Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-23
CHICKEN PuX SYMPTOMS
AND ITS |MMUN|zAT|0N
Experienced Experts Say Individual
Local Applications of Iodine Give
the Quickest Results.
TREATMENT AND DIsINrECTIoN
Vaccination Has Keen Found to BE
Very Successful When One Knows
How to Work It-FormuIa for
Making Vaccine Material.


disease organism. only they. constitute
different manifestations OF the dis
ease. This may be go. but In the
least harmful. aud the least trouble
some to combat.
Very little loss. II any. need occur
from chicken pox.. providing the poul-
handles the trouble at the outbreak.
PoX responds TO treatment very much
quicker than the other diseases pre-
Fiously mentioned. and unless pre-
sented in a particularly virulent form.
the maturity OF the puilets is not seri-
thrown badly gu, of condition. al
though they will cease laying. Of
course. The main considerat ion i. to
quarantine the affected birds irnme-
diately and give the remainder OF the
mock preventative treatment.
THE FIRST SYMPTOMS
OF THE BIRD POX
chicken pox is characterizcd by the
appearance OF wartlikc nodules
pimpies ON the fowls comb wattles.
race and carlobcs. especially in the
around the nos,rls. where the beall
seems to Join the face. The cruptions
are round. long or in irregularly
head to that of Il dime They begin as
red or reddish gray nodules changing
TO brownish or, yeliowish deposits,
time the surface dries into hard crusts.
which fall off as the disease responds
70 treatment. These cruStS spread the
injection. naturally.
In mild cases the eruption is re-
stricted TO the head. and the pinpies
soon dry, heal and disappear In seri-
Gus cases the eruption is spread over
portions o: the body. with consequent
Inflammation. The victim scratches
charges thick. viscid liquid. disasree-
able TO the smell. In this malignant
form. which is more or less rare. and
the result OF neglect. the disease is
II is accompanied BY fever. rapid
loss in flesh. and is often fatal.
pigeons arc more susceptible to this
viruicnt form OF pox than chickens
Also they are great carriers OF the
con,agion. The inflammation quickly
spreads 10 the mucous membranes Of
the eyes and throat, and closely re-
sembI a diphthcritic condition
as with most poultry diseases. there
are two methods OF treatment: flock
treatment and individual treatment.
Inc latter Is always the most effective
and the quickest 10 bring results al
though IL is usually the most iaborious
The additional labor. however, is COM
pensated by the rapidity Of the cure
and wherever IL is TO be advised
Local TREATMENT
Local applications Of . per cent
solution of ercoiin, lysol, saturated
solution OF boraclc acid carboIatcd
ointment. or painting win tincturc OF
Iodine arc all excellent remedies OF
THESE. Iodine is the most commonly
used
First. soften the scabby surface OF
the nodules with vasc!I. ar clycer!u,
or even hot water with mild soap
VIII answer the purpose Then remove
me crusts Win clean rag or piece OF
cotton. assisted BY Il knife hlad. or
pair Of forceps, and when the raw
tissues are exposed. apply any one OF
rnn eSneoie ,S previously mentioned ~
disin !ectants and their healing prop
critics are brought in direct contac.
win the Unnamed tissue. hence i
Collections OF cxuda,e on the mucous
mnm brane OF the mouth should be re.
moved with forceps or "a similar in
etrumenI and the exposed surface
treated with the dis!ntectant. All coll
lectlons within the eyeld can be re-
thumb and ringer tips around Tho eye.
afterwards drop small amount OF the
disinfcctant into the eye.
medicine dropper is convenient in
applying the dis!nfectanis. Treat
ment should be repeated often as
me, s1 aan reform; However. fowl
That does not show Improvement AFTER
three or Tour treatments is a poor case
and unless it be especially valuable
ior some particular purpose 1t is more
TO give further treatment
AS TO FLOCK TREATMENT
AND DlsINFECTION
It seems needless 10 add that the
poultry house. drihking fountains and
should be carefully cleaned AMI dis
infected during. the outbreak OF
the birds have recovered. Then, too
the cause OF the disease should be as.
certaincd IL possible and removed. AL
ways remove the ariicted blrGs TO
isolated quarters This goes long
way toward graduating the ti'ublc
II any birds have died. be careful to
destroy their bodies; incineratc them.
or bury them in quick lime
For mock treatment, first give the
fowls EPSON salts in the mash. giving
only small quantity of mash, So
that tho flock can be induced TO clean
il up at single meal. See that each
such as permanganate OF potash, using
enough OF the crystals TO color the
buildings. as in the individual treat
ment, and give the nock easily d-
Gested, nourishinG food, preferably
mashes. which will build up the birds
and help them TO throw off the dis
ease.
AT night, when the fowls are on the
perches. good plan is 10 spray them,
especially their heads with mild dis
infectant. such as diluted coal tar or
petroleum preparation. one that will
quickly done with the aid of a hand
sprayer or bucket spray pump.
Do not handle the birds nnnccos-
powers. and if given half chance the
birds will soon recover. The thing for
tho poultryman to concern himself
with primarily is the matter of SAM
tation and disinfcction.
THE REAL VALUE
OF VACCINATION
The immunization Of fowls against
chicken pox has been practiced lately
. with excellent results. The CaliiSrnii>
experiment station has carried on -u.
merous investigations along this line
and advises poultry raiserS to vacci
nate their fowls as soon as chicken poX
is noticed. The disease is most preva
nd ri, "a
because 1t is easily detected the out
break can be checked if taken. prompt
ly in hand. The poultryman Is not ad-
TiSed TO vaccinatc as a precaut onary
measure. because of the trouble and
expense, only after the disease is ac-
tually present in the flock
The vaccine is administered by in
jecting 1t beneath the skin with a
hypodcrmic syringe. Two doses OF one
cubic centimetcr each are given, five
TO seven days apart. The most con-
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