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fowls are killed, kill them where they are immediately, and deeply bury 

 or burn as the blood is very dangerous to healthy fowls. Scatter 

 lime in the cholera pen and house, as well as around the eating place of 

 the well birds. If possible have a separate attendant for the sick birds 

 who does not go near the food or pens of tlie well birds. 



Copperas water using 10 pounds to 50 gallons of water is good to 

 sprinkle in the yard of well birds to kill cholera germs. 



TREATMENT 



Treatment is usually unsatisfactory. The best plan is to sell off 

 all well birds and buy eggs to hatch with the following season, keeping the 

 houses and pens disinfected from time to time. However, 2 teaspoonfuls 

 of potassium permagnate to 3 gallon of water may be made up and 1 ta- 

 blespoonful given the sick birds every hour. Potassium permagnate 

 often will hold the disease in check among the well birds if made up as 

 follows. Place 2 drams (2 teaspoonfuls) of potassium permanganate 

 in a lA pint bottle of warm water, shake well several times, allow the 

 crystals to settle to the bottom of the bottle and add 1 tablespoonful 

 (1/2 oz.) of the clear wine colored solution to each two gallons of the 

 drinking water of the well birds. Enough should be added to make the 

 drinking water wine color. 



INTESTINAL WORMS OF CHICKENS 



{Lameness) (Paralysis) or (Brain Disorders) 



The intestinal worms cause more loss to the poultry raiser than is 

 commonly supposed. Some years ago as many as 20 per cent of the 

 chickens of some flocks were lost after they became too large too fry. 

 It would be hard to estimate the loss in dollars and cents through inef- 

 ficient gains made on such fowls while being fed an abnormally large ra- 

 tion. 



SYMPTOMS 



Wormy chickens have ravenous appetites for food, but growth is 

 slow and the plumage is ruffled in appearance and the color is lo^t from 

 the head. However, these facts are usually overlooked and the first nor 

 ticeable symptom is lameness, and the attendant may even search for a 



