Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-12-06

ease Is a form Of food poisoning. and
Is caused by the fowls feeding on de-
composed animal flesh.
Treatment.--Two teaspoonfuls Of
castor oil given to the fowls will some
times cure them. In all cases an eff
fort should be made to find the cause
Of the disease, which is usually dead
animal or fowl that has decomposed
and is being eaten by the birds. All
carcasses should be deeply buried or
burned when found.
Chicken Pox, or Sore Head.
This is very contagious disease
that occurs In all classes Of poultry,
1t may be told by the yellow patches
or nodules that appear about the beak,
face and comb.
Treatment--Cover the sore patches
with carbolated vaseline, or II this Is
not effective. apply touch Of iodine.
Diarrhea In Hens.
Diarrhea Is usually caused by
change In the quantity Of food. excess
sive green or meat food and very hot
weather. One of the best cures Is to
deprive the fowl OF all green or meat
foods, and wet mashes, and feed a dry
mash and grain feed. A teaspoonfuI
Of castor oil or sweet oil, with five
drops Of oil of turpentine added, will
frequently check the trouble.
White DIarrhea.
This is probably the most dreaded
Of chicken diseases, 1t being very con-
tagious and fatal In its results. II
can easily be told by the fact that
the chicks tend to droop their wings,
are sleepy in appearance, and show lit
tie or no desire to eat; assume almost
ball shape; and the whitish-brown
droppings adhere to the vent and fun,
causing them to become "pasted up"
Treatment.-C Chicks that have reach
ed the advanced stages Of this disease
should be removed, killed and burned
Gapes.
This trouble Is due to the presence
Of small worms that have attached
themselves to the inside of the chicks
windpipe. The characteristic symp-
tom Is the frequent gaping of the
chick in its effort to expel the worms.
Treatment.-Du to the fact that
gapeworms are usually found on the
ground that has been used for some
time as range for poultry, the best
remedy Is to remove the chicks to
new range. The ground so infested
should be thoroughly lined and plow-
ed and not used for young chicks for
at least two seasons. AS an individ-
ual treatment, the worms can ofttimes
be removed by means Of O Topped
horsehair. Good results have been OBJ
tanned by adding Is grains Of SAIL
cylic acid to each quart Of drinking
water.
Crop Bound.
This disorder is caused by the crop
becoming overloaded with feed to such
an extent that the muscular walls be-
come partly paralyzed and thus unable
to work off the accumulated food. The
trouble can be told by the fact that
the crop is hard and firm and pro-
trudes noticeably.
Treatment Ordinarily this trouble
can be overcome by pouring half an
ounce of melted lard or sweet oil down
the throat and working the crop with
the hand, SO as to allow the oil or lard
to mix with the feed. When this Is
done, the food will usually pass away
In few hours.
Scaly Leg.
This is more frequently found among
old fowls and is caused by small mites
that burrow under the scales Of the
shanks and feet and there multiply in
numbers.
Treatment.-Most often kerosene
applied to the fowls legs and feet will
be found an effective remedy.
Bundle Foot.
Bundle foot is caused by bruises
forming on the bottom Of the feet.
usually due to the fowls jumping from
high roosts to a hard floor. To re-
move cause, lower the roosts. When
the foot is badly swollen, a small cut
should be made with clean, sharp
knife, and the pus removed. Wash
the wound with equal parts of hydro
gen peroxide and water, grease with
vaseline, and bandage with piece Of
cloth.