Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-10
Poultry and Pet Stock
EPSON Salts magnesium sulphate)

| EPSON SaltS magnesium Sulpnate)
That is, on the whole, the most use
full poultry yard drug. 1t should be
given whenever there is any diges-
tive disturbance, also where cases of
colds and bowel trouble are preva-
lent. The standard dose for ai adult
fowl is from one-half to one teaspoon
full. Birds of different ages require
different amounts to the dose. There
are several ways to administering Ep-
som salts. 1t may be mixed with the
drinking water or a solution may be
made and poured down the throat of
the bird. The best way to administer
dose to the entire flock is to give
the birds no food whatever on the
day they are to be given the EPSON
salts until late in the afternoon, then,
having determined the amount of
salts to be used for the whole pen
of birds at the rate OF one-half to one
teaspoonful per bird, dissolve this
amount in water and use this solu-
tion to mix up wet mash Any or
dinary dr,'mash mixture Of bran,
cornmeal, middlings, etc, may be
used for this purpose. Plenty OF
trough space should be provided and
plenty of feed given so that each
bird gets a full dose. This method
insures a more even dosage through
the flock than any other. 1t may be
also fed in the drinking water, one
teaspoonful to the quart
Cottonseed Oil (salad oiD-This
is useful in many ways in treating
prolapse of the oviduct dropped alb
domeD, crop-bound condition and in
other cases such as where the fowl
is egg-bound. The oil may be used
to good effect as simple lubricant
Bichloride of Mercury q to 1000
solution)-To make this the simplest
way is to buy from the druggist BIZ
chloride of mercury tablets and ask
him to label the box to show how
much water tablet must be dissolved
in to make l to 1000 solution. The
amount is one pint. If one desires
to mix it up for himself ask the drug
gist to make up some one-gram Q5H
grains) powders of bichloride OF mer-
curry. Dissolve one of these in a
quart of water. Put in enough laun-
dry bluing so that the color will be
deep blue, then the solution (Which is
highly poisonous) will never be taken
for water. This solution is a germi-
eide and Z disinfectant for external
use, such as cleansing wounds, etc.
Medicine in Tablet Form The
tablet form is the most convenient
way of administering medicines to
chickens. Wholes lie and mail order
drug houses carry extensive lines of
these, graded as to dosage. They
may be administered to the chicken
very easily by holding the birds
mouth open and with one hand Drop
ping the tablet into the esophagus.
The following list will be found use
ful and fairly well covers the medi-
clnes often recommended for use in
the treatment of poultry ailments.
Any. poultryman may get these from
his local druggist.
, Approximate Price Per 1000,
Sodium salicylate (for use in rheu-
three grains, 70 cents;
aconite root, one to ten grains, for
use in fevers, 50 cents; antiseptic
tablets, blue, corrosive sublimate, 7.3
grains; ammonium chloride, IT.
grains. (This is used for making
to 1000 bfchloride. One tablet dis
solved in one pint of water gives a
solution of that strength). $3.50.
Bismuth subnitrate, one grain (for
Intestinal irritation, 80 cents; calo-
mel, one-fourth grain, 40 cents; iron,
Iuinlne. and strychnine (for use as
:onic, dose three times per day., 80
cents.
Ointment The following oint-
nent may be made by the poultry
nan, and will be found very useful
II the treatment of cuts, sores,
wounds, ETC.: Oil of origanum, one
ounce; cresol, three-fourths ounce;
zine tar, one ounce; resin, one ounce;
lean axle grease, eight ounces. Melt
he axle grease and resin and stir in
he otheringredients. Pour off in a
in can and allow to cool.