AMERICAN POULTRY CULTURE 



chickens for a year or two, frequently treating the 

 soil with applications of slaked lime and a strong 

 solution of salt water. 



Diarrhoea among chicks, or as it is often termed, 

 " pasting up behind/' may result from many causes. 

 Diarrhoea Sometimes it is due to breeding from 

 Among debilitated stock. At other times 



Chicks errors in incubation, on account of 



which the chicks are not hatched properly, are the 

 cause of the trouble. After the chicks are hatched 

 the disorder may be brought on by chilling, 

 improper brooder temperature, or by improper 

 feeding and general mismanagement. Find the 

 cause of the trouble and remove it if possible. 

 Mild attacks may often be cured by withholding 

 water and giving boiled milk to drink to which 

 some grated cinnamon has been added. Feed char- 

 coal freely. If the trouble is very bad and preva- 

 lent, medicine is necessary to correct it. Use some 

 reliable bowel regulator for either fowls or 

 humans. 



Tuberculosis, consumption, and " going light " 

 are used synonymously with regard to the poultry 

 Miscellaneous disease which afflicts both old and 

 Diseases young fowls and causes, loss of flesh, 



listlessness and rapid emaciation generally. The 

 comb becomes pale or even yellowish in color. The 

 only effective treatment is preventive. 



Break Down Behind. If simply due to over- 

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