The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-30

OF water, repeating this treatment two
or three times daily. A tablespoon of
peroxide of hydrogen. mixed with two
tablespoons of water, and injected into
the birds nostrils with a small oil can
or medicine dropper. is very beneficial.
Thereafter, grease the fowls head with
camphorated oil. carbolated vaseline or
Vick's salve. Keep a small quantity
of permanganate of potash in the drink
ing water so as to prevent spread of roup.
In severe cases it is best to kill the
birds at once. as seldom If ever, can
the disease be fully and permanently
cured.
Chicken pox, or sore head" another
contagious poultry disease, is character
| lied by white testers which develop into
brown spots or crests on the comb eye
lids and upon the beak and nostrils. In
severe cases, these sores increase to
the extent that the bird occasionally is
unable to open it's eyes and beak, and.
if neglected will die. Keep all roosting
quarters clean, dry and thoroughly dis
infected. During the summer, when
chicken pox is most common, mix three
pounds of powdered sulphur with each
100 pounds of dry mash, giving it freely
to the birds. AS chicken pox is most
| rampant among late Matched chicks, an
advisable preventive is to practice early
| Matching.
| ITedlIuenI LOT SICK DlTOS COtlSlSlS Oh dp-
| plying a liberal quantity of carbolated
vaseline, which causes the patches or
crusts to drop off whereupon the sores
underneath should be painted with tine
ture of iodine or a per cent solution of
carbolic acid. Another good and perma-
nent cure I have tested out is to take a
! tail feather, dip it into raw coal tar
preparation and touch each sore that is
in sight This kills the parasite and one
| apDlica ti0p effects a
| Five pounds of fine powdered sulphur
| mixed with each 100 pounds of dry mash
| is also efficient in effecting cure. When
the disease develops in any flock, i'm
mediately spray the houses and coops
thoroughly with some wood preservative
| OF coal tar disinfectant and scald the
drinking fountains and feeding dishes
with boiling water repeating these con-
| troll measures every third day thereafter
until the sickness is dissipated.
! Scaly leg, caused by a mite which bur-
rows beneath the scales and forms a yell
| lo wish, powdery substance, which initiates
| the scales, is another contagious disease
1t spreads slowly. To prevent its en-
trance to the flock, the roosting and drop
ping boards and all cracks and crew
! ices should be sprayed thoroughly at
regular intervals to keep them free from
mites. Examine the birds shanks oc-
ca sionally and if any signs of scaly legs
! aDpedr, wash the blrQS LEGS with SOa p
/ and warm water to remove the loose
scales, and then rub thoroughly with a
| hanf-and-half mixture of Kerosene and
melted lard, or fill a can with a mixture,
| and after the birds have gone to roost
! at night dip each birds legs into the So
luton for about a minute. Repeat the
| treatment every three or four days until
the scales are removed. Oil of caraway,
used in the same manner, is also very
effective.
| Nothing is better for growing. chicks
than liberal supply of sour milk. If
it can be obtained, ii always should be
kept before them in an open dish or pan
where they can eat and drink 1t freely.
Where sour milk is fed, the amount OF
beef scrap in the dry mash may be re-
| duced one-half
Plenty of fresh. clean water is abso-
lutely necessary for all growing chicks.
| In hot weather. it should be given twice
daily and put into fountains or dishes and
placed in the shade so as to keep as
! cool as possible. Clean the water dish
thoroughly each day before filling.
| An abundance of free range with plenty
| of shade is necessary if chicks to
| grow rapidly and develop into vigorous
| fowls Growing chicks that have free
range obtain quantities of green feed,
bugs, worms and other things, there
fore requiring less grain, and they are
| also less liable to sickness or disease.
Give your chicks free range whenever
possible.