OLD TIME REMEDIES FOR COMMON POULTRY DISEASES
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Among the actual diseases that infect domestic fowl,
diarrhea is the most common. This condition-revealed by
white or greenish, loose droppings-can be caused by cold,
dampness, dirty surroundings and unclean food. Isolate the
patient in warm, dry quarters and give her potassium
,permanganate solution to drink. To make this remedy,
dissolve one tablespoon of the chemical in one quart of
warm water. Then, for each bird, take one tablespoon of
this concentrated solution and further dissolve it in one
cup of warm water . . . in severe cases use a stronger
solution, potent enough to turn a dipped finger slightly
brown. (Don't keep potassium permanganate mixture in a
metal container.)
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Another remedy for diarrhea is Epsom salts in the feed . .
. half a pound per 100 birds or 1/2 teaspoon each. Then
feed the sick chickens wheat bran moistened with sour milk
or buttermilk.
Roup is caused by cold, damp or drafty quarters or by
overcrowded housing, and is spread through the drinking
water or feed. The symptoms are like those of the common
cold: sneezing and a watery discharge which later turns
foamy white and then yellowish-from the eyes or nostrils.
Sometimes diarrhea, weakness and swelling of the head will
also occur. You'll find on examination that the bird's
throat is inflamed, with patches of gray and yellow forming
a membrane that almost closes the passage.
To treat this illness isolate the hen in a warm coop or box
lined with hay or straw. The container should be placed in
a sunny spot and covered at night. Feed the patient stale
bread moistened with milk (preferably milk in which onions
have been boiled) . . . or try cooked rice mixed with
chopped parsley and onion tops with a tablespoon of
powdered charcoal added twice a day. For drink use a weak
potassium permanganate solu tion.
Gapes is a disease caused by a parasitic roundworm which is
about 5/16 this of an inch long and looks like a fine
thread. These pests lodge in the hen's throat and multiply
there, so that the bird frequently opens its mouth wide as
if yawning. To treat this condition make a salt brine, or
steep tobacco in water for ten minutes. Pour one
teaspoonful of either mixture down the chicken's throat.
Then, keeping its head up, close the bird's nose holes and
count slowly to five Next hold the patient by the feet,
head down, and it will usually cough, sputter and evict the
worms.
