The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-09-12

mira D. That not Hll chickens bad
.llda Hnd chicken poy Go around
N SOUR hrn houses and N1DNf 1nd
t lNai 'hpy hHfO large openings 0n
IT'D Iluf ld. DO Dot hH afraid NO
iIHft a irafi ln Che chickens nt
nHI HN''U lN.U HIH nn hH 700
no fY tmD of iao ycar desirable
D. a li"n true that DO you have llhrI.
a openings on all four sides Of Che
house there VIII Do less drifts thru
the house than when only Two sides
are open Anyhow, we know that
40 ihis time OF The year fresh air
n abundance is our only chance Of
preventing chicken pox and fall
colds. A lack Of ain is what BE- caus-
Ing all the trouble, and not too much
air as some people are prone 90
think. Get out there with a saw
and hammer and increase the veu-
citation Do not be- afraid Of drafts.
now. In the winter time, Of course,
we do not want drafts upon the
hens 40 night; but now, 10 IS dr.
frent thing
Cleanliness
We have observed that fl0cks 90
dickens that are kept under more
1 less filthy conditions contract 'ho
DISGUISE much earlier than those kept
under more sanitary conditions We
racoioct one flock kept IN dirty
back yard. much too small, with the
sitDhen slop thrown In with the
dickens, mo- green food and lacking
no grit, that cverv fail, earlier than
uil contract this disease. Clean
Ip and give the chickens az least
"a half a chance 20 live. plOw and
adc up the ground If necessary
rd reduce the number of chickens
symptoms Of the Disease
Very often, bat not always, sore
head is accompanied with colds in
come form The symptoms Of colds
are running AZ nostrils, sneezing and
coughing. These are accompanied
hy q characteristic odor IN the
case Of sore head, patches of sores
covered with scabs, resembling mo-
lulos from the size Of a pin-head
.0 that Of a pea, on the surface Of
he comb, wattles, earlobes. face and
other unfoathopod parts of the head,
appear Sometimes these sores in
crease so in number that they make
The bird blind and very unsightly
We believe that the symptoms are
well understood il is not necos-
ary for us TO devote much space
for that purpose.
Introducing the Disease
The disease Is caused by a filter
able virus. and IL spreads very fast
I'd may bee introduced by pigeons.
rds, or by fowls from shows from
Effected coops. etc II is a good
Ian to quarantine all fowls pur-
based or returned from exhibitions.
.Hr "a period n ten days
Treatment
Many rtmedies have been recon-
muied We have found thc we Of
l special vaccine the best l1r pre-
.antiug this discasc This vaccine
now being prepared hy the Ve'.r-
luy Department III A n " C1l-
eye of TcVas, ar College Station
7 .s supplied at cost together win
De- proper syrnges for Injecting 10
als0 fun instructions. We would
uggest that you write this lepau
ment for the vaccine Rene ler
bar the vacl inc b, not cure. but
more Of a preventative, and must
therefore be injected ia the very
early stages Of the disease or before .
il has started. Il b. q preventative .
vaccine and used quite extensively /
IN California, in the Petaluma dis
.rict.
A good remedy Is epson salts .
about once every two weeks. This .
salts is TO be given az the rate Of .
,ne half teaspoonful pcr hclf grown
chicken and in case the disease b. .
present. we increase this dose by 4
the amount We give u /
dissolved in water and use the water .
10 moisten a part Of the dry mash /
mixture In this way all Of them 4
will ret a dose Of epson salts, J
We paint the sore with tinctUro Of /
iodine and keep IL up until the bird
improves
To each 100 pounds Of dry mash
we add five pounds Of powdered
sulphur. This i placed before the
fowls as "A feed.
p n JOHNSON SELLS