The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-05-06
INTERESTING
POULTRY CLINIC
Sponsored by p. j. Heraly At Com
munity Club Rooms Satur-
day Afternoon

More productive poultry can be
raised If disease control, vaccina-
ton, and better housing are follow
ed, poultry raisers of this locality
were told by Martin Potratz, poul-
try technician, Saturday afternoon
when an informal poultry clinic
was held under the sponsorship Of
the Main Hatchery.
In charge of the informal school
where birds, brought by local
raisers, were opened and diagnosed
were Martin PotratZ and George
Aldous, representatives Of the DR..
Salsbury's Laboratories, of Charles
City, Iowa Making arrangements
for the school was p. ]. Heraly, 10
cal hatchery operator.
Opening the meeting Mr.. Pot
ratz informally discussed questions
Of disease control, prevention, and
cure, stressing sanitation and ven
tilation as problems of prime inn
portance. Vaccination against pox,
a rapidly spreading disease, was
advised by Mr.. Potratz when the
chicks are to weeks old. This
disease, he said, formerly. assoeiat-
ed in only southern poultry, is on
the constant march northward and
has now invaded Minnesota flocks.
Vaccination for immunization is
important. Wedding out Of chick
ems who have contracted the dis
ease was advised.
Roup he identified as a second
airy infection resulting from a
cold Vaccination should be Civ
en- for roup, Mr.. Potratz continued,
and the chickens nasal passages
should be washed out when cold
appears. Answering questions in
regard to cannibalism, he identi-
fled it mot as a disease but as a
habit" The tendency to pick Is
found in all healthy poultry. Some
begin picking at others, and once
they have tasted blood the habit is
formed. Simple formulas including
painting windows with a red Ia
quer substance and tearing paper
on the floor was advised for pre-
vention of this habit.
Advising strongly the elimination
of dropping boards, Mr.. Potratz
submitted a plan that he termed
a "lazy mans henhouse," so easy Is
it to operate. BOOSTS are laid loose
ly across wire netting and drop.
pings go to the floor covered with
straw Chickens are unable to get
at the droppings and arrangements
of the ventilation is made such
that fumes do not bother the hens
Importance of proper designing
was stressed in his statement that
referred to the fact chat colds, thai
often developed into more compli.
Gated diseases, very often arise out
of improper sanitation and ventila-
ton. Outlets from the dropping
containers for the fumes was advo-
Gated and air intakes to further
proper circulation of the henhouse
air was stressed.
Demonstrating proper methods
for vaccination and how to proper
Ivy identify diseases were Mr.. AL
dous and Irwin Jenc, both of whom
opened poultry specimens brought
them by poultry raisers. Lice, round
worms, and tape worms seemed
most prevalent in the diseased
chicks brought them. Vaccination
methods for immuni1ation agains
pox, roup, colds, and typhoid were
demonstrated. Organs were thor
oughly checked for every possible
symptom of poultry disease. Poul
try raisers were advised by Mr.. AL
dous when inactive or APPARENT.
! diseased poultry were discovered