Williston graphic., 1918-03-07
ADDITIONAL
POULTRY NEWS

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Poultry Raising Success Depends on
Cleanliness and knowledge of
Diseases
Talk to any man who has obtained
any great measure of success in rails
ing poultry and you will find that he
is apparently crank on cleanliness
and on knowledge of poultry diseas-
es, how to prevent and how to treat
them. He pays attention to these
two points, because he has learned
they are vital requirements.
Many poultry diseases are extreme
ly contagious and very fatal in results
therefore, cleanliness is essential.
The quarters must be disinfected
thoroughly so that if any disease en-
ters, it's spread may be prevented.
Also, take all possible precautions to
keep the place clean and disease will
have little chance to get into your
flock.
If disease does enter it isn't neces-
sary to have recourse to the hatchet.
This was all right in the olden days,
but today we know how to treat poul-
try diseases and save the birds. A
few cents invested in prescription
or in a proper poultry remedy, will
save a bird that has market value
Of $500 or $500. If you start chop
ping off the heads of your chickens
when they are out of sorts, you are
not going to have much poultry
profit left.
In these columns we have tried to
tell you, from time to time, or differ
ent poultry diseases and how to pre-
vent and how to treat them. We
have had several requests for more
specific information on diseases that
have actually broken out in some of
the f1ocks of our subscribers and give
below their questions and our an
swers. We want you to make full
use of these columns and any time
that you have any trouble with your
flock just drop few lines to our
Poultry Department telling US Of
your trouble and we will try and
give you full information and tell you
how to properly handle the situation.
OIL have very fine stock bird
that has won champion and first
every time shown. About two weeks
ago an enlargement on the bottom
IF ball Of his foot appeared and it has
gradually increased. | have tried
some applications of liniment, but it |
nas no effect. The swelling appears
ike two knots one on each side of |
The little toe. They are rather hard
and rather hot. | want to show him
n about a month and would thank
you for any help that you might
give me. A. K. B.
Alt would seem that the trouble !
s what is called humble foot and we
would suggest that you poultice the
'oot. 1t is necessary to make an
opening to let out the pus and then |
lean the parts with some good heal !
ng salve. Unless this is a particu-
arly stubborn case the prospects are
7ery good that you will get the bird |
n shape in time for the show G. E. c.. |
Q-What can I do for my chick
ms? They seem to get lame in one
'oot and droop around and their
reads will swell up. Then they seem
o get blind and fall over and die.
They seem to be sneezing all the time
A-The trouble you are having
>oints to roup being present in your
lock. Lameness, however, is not a
symptom of this disease, therefore,
here must be another disease pres |
mt. This lameness is probably due |
% either humble foot or perhaps to |
Treat your birds promptly, because
cup is a very fatal disease and ex-
remely contagious, Unless you take |
proper measures it is liable to spread
al through your flock. There are a |
number of good roup remedies on the |
market. Choose a reliable one that |
,an be put in the drinking water, so
hat your birds can doctor themselv-
IS. Roup can be cured easily. Be
sure to separate the sick birds from
,he rest Of the flock and treat them |
The Roup remedy in the
drinking water of the unaffected birds
will prevent their catching the Roup.