Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-01
just About Chickens
Trs. Lizzie o. Thomas,


writings in The Journal and get
much help and good from them.
thought I would write you, when
you was having so many calls for
help, for those having trouble with
sore head in chickens have it among
my bunch nearly every year, but it
does not bother me, unless I neglect
them.
When I see the first litter rising,
if I go at once and get the bark of
blackjack oak chip off the first rough
bark then take the next layerfi shave
it off-just bark and put double
handful in one gallon of water and
take UP all other water so they must
drink that. You can use the same
bark about three days, unless they
drink it out dry and there is no
strong water in bottom to add to.
The first ones may get really bad
off, but don't put anything on the
sores but pure vaseline. 1t seems
a shame to put on anything that
burns or smarts. The oak bark
water will cause the places to dry.
up and the vaseline will heal any
sores that come before they get I'M
der it's influence. I have used this
remedy for twelve years, nothing
else and do not lose any nor seldom
have to put the vaseline on more
than two or three.
I use Kreso Dip No. in the houses
and for spraying and plenty OF
slack lime for things must be
kept clean. 1t is some job to doctor
from twenty-five to a hundred in
dividually. You have nothing to fear
from this treatment and I hope it
will help you and others through
your teaching.
T give them no other sort of water
for two weeks, sometimes longer,
according to how bad it holds on.
Keep it before them till the first ones
get we'll. Give them this water four
or five days, then clear water one
dav and fresh blackjack water and
repeat this way for three or four
times. yours truly
MRS. 7. w.
have never known sorehead to
hold on as long, nor be as universal
as this year. I have had letters from
North Carolina, Mississippi, Texas
and Florida in the same week. L
gave the formula, half a pint OF lin
seed oil and a table spoonful Of crude
carbolic acid to druggist and he
made up several bottles OF 1t ana
labeled it "Sorehead Remedy so you
see the call is frequent.
T knew a most successful poultry
raiser to put the oak bark chips IN
her chickens drinking vessels every
month or so. If she ever told me
what it was for I've forgotten. she
used copperas for worms and It's
good plan. Uusually when you nave
a youngster light in weight and ms
craw empty it's worms. Here IS the
government remedy: Give a good
dose of EPSON salts, then take
pinch of tobacco dusR or little tea
made of the stems and FEED IN
west mash. Put the birds IN a wire
bottom coop and destroy the hlth or
the other birds may get the parasite
and be infected.
In the case of all intestinal para,
sites the bird should be isolated, put
in wire bottom coops and the drop
pings destroyed or the others are
sure to-. get them. II your fiocK
seems droopy and listless now IS a a
GOOD season to lime your soil all
around your poultry house, ploW II
deem and SOW rye or wheat. Where
the VaruS are tOO 0Al1c]AA w
YOU have no garden pillow, you shouIo
st least use plenty OF quick lime
For tapeworms and you have no
idea, how often they have them, the
MARYLAND experiment station treats
the birds with EPSON salts for a
thorough purge, then mixes tea
spoonful of turpentine with equal
bulk of olive oil, take a soft rubber
t1be. immerse one end in the mix
tire and suck the tube full, place
the finger on the end, thus holding
If in the tube by suction. Push the
tuhe down the fowls gullet until IL
reaches the crop. Remove the hngef
from the end you had in your mouth
and the oil will flow into the crop
and dislodge the tapeWormS' head.
which is usually left after the 'purga-
tive has taken away the remainder
of the worm. :,
NV plan is to take medicine drop
per, it holds a teaspoonful, and I've
never had to use it for grown
fowl.
We cannot have things like they
do at big poultry plants but il we
put our wits to work we can usually
solve a problem.
Baby chick wire can be bought
by the foot as well as the roll. l
got a hundred feet years ago and
it has been used all over the place.
I cut one length to fit over five
foot box that is about twelve inches
deep and eighteen inches wide. I
put one nail IN each side and corner.
so that the wire could come we'll
over the sides and ends and hook
the wire on them when l need the
box on the back porch. That wire
is used for all sorts of places. but
the box is kept out of the weather
and has taken care of mother hens
and baby chicks. as well as mother
less chicks for five years. Just a
box 1 bought at a store. but it's
better to be safe than sorry. and
one can't pick UP a nice box every
day. 1 got The Farmer to make a
frame four feet square and tall
enough to let my biggest rooster
stand with his head as high as ne
pleased. He made good bottom,
and put four-inch board all around
the bottom, then wired tdo rest
with baby chick wire and Slated the
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