try, is carried from one place to another by birds, by other 

 fowls brought into the flock, or from other birds in the show 

 room. Also pigeons carry disease, such as Coccidiosis, etc. 

 Keep your yards, coops, and premises well disinfected with 

 any good disinfecting spray, always avoiding using water 

 with same. Also keep houses free from drafts of air and 

 dampness and keep them well ventilated. Roup like every 

 other disease in poultry flocks is easier to prevent than to 

 cure. 



REMOVE THE CAUSE 



It is important to remove the cause of the disease, since 

 while this continues to act, a cure is impossible. For in- 

 stance: in cold or roup which usually resiflt from exposure 

 or dampness, filthy quarters, or cold draughts of air, remove 

 the patient to dry, clean quarters, with plenty of fresh air, 

 free from draughts. If the disease is caused by bacteria, 

 clean the place and disinfect thoroughly. 



SANITARY REQUIREMENTS 



To meet with success in the poultry business, disinfecting 

 of premises must be practiced. It will prevent disease, espec- 

 ially where a large number of birds are kept on limited 

 grounds. On farms where chickens are kept on unlimited 

 range, the loss from disease is insignificant, but in the in- 

 tensive poultry yard where there is comparatively little 

 range, proper sanitation must be enforced. 



Twenty-five chickens will make one ton of manure in the 

 course of one year, so you can readily see the importance of 

 proper sanitation. 



ADMITTING DRAUGHTS OF AIR TO POULTRY HOUSES 

 AND YARDS 



The writer in his various travels about the state of Cali- 

 fornia has found in many poultry flocks colds and roupy 

 conditions, and maintains that draughts of air and cold 

 winds along with dampness is the main cause of this condi- 

 tion. It has been the opinion of a great many poultry men 

 and women throughout the state, that it is perfectly natural 

 for their poultry flocks at certain times of the year to have 

 colds and likewise roup. If one would but exercise care and 

 judgemnt in the building and maintaining of poultry houses 



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