CHAPTER XXXVI 



BOWEL TROUBLE IN CHICKS 



THE most common disease among chicks is bowel 

 trouble. Thousands of small chicks succumb yearly 

 from one form of this disease called "white 

 diarrhoea." Its appearance in a flock will cause 

 alarm to the experienced poultry raiser for he 

 knows how rapidly it will spread, and the havoc it is 

 liable to bring about. 



Some poultrymen claim that this disease is more 

 prevalent among incubator hatched and brooder 

 raised chicks. Close investigation has proven the 

 fallacy of such an assertion. Hen hatched and reared 

 chicks are just as liable to this disease. Of course 

 an improperly heated and ventilated brooder has 

 much to do in bringing on this disease, which 

 accounts, no doubt, for some poultrymen making 

 this claim. 



Certain weather conditions make the chicks more 

 susceptible to bowel trouble, damp, gloomy days, 

 or exceptionally hot days in summer are more 

 favorable for its appearance. Improper protection 

 from dampness, insufficient heat, or exposure to 

 hot sun rays without the proper amount of shade 



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