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TUBERCULOSIS IN POULTRY 



TUBERCULOSIS in a poultry flock may be 

 introduced in several ways such as receiving 

 infected fowls, exposure to neighboring infected 

 flocks using same range, infection of premises 

 by free-flying birds, carriers, such as man or ani- 

 mals, whose shoes or feet may carry infected drop- 

 pings from nearby infected farms. Most eggs 

 harboring the organism fail to hatch, thereby re- 

 ducing to a minimum the danger of infection 

 from this source, but if infected eggs are thrown 

 to the chickens, the disease may be established in 

 the flock. 



Although birds may become infected at any 

 age, the disease is not readily detected by or- 

 dinary observation in those under 1 year old, be- 

 cause months are required for the bacilli to mul- 

 tiply in the system sufficiently to interfere with 

 the normal functioning of the body. The older 

 fowls, from 2 to 3 years old, arc most likely to 

 display symptoms and show a high death rate. 



One of the first symptoms is gradual emacia- 

 tion, which becomes especially noticeable in the 

 breast muscles. These diminish in size until in 

 advanced stages there is scarcely any flesh left 

 on the breast bone. Feeling the breast region will 

 readily detect this wasting. The appetite con- 

 tinues good. Lameness in one or both legs, or 

 drooping of one or both wings is another symp- 

 tom. 



A skilled operator can apply the intradermic 

 tuberculin test to detect the presence of the di- 

 sease, but medical treatment for fowls is futile. 

 The wisest preventive measure consists in slaughter- 

 ing the infected fowls. Fowls in good flesh may 

 be used for food if they show no lesions or only 

 slight ones. Those fowls that are badly diseased 

 and all visceral organs should be burned. The 

 premises should be disinfected thoroughly, in- 

 cluding all drinking, eating and other utensils. 



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THE B.\CKYARD FLOCK. 

 TPHE backyard flock should have in addition to 

 the table scraps a light feed of grain every 

 morning. 



Four or five handfuls of grain — about one-half 

 pint — scattered in the litter will be sufficient for 

 a flock of 20 to 25 hens. By handful is meant 

 as much as can be grasped in the hand. By scat- 

 tering it in the litter the hens will be compelled 

 to scratch in order to find the grain and in this 

 way to take exercise, which is decidedly beneficial 

 to them. 



In case not enough good, sound, substantial 

 table scraps are available to furnish full feeds, 

 both at noon and at night, another feed of the 

 grain mixture should be thrown into the litter at 

 the night feeding and should consist of as much 

 as the hens will eat up clean. In summer or during 

 suitable weather the grain can be fed by scatter- 



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ing it on the ground outside the house. A good 

 grain mixture for this purpose is composed of 

 equal parts by weight of wheat, cracked corn, and 

 oats. Another suitable grain mixture is composed 

 of two parts by weight of cracked corn and one 

 part of oats. 



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TE.iVCHlNG CHICKS TO ROOST 



WHERE a large number of chicks are being 

 raised in one brooder house difliculty is often 

 experienced in preventing the birds from piling 

 up at night after the heat is removed, and causing 

 serious losses. To prevent this overcrowding the 

 birds should be taught to roost as early as possible. 

 If roosts are made out of one by three inch strips 

 placed flat so as to provide a three-inch roosting 

 surface, and these arc placed twelve to fifteen 

 inches from the floor, the birds can easily be 

 taught to go to roost. If the chicks do not go 

 up on the roost of their own accord they should be 

 gently placed on the roosts after dark for one 

 or two nights until they get the roosting habit. 



September, 1921 



Some Reliable Northwest 

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POULTRY NOTES 



POR the best results turkeys, geese, ducks and 

 hens should be kept in separate quarters. 



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T DOES not pay to winter poor paying birds. 

 Get rid of the culls this fall as early as possible. 



"17'EEP the roosts clean at all times, but also 

 -'-*■ remember that it is just as important if not 

 more so to keep the nests clean. 



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