AMERICAN POULTRY CULTURE 



inhale the steam from boiling water in which has 

 been placed a teaspoonful of carbolic acid to a 

 quart of water. 



Genuine fowl cholera is comparatively rare; 

 simple indigestion and bowel disorders are often 

 Indigestion termed cholera. With true cholera, 

 and Cholera diarrhoea is always present and is one 

 of the main symptoms. Improper food, filthy 

 quarters and general mismanagement are always 

 at the bottom of an attack of cholera and of 

 all other bowel disorders. In general, among 

 beginners, derangements of the fowls' digestive 

 organs are more common where mashes are fed 

 than where the dry-feed system is employed. 

 The free use of a good disinfectant is very 

 essential in cases of these diseases. There are 

 on the market many poultry remedies especially 

 for cholera and bowel disorders. One of the best 

 home remedies is one dram of hydrochloric acid in 

 a quart of water, keeping all other water away 

 from the fowls. The fowls in the flock that are 

 apparently well should be fed liberal quantities of 

 charcoal as a corrector, or may be given sulpho- 

 carbolate of zinc in the drinking water, one-eighth 

 of an ounce of the drug to a quart of water. 



For mild diarrhoea, charcoal will often be as 

 efficient as anything required, giving boiled milk 

 to drink and dry food. Constipation is usually 

 caused by lack of exercise and of green food. Cor- 



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