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THE CAMPINES 



By feeding their grain in deep litter in the scratching 

 compartment, they will be afforded sufficient exercise. 

 We place the house on blocks about twelve inches 

 high and in hot weather during the heat of the day the 

 birds will be found under the house, where it is always 

 cool. 



The house is twelve feet long, four feet wide, three 

 feet high in the rear and four feet in front, having a 

 division in center with small door for birds to pass from 

 one compartment to the other; the right half of house 

 being designed for roosting and laying compartment, 

 the other half for scratching room; the roost six feet 

 long, extends across the back of roosting room with 

 dropping board beneath. The water fountain is placed 

 on raised platform at right of door in the corner; the 

 self-feeders and nests are placed within reach of tlie 



door, making it unnecessary for the attendant to enter 

 the house. We have screens over all openings, but we 

 use window in opening in roosting room during the cold 

 months, but have an opening in the door about 18x24 

 covered by muslin, also muslin curtains for scratching 

 room openings. The house is constructed in such a man- 

 ner as to be air tight except the front openings. 



This house will a'ccommodate ten adult Campines. 

 It can be easily moved and is fine to house young stock 

 on range. 



In constructing house we use white pine for siding, 

 hard pine for partitions, flooring and roof, finally cover- 

 ing roof with some good roofing material, bringing it 

 down and fastening under the eaves with slats, thus ren- 

 dering it air tight. The material for this house costs 

 about $11.00. 



The Treatment of Sick Birds 



Imported Stock Not Being Fitted to It's NeM^ Bnvironment Not Only Requires Good Care, But Should the Birds 



Get Out of Condition Quick Remedies are Necessary — Peat Moss Recommended as a Substitute 



for Straw — If a Very Sick Bird Does Not Respond to Treatment, it is Best to Kill 



Him and Thus Eliminate Him From the Flock — Valuable Formulas 



By Jos. F. ChapiDan, Brackenrid^e, Pa. 



CAMPINES two or three years ago were looked up- 

 on as a "boom" breed. Fanciers, practical poul- 

 trymen and people who just kept chickens, were 

 to be convinced. The Campine hen, however, has shown 

 that she is a business bird and when it comes down to 

 looks it must be conceded that she is "some chicken." 

 Campines have demonstrated their wonderful utility, and 

 as an artistic creation cannot be surpassed. 



As everyone knows, it is the English to whom we 

 are indebted for the improved Campine. Consequently 

 all of our foundation stock has been imported and there 

 are still large numbers of birds coming over. We there- 

 fore must recognize the fact that these have been sub- 

 jected to a complete change of climate and in many 

 cases of housing. It is therefore natural to expect this 

 stock to be a little more susceptible than domestic 

 grown birds. And it is in regard to this rather than a 

 discussion of the breed that I speak of. 



To my mind there are three avoidable causes for 

 these troubles, improper housing, feeding and litter. In 

 housing I advocate smaller coops or if large, deep coops 

 are used partitions should be well extended not less 

 than six feet, to break up all possible drafts. In severe 

 weather a curtain is all right, but it certainly should be 

 arranged to give plenty of ventilation. Bringing a bird 

 down out of a warm moist roost to a very cold coop 

 will start a cold. 



One of the really difficult things in handling Cam- 

 pines is to feed them little enough. An over-fed bird 

 is sure to give trouble in time. I think, however, that 

 straw litter has had more to do with troubles in these 

 birds than any other one cause. Remember that your 

 birds are working in material entirely different to that 

 they were raised on and that in the dust arising there 

 are countless fungus (mildew) and microbes they never 

 breathed b;fore. Since adapting peat moss and deep 

 roosting closets my troubles have ceased. 



In the treatment of simple colds and throat irrita- 

 tions I found the following fairly effective: 



Menthol, 30 grains; camphor, 30 grains; thymol, 15 

 grains; crude oil, one pint. 



Put in a pint bottle, warm slightly till liquified and 

 add the crude oil. This is injected in the nostrils and 

 cleft and also used for swabbing the throat. Where there 

 are a few sniffy colds in the flock, pour a little on the 

 drinking water. When an infected bird is found all 

 drinking vessels should be mopped out with crude car- 

 bolic acid and then scalded. If a case does not respond 

 to treatment in a reasonable time, unless the bird is a 

 valuable one, it does not pay to put the needed time 

 in doctoring nor to run the risk of infecting the rest of 

 your flock. 



If the throat is severely affected there are several 

 treatments: 1 oz. spirits of turpentine and 30 drops 

 Tr. capsicum applied a few times only. A ten per cent 

 sol. nitrate of silver applied lightly to top of the wind 

 pipe will prevent choking. All birds should be given, 

 heavy doses of epsom salts, one-half to one teaspoonful. 

 Other throat treatment consists of applying sulphur or 

 powdered chlorate of potash. A good treatment also 

 will be found in tincture iron and glycerine, each one- 

 half ounce, and 30 grains chlor. potash. Apply to spots 

 or swab throat lightly. If treating several cases at the 

 same time do not use the same swab on all, as your 

 troubles will only grow if it is a contagious disease. 



For coughs and colds 3 ounces syrup white pine 

 and one dram iodine of potash, giving 10 to 30 drops 

 every 3 or 4 hours. A good many of these cases are 

 accompanied by wheezing, for which tincture benzoin 

 compound one tablespoonful is added to one pint of 

 boiling water, allowing the bird to inhale steam. Equal 

 parts of carbolic acid and tincture iodine may be used 

 in the same way or dropped on something hot enough 

 to vaporize it. A splendid all around salve consists of 



