The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-18
BABY CHICK DISEASES, THEIR
PREVENTION AND CURE
IBy r ". kazmeer, Poultry Husbandman A. N. college

In discussing baby chick diseases
/ and troubles, IL Is well 20 call at
/ tentiOn 10 he fact that u is almost
| impossible 10 cure them. To con-
troll these diseases, Il is necessary
TO employ preventive measures. IL
IS well 20 study the causes Of the
| various diseases, $50 that We may
I oe able 20 prevent The disease. and
/ remove the cause.
Sanitary Measures
In controlling chick diseases, sani-
tary measures are the most import
ant 90 give very careful considcra-
| ton. Keep the yards and coops
scrupuiously clean, and the matter
or controlling chick diseases be-
/ comes an easy matter. We have re-
peatedly noticed that the bro0ds
we handle under sanitary tondi-
tions always do the best II for
any reasons We find Il impossible
20 get the cleaning and disinfecting
done a. regularly and promptly as
we should, We always soon disCov-
or that the chicks do not appear as
healthy and active.
The breeders should be cleaned
out at least once week, and dis
infected thoroughly ANY coal tar
disnfectant To * solution b.
strong enough, and may bee applied
with a fine mist hand spraycr
The feeding dishes and drinking
fountains should be- scaided once a
week, or better twice week.
Cro~ding
| CrOwdiug baby chicks always leads
90 trouble This has been mentioned
before. Il is SO very important that
il is worth repeating 0ver-croWd-
ing causes all kinds of troubles,
bad habits and diseases. Too much
can not possibly be said about the
crowding Of baby chicks.
Leg Weakness
This disease among chicks De-
caused by too close confinement. re-
sultng iu lack ~ exercise. and
improper feeding The first thing
| wc do b. 90 allow the chicks more
yard, range or room. then we add
about per cent % pure fine
ground bone meal 90 their dry
mash mixture. We feed more milk
and green food Mix especially D.
important. and should be kept be-
fore them. We make them exercise
more, b. feeding all fine cracked
grains in the litter SO they will
have TO scratch FOR 10. Do not feed
so heavily. especially on flattening
foods. What the chicks need is more
bone and muscle forming material.
more exercise and room
Poisoning
When chicks begin TO die IN great
number every day without any APP
parent cause, and they appear ia
good condition, their death may FREE
quently be traced TO some form Of
poisoning Some times n.oldy feed,
or a low grade Of meat scraps will
kill them in large numbers MoIdy
or musty corn and corn meal viii
poison the chicks. Moldy OF mus,y
litter, also causes a great mortality
in baby chicks. The mold spores,
get into the air and breathing sys-
tenn Of the chick, developing into
sO-called "aspergillosis. We know
Of no cure. The only chance is IN
removing the cause. Any seed, that
is not pure, fresh and wholesome,
should not be feed to the little
chicks Their digestive system is
very delicate and easily up set.
on-Absorption Of The Yolk
Examing the digestive system Of
a chick carefully you viii find the
yolk to De attached directly 70 the
intestines by a small duct or tube.
Any thing that you do 20 retard
the proper assimilation Of the y0lk,
will most certainly kill the chick.
The yolk should be completely alb
sorbed by the tenth day. II the
yolk is not absorbed properly at
sertain time, Il turns poisonous
and when finally some Of II does
get into the digestive system Il kills
the chicks. We have frequently
noticed baby chicks ten days old,
10 show by their large abdomens,
that they have not absorbed the
yolks properly, and although they
may appear apparently healthy AZ
the time; Il will only be a question
Of time before the chick will die.
We have had them 10 hang on un-
It'll they were three weeks old, and
then die Of "non-absorption OF the
yolk." Whenever you can notice
the ahdomens 20 appear out OF pro-
portion with the rest Of the body,
ID D. time 20 look flr mortality due
10 improper assimilation OF the
yolk. This trouble kills each year
thousands ~ broodrr raised chicks.
Their b mo- remedy The disease
must be- prevented Some proven
tive measures are not % feed too
soon, never over feed, only feel
easily dlges,cd foods. do not lci
them hecone chilled % over heated.
Feeding too soon and over feeding
are the two most common causes
celds saa fnsumsa',