Milford chronicle., 1916-04-14
What To Do When
The Chicks Are Hatched
By J. Il MeFAUL, Jr.
LII RiPAks ReSe,gedl

they should not have too much.
After a weeks feeding of bread
crumbs start them on a good CONNER
cial chick starter or finely-g ground grain
food. AS the chicks grow this may be
I substituted by q coarser grain ration
and the number of feelings per day re-
! duced. Then, too, as the youngsters
begin to develop, the bran may be re-
moved and good growing or developing
mash given in its stead
If you will work hard and diligently
to keep down lice you will have accomp-
lished half the battle of raising the
chicks, and then it only remains to ward
off that dreaded bowel trouble and main
tain proper feeding.
Bowel trouble, or what is generally
termed white diarrhoea. is probably re-
sponsible for carrying off One-third of
the chicks that die annually. while an
other thiId is due to improper feeding,
and the other third due to lice
Bowel trouble is hard to eradicate
when once it gains a foothold and thus
it is the wise man who presents this
dreaded disease rather than try to cure
it.
The question is often asked among
pOultrymen. 'Is there a cure for this
disease 2" Yes, there is possibly q cure,
but many chicks are lost while the rem
edy is getting in its work. There is.
however. preventive which will posi-
lively prevent. This / know from ac-
tual experience.
You wouldn't think of giving the !
newly born infant anything to drink ex |
cept milk from the breast or specially |
prepared foods from which all possible /
impurities have been removed, would .
you ? Not on your life Because if you
did, special visit from the doctor would
be necessary. 1t is the start in life
which with the chick as well as with
the child. If chicks are started wrong,
the little beauties seon become fit sub
jects for the undertaken. Water and
milk are known to contain many i'm
purities. These impurities must be re-
moved If you would have success.
Oh, yes, milk is fine for the young
sters. but it should be boiled before
they are allowed to have it. Water is
excellent. They cannot get along with
)ut water, but like milk. it should be
purified. This may be done by boiling
t, but even then. it is quite necessary
% use a preventive for diarrhOea.
The very best preventive, and cure
90 for that matter, will be found in ,
.arbolic acid. This is poison, but then
,oisons are always administered 70 kill =.
he effects of poison. and so this acid j
will kill the effects of the poison which
Orms in the bowels and causes the death
# so many chicks Eight drops of ear
Iolic acid (the white kind placed into ,
very quart of drinking water will serve
o kill the germs of this dreaded disease :
hat might be lurking in the bowels of
he chick. If this treatment is started
t the beginning, and continued until
he chicks are three or four months old.
his dreaded disease will never make its {
ppearance and the birds that would :
therwise die from this cause will be
aved.
Don't be like Thomas of old who doubt
his Saviour and demanded proof, and
anted to be shown beforehand. You
i'll no doubt lose many chicks while
Du are endeavering to learn the value
the treatment II is only a little
ling and costs but a trifie. Try it and
len note the absence of the disease.
his should be proof enough.
Fight lice, give the chicks exercise
I'd good wholesome food. stick to the 81
lrbolic treatment, keep the youngsters
lppy and you will be amply repaid for Y
)ur troubles.