
the embryo or being present in the
| hatched chick. II poultry raisers will
J reflect on their operations probably
I they will fail to md much of this
troi1ble nresent in late fall, winter or
/; carly spring chickens, but that it is
most nrevalent in the late spring and
summer matches There may be sew
eral causes for this Using eggs from
, weak stock nerhaps would be the most
a,,narent one for such birds will only
j he likely TO come into laying during
Tho natural breeding season,
!
! The elimination of weak stock should
rsnid ,ermination from them of any
! bacilli that NAV be present in the sys-
I TENS of weak constituted stock Chicks
nroduced out Of season are usually
p,ara na,ticularlv cared for and are
less likely to be oyercrowded, having
/ tberefore better sanitary conditions
and food This is of the greatest i'm
ibonph to prevent and control this
! trouhle much more than the handling
! ~ Matched chicks, must be taken into
i consideration. II the birds being bred
! from have ever suffered with white
will he tendency to have some Turk
inc germs that will increase and be
| carried to others through the eggs to
| the chicks. Subjected to heated con-
ditions these germs become active and
| nronapate AT a rand rate First, then.
the breeders must be free from it and
! in the best possible condition The
| likelihood of the trouble from good
! stock Of vigorous constitution is re-
u, incuha t;on or the chicks injured by
had feeding or other equally bad treat.
mant Artjficially Matched chicks should
come from eggs laid by sturdy. Wig
! o op stock and ali the details Of at
,ption NUS, have been carried out to
! the letter or the chicks. even if they
hatch NAV be SO weakened as to de-
maion diarrhea soon after they are
Vega Se,op o'"i
| In the opinion of the majority OF
! poultry experts, the average poultry
raiser makes mistake In attempting
ra lions, prepared according to special
formulas. Most of these mixtures must
be wet and hot to be effective. require
careful preparation. and. consequently:
4 I.., he a
poultryman with little time to devote
to his birds Even when every care Is
taken. wet mash is likely to be
sloppy and indigestible. and either TOO
hot or too cold for the tender organs
of baby chick. Wet mashes, too,
often tempt the young fowl to gorge,
resulting in diarrhea and other bowel
troubles 1t is easy to teach young
chick to eat dry mash, which is always
grain reed, such as tne nanulas,ufeie
OF the pest commercial ch1eh 100 p
on the market Inc t"o ,eeue elOIiu
pc ded IN acco,aance wn'n "a.
Ieeo1ns pan sc'eh''hcAhs '
-. .,,.hori.,.s .,ho recom-
Ai1ons .he ~ eI ~ .dvisa
menu suIn pan 60 r.. az. mr.
against tne use Of we. n.a
naShafa n: Drtrn. ~ neri,
nuiieth No. ~ pepa e' ~ 49,,
culture; Harry N. Lamon OF tne oureau
OF aniniaI inuusu >,
asrieuI'ure' s anu au'auI " %,
puiiT,In 40. &c. Gnu "a. ,nS $3.50
me foui.I man Eulue. Aseuo .' nc
Aissourl sta.e pouiWs p.pah, oh;nt1,
,,on. q1o!e ~. oou' I" I;t
snouiu oe ieu
We uIoHen VI, J ato;nt
- .He ~ ~. rraa Sraah
iooos upon .he MAJ SHan. s
start; WEI sIoppE Lo"u snouiu pc
a'oloeo. III none OF the man ac!ureo
chlcH ieeos are AZ mana d suos.I.u.s
! can pe haue D! crackihS hIAture ~
wheat corn ana egg sneis- me pre-
erence is given 10 tne hish-eiade com
mercial chick ,eeo: because ~ contains
the pest 1nsrsnlents tnat u Is possioie
70 OBTAIN. Inc poultry raiser IL not
In position 10 puy as sooo grams as
is the large mining COMPANY ana, pc
Sizes ne mas no laciilties LOT mixing
ana cracking them
The "Poultryman's Guide" lays en-
phasis upon the Importance of the dry
mash. 1t recommends for chicks over
FIVE days old a dry mash composed Of
wheat, bran, shorts. tornmeal, charcoal
and meat scraps. 1t also advocates "a
good grade of commercial chick feed"
which should be thrown into a litter of
hay or straw between feelings of the
dry mash Harry NJ. Lamon writes as
follows:
From the third or fourth day until
chicks can eat wheat and cracked corn,
Plenty Of pure. fresh water, grit, shell