168 POULTRY DISEASES 



Treatment. — The same treatment as outlined under roup 

 (see page 179) has given us uniformly good results. 



The following report of one of the experiments l)y ^Ir. 

 Coulton, under the direction of the author, illustrates the 

 course and treatment of colds in birds : 



With the advent of cold weather, early last fall, a large number 

 of our chickens contracted colds, which w^as extremely discouraging, 

 to say the least. We had over one hundred chickens, besides tur- 

 keys, and fully twenty-five per cent were affected at one time. In 

 addition to the colds which affected the throat, nostrils and eyes, 

 many were affected with canker in the mouth. The ordinary reme- 

 dies, kerosene, roup cures, etc., were all used, with little effect. We 

 finally got from the drug store (at the suggestion of Doctor Kaupp) 

 some sulphocarbolates compound tablets and used them, but the 

 improvement was not very marked. Later tablets furnished by the 

 pathological laboratory of the Colorado Agricultural College (sulpho- 

 carbolates compound, thirty grains, with six grains bichlorid of 

 mercury to the tablet) were tried. This was not only placed in 

 the drinking water, but a solution was used in a syringe to wash 

 out the nostrils and mouth. This treatment was marvelously ef- 

 fective. It acted like a charm. The catarrhal condition continued, 

 however, until the following treatment was used (also at the sug- 

 gestion of Doctor Kaupp) : 



The nostrils were w^ashed out with a twenty per cent solution of 

 common baking soda; then with peroxid of hydrogen, and finally 

 with the following preparation: oil of eucalyptus, twenty drops; 

 oil of thyme, one dram, and petrol oil, two ounces. A warm solution 

 of the soda was always used and the other materials were w'armed 

 by setting the bottles in hot water. This treatment was also applied 

 to the eyes, and the ulcers in the mouth were swabbed with it. The 

 results were remarkable. It w^as almost impossible to make a record 

 of these cases, as a large portion of the fiock were affected. Further- 

 more, it was impossible to give them all the daily treatment pre- 

 scribed. Sometimes they would go several days without treatment. 

 In mild cases, however, from two to three applications effected a 

 cure. 



March 17th we found a young cockerel in a very roupy condition. 

 He had been hatched late in the fall and had never been very 

 vigorous. His eyes w^ere swollen shut, nostrils discharging badly, 

 and, withal his was not a promising case. We isolated him and 

 gave him the regulation treatment, as described above. Notwith- 

 standing that it stormed severely and he was not well feathered, 

 the next day he was showing a decided improvement, and after 

 three treatments, covering about five days, all evidence of the 

 trouble had disappeared and today he is apparently in better con- 

 dition than at any time during the winter. 



A day or two later we found two others belonging to the same 

 brood in about the same condition and after one treatment there 

 was evidence of improvement, but after a few days, not having 

 been able to give them careful attention or regular treatment, they 

 seemed to be worse, and we used the hatchet treatment. I am satis- 

 fied, however, from our experience, both with chickens and the 

 turkeys, when taken in time and treated regularly, it is seldom 

 necessary to lose one. We estimated that by this treatment we 

 saved ninety-nine per cent of those affected. 



