The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-11

Each year many thousands Of ba-
by chicks die from bowel trouble or
diarrhoea. In fact there IL no chick
disease that takes as heavy n toll of
the baby chicks each year. We have
known Of cases where poultry rails
ers were forced out Of business be-
cause they did not know how TO
control IL.
Many people confuse bowel trou-
BILE and white diarrhOea in baby
chicks--bowel trouble is very
common disease, and easily pre-
vented and cured, when handled
properly; white Manufacturing
ious form, is very hard to control
because it spreads very rapidly. II
Is not very common, many supposed
to be cases Of white diarrhoen, are
nothing more than bowel trouble.
Bowel trouble and common diarr-
hoea may be caused in many ways
10 IS wise TO make plans Of pre-
venting this trouble, by removing
the cause or causes, rather than
depending on curative measures
For this reason we shall make spec
ial efforts to discuss the causes,
rather than curative side Baby
chicks are too small and delicate to
be subject to curative measures.
Chilling
Chilling baby chicks no doubt is
one Of the most common and fire.
quent causes Of bowel trouble Ba-
by chicks, have practically no pro-
lection against cold. The lungs.
close TO the back bone, have only
the protection of a thin skin and
down, which is, practically speaking,
no protection. As soon as a chics-
cn gets cold Il commences 20 huddle
end crowd IN an effor' 20 get warm,
hy crawling under each other, 60
warm their little backs. We consid-
ar chilled chicks absolutely worth
less, and would consider them ex-
pensive al any price. Baby chicks,
viii spread out when warm enough.
e is a safer plan to have it too
warm than too cold, because in the
case Of being too warm they can
move further away from the source !
Of heat; but If they are cold, they |
can only crowd together lui be- |
,ome chilled.
A little chick must have a tenn
perature of 100 degrees the first |
few days TO be comfortable. A tenn
perature Of 95 degrees and so de-
grees is sufficient 70 chill small /
chicks. For this reason heatless
breeders have never been found |
satisfactory. A baby chick requires
heat more than anything else the |
first few days. Baby chicks chill
ed today will show sign Of bowel
trouble the next day.
Make provisions 20 keep them i
from straying too far away from !
the hover, becoming lost and getting |
chilled. This Ia very important the |
first few days. They must also be |
protected al night 20 keep them |
from wandering away from the
hover.
Permitting chicks to run outside
on windy. cold and unpleasant days
while small, is also common cause
Of bowel trouble.
The first few days they must be
watched very closely, TO keep them
from getting chilled.
Too EARLY Feeding
Thousands of small chicks are |
killed each year by feeding too |
soon. II is very seldom indeed that |
baby chicks are killed by starving.
We have observed each year, that |
thousands Of cases Of bowel trou-
BILE in baby chicks may be traced |
directly TO feeding too soon.
The chick absorbs the entire work
Of the egg just before emerging |
from the she'll, which is natures pro-
vision to keep the chick alive until
il is strong enough to 20 in search
of food. We do not believe il wise
to feed the chicks before they are
SO to as hours old: and sometimes
il is best 20 wait until they are 90
hours old. Successful chick raisers
do not feed them until by their ac-
tions the chicks show they are very,
very hungry. Feeding too soon
will surely cause bowel trouble.
Over-Hsstips
Over-heating the chicks, either in
the incubator or in the brooder, also
has a tendency to cause bowel trou-
Bile. This is especially true in hot
and sultry weather. 0ver-heating
in the incubators, especially after
they are Matched, has a tendency to
bake the yolks, resulting in bowel
trouble.
Weak Breeding Stock
Weak breeding stock, has a tend
ency to produce weak chicks that
have a great tendency to develop
bowel trouble. Breeding stock that
has tendency to show diarrhoea
should not be used for breeding pur-
poses. Weak breeding stock will pro-
duce eggs, low in fertility and hatch
ability. A weak individual has a
snake or crow headed appearance;