The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-25
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BY MRS. M. T. UPTON

Now, this is what Mr.. Patterson
says about Matching eggs, and al
though / have never paid as much at
tention to these things as perhaps
should have, l am going to try them
out this year, and by SO doing may
profit by some else's experience.
| am firm believer In the incubat-
or and cannot help but believe, if
they are properly run will give good
results.
l think we should remember and
not fill our machines with just "eggs."
Do not mix the brown one and white
ones. Try to set all of one kind and
above all things use the best kind of
thermometer you can get in your
machine and also use the high test
/ kerosene.
Remember your poultry profits for
1926 is going to depend on those
chicks that hatch from the eggs. 1t
is not the number of hens that one
keeps but the quality of the hens
| that count.
l would rather have so pullets that
laid 200 eggs each than 100 that laid
| 60 eggs each because my poultry pro-
fits would be nearly double and l
would only have y as many hens to
feed and care for.
Will it pay to pay that extra price
for those eggs?
1t certainly will pay you big
Now that we have learned some
thing about the chick before it comes
out of the shell, would it not be pro-
ftable l wonder if we would learn
something about the care of the little
fellows after they ar out. Or per-
haps 1 should say we will learn about
the diseases of the chicks and that is
what causes our poultry losses.
1t is very discouraging indeed to
take out a bunch of bright healthy
chicks and then when they are about
48 hours old, have them begin to die
until we loose nearly all. And
know many times this is the case.
1t is generally estimated that 80 to
| so per cent of all chicks Matched, die
during the first month. These deaths
are due in large part to faulty feed
ing, housing and care.
However, certain diseases take a
large annual toll. Among these we
might name, white diarrhea, roup,
lice and mites. One hears considers
able talk about the disease called the
"gapes'' but we seldom have known
of it in Minnesota. 1t is common
however in some of the Eastern
states.
Do not spend too much time or
money trying to treat the sick chicks.
1t is best to destroy the sick ones and
bend your efforts to save the rest.
Many times we will hear the re-
mark made that the germ of white
diarrhea is in the egg before it is
Matched and the chick of course gets
the germ while consuming the yolk
of the egg as nature has planned for
it after it comes out of the shell.
This is known as infectious white
diarrhea. 1t is very acute and fatal
disease of the young chicks.
1t is we'll to remember that all
"diarrheas" of chicks are not of an
infectious nature. A great many are
caused by faulty feeding, unsanitary
surroundings, etc.
1t is very hard to determine the
white diarrhea and therefore if you
have any doubt whatever, send one
or two of the chicks to (sick or dead)
the Veterinary Division University
Farm, st. Paul for examination.
This service is free. Take advantage
of it. No one can do more than
guess unless it is taken to labora-
tory.
We must remember that there is
no recommended cure for this disease.
Neither is it desirable to treat the
sick chicks to infest the whole flock.
move the chicks to dry clean quart
ers if possible.
Keep in mind also, that after the
disease begins to spread the germ is