Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-16
ROUP MANIFESTATIONS
AND KINDRED AILMENTS
Several Diseases of the Air Passages
Of Young Chickens and tho
Methods OF Treatment.
soREHEAD, RoUp AND OTHERS
Moro Than One Typo OF Some Dis
eases OF Fowls-Dircrent Treat
ment Required-Dipping the Hcat
In Sulphate OF from.

sorshead. Tho latter disease is called
s sn,nfsr pox n In some sections. but the
roup and sorehead that it is str strange uaas
e hfss snogla be any RoTPs
Is never forgotten. IT. makes The
poultrymen Kill in place OF treating
this disease.
The following letter illustrates the
Keys have roup and of saeh
type that some OF their eyes have
popped out. I have killed and burned
It and am doing everything | can. but
still the disease Is spreading. My
neishbor has 100 beautiful wyandottes,
and notice some OF them with cold.
looking after HIS chickens. so placed
them In run by themselves and have
houses have been thoroughly cleaned
and disinfected. Could you suggest
e eny ees ,be ones
The writer describes a typical sore
head or chicken-pox epidemic. There
case does not spread rapidly. a neigh.
bor's hock would not be infected and
the CHARACTERISTIC rotten smell would
have been mentioned as one OF the
the eye and air passages looks and de-
velops IKE roup. The nasal and eye
The eye is Infected, sweIls rapidly. ana
the lids stick together. Then the pres
sure OF pus inside tho closed lids pops
out the eyes" or more correctly. bursts
the eyeball.
TWO DISTINCT
TYPES OF SOREHEAD
Sorehead Is very prevalent in the
South. IL is caused by mold spores
taspergillus fumigat.usl.. found usually
In mnoidy Litter or mold corn ma, II
rarely escapes sore eyes. This Is the
starter OF the moist tyne OF the dis
dry type, different from any other dis
ease. takes the form of brown warts
on the comb and face.
sorshsad i is not la, serious disease seas,
ment Is given. The treatment can be
given more readily IL ,ne sick chickens
are separated from the rest Of tho
separating sick from well to stop in
fection. Every bird In the flock will
be infected before the hrst case is seen.
sick birds IN one built thirty inches OF
the ground with n Stat or one-inch
mesh wire netting door good size
feet long, with a Slated front and
trough outside Cor feeding and
watering.
OF immersing the head OF the eick bird
in a disinfectant 10 clear the nasal and
eye passages; This must be done:
can breathe naturally. That rule APP
plies to all chickens that breathe
through the mouth.
The best solution In which to duck
the head is straw-colored solution Of
a ae' cheap su'n srowD.coiored liquid Known
sorehead. and is particularly indicated
for clearing out and disirrfecting the
air passages or intestinal tract; An,
cresol. or similar product in water
one teaspoontul to 4 pint.
THE PROPER TREATMENT
OF SOREHEAD
Keep the entire head OF each sore
head na.ie ens un De- me SOW soseu ,ims 10.
day Two days treatment will cure
almost every case; Where the eye Is
swollen and closed; N, ilIst dip the head se
sorbent cotton around It. Moisten the
swab. and with IL open the Ida and
swab out tho interior of the eye. Keep
saved. There will be no popped eyes.
While you are treating the sick in
dividually. And the source OF m9id and
Examine the food. Corn. and particu..
lariy cracked corn. molds rapidly. II
you have been feeding moldy corn.
supply on hand. soak the damaged
corn in water overnight; pour off the
water next. morning, add fresh water
This boiling viii Kill the mold spores:
Change the litter>rif II is damp and
moldy. II the range contains wet
the chickens away from II; GIVE fresh
drinking water twice daily. some
times color the drinking water pink
Win IN. srosn earts OF the dry type of
sorehead will dry up when the head Is
dipped In the disinfectant. and any
Of those that have only the warts the
I same as the chickens with the running
noses and frothy eyes :,
Years ago roup was scourge IN
were built on the greenhouse principle;
\ The front or south side was covered
with glass windows; and little ven, vent ia,
mi AIDE the house hot in the daytime and
cold at night. The extreme range OF
temperature injured the poultry. Roup.
twas found everywhere. Thank good
ness the open-front poultry houses re-
proved the conditions under which
AS As has been pointed out, roup is
.imilar in appearance to moist sore
head The eye and the side OF the
rils are running, the chicken breathes
3 trough the mouth, whicfVis sometimes
Hrothy. An offensive odor is present.
HSemove the sick birds. Dip the head
rs recommended for sorehead. II the
#Iisease Is treated in the early stages
~ nd tho bird RECEIVERS quickly. 1t can
He used for breeding purposes. II the
G,ird has a severe case which does not
81 eadily yield to treatment kill and
&,ury 1t. or course you will open up
Ehe south side of the house and let In
Hhe air and sunshine. Remove the
Hampness and bad ventilation.
1ANKER OR DIPHTHERIA
Is SERIOUS MATTER
Canker lis the term applied to the
Hellow, cheesy growths on the mouth
61roat. windpipe and sometimes the
= Interior OF the eye or ear This dis
egiected cases of both sorehead and
pup. The old method was to re-
owe the cheesy growths with quill
Il; feather and to touch the under!
Heath tissue with strong disinfectant
caustic pencil. 1t has been found
Nat by dipping the head In the solu-
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