The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-12-27
prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
In spite of precautions, diseases and
disorders may invade the most sanl-
tary chicken yard. In most instances
1t is not practicable to attempt to cure
one or two sick fowls, for even though
they are apparently cured, their value
as producers or breeders will be less
ened, or the disease may reappepr and
endanger other fowls. 1t is advisable
to attempt to cure only when the dis
or in case of fowl which Is very val
liable, and an effective cure seems
probable.
In addition to keeping the poultry
house, drinking fountains, hopper, and
surroundings clean and sanitary, dis
ease outbreaks should be prevented
from spreading by the immediate re-
moval of fowls showing signs of dis
ease. An antlseptic such as potassium
permanganate should then be given
I'm the drinking water of the fowls. as
described below, under the treatment
of roup. The house and equipment
should then he cleaned thoroughly and
sprayed with ten per cent solution
of crude carbolic acid or some coal
tar product In water.
Usually fowl that is not well can
be detected by the fact nat IL is not
as active as the others, stands around
in an out-of-the-way place, and shows
little disposition to eat. Remove such
fowl from the flock at once and II
| 1t is seriously sick 1t should be killed
and the carcass burned erather than
buried.
Roup.
Roup is n highly contagious disease,
spreading from one bird to another
very quickly. The disease Is very
common In the fall, especially in poor
ly ventilated, damp houses.
Treatment.-Remove the sick bird
to n warm, well-ventllated room that
is free from drafts. Syringe the nos
trils, by means of medicine dropper
with solution of one teaspoonful oi
common salt 90 quart of water. The
eyes may be bathed gently with the
same solution. Grease around The nos
trils and eyes with pure or carbolatet
vaseline. Dissolve in each gallon OF
drinking water as much potassium
permanganate as will remain on The
surface of dime. The flock should
have no other drinking water thar
that containing potassium permangan
ate. 1t is good practice to use potas
sium permangaHGte In the drinkini
water as a preventive ms soon as th'
cool weather begins in the fall.
canker.
This disease causes cheese-nk'
patches to form in the membrane o
the mouth and tongue.
Treatment little sui
phur In the mouth and throat OF TIL
bird. Another effective treatment con
sists of washing the sore patches Wit
mixture of equal parts of hydrogen
peroxide and water.
Cholera.
This is probably one of the wors
diseases that affect poultry, for
spreads rapidly and in most cases tn
| cure is unSalsIuctoIs' ihN "'""
symptoms of cholera are as follows
The fowl is troubled with diarrhei
the dropplngs become wntery and ye
low or green in color; the fowl Is dc
pressed; the feathers rufiled; and tn
comb is either very pale or very d@rl
Fowls affected With cholera usual
have great thirst but poor appetite
; Frequently many so-COlled cases {
J cholera are simply diarrhea. Fowl
having cholera usually die within .
hours.
Treatment.-The most satlsfactor
method of combating this disease is
, kin and burn all fowls that are real
affected. Clean and spray all wat'
fountains and the house thorough
with a ten per cent solution Of ca
, bolic acid and water or one of Il
} coal-tar products and water. III
} dropplngs should either be buri'
] deep, burned, or sprayed with u
J above solution.
4 i Ljmhay Neck.