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(Llje P ent t i n) 
A SHAPELY PULLET. 
W E begin the New Year by showing a spec¬ 
imen of the “new breed ”we have fre¬ 
quently spoken of. Our readers will remem¬ 
ber the story of our ex¬ 
periment. Last spring we 
procured a well-shaped 
White Wyandotte 
rooster and five White 
Dorking hens. These 
were kept in a pen by 
themselves and the eggs 
were carefully preserved 
for hatching. The chick¬ 
ens were of all colors, 
the whites being in the 
minority. Most of them 
had a trace of brown, 
the bird shown in the 
picture, see Fig. 1, being 
the darkest in color of 
the entire flock. We 
have selected her as com¬ 
ing nearest to the shape 
we have selected as our 
ideal. The square, 
“ blocky ” body, trim 
neck and short legs in¬ 
dicate, in our view, a 
serviceable hen for the 
general farmer. 
We shall continue ex¬ 
periments with thiseross. 
We care far less for color 
than forshapeand laying 
qualities. We had hop¬ 
ed to use a brother of 
this hen in continuing 
the experiment, but as 
he was killed by a care¬ 
less workman, we are 
obliged to select a new 
rooster and shall proba¬ 
bly use a White Wyan¬ 
dotte. 
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anoint with a few drops of glycerine. If the 
bird breathes hoarsely, give a pill composed 
of equal parts of quinine, bromide of potash, 
and asafetida, the size of a bean, three times 
a day. If sore throat results, swab the throat 
with a solution of sulphate of copper. Add a 
teaspoonful of carbolic acid to each gallon of 
drinking water. 
Cholerads always known by intense thirst, 
debility, an anxious expression and greenish 
droppings. The best remedy is to add a tea¬ 
spoonful of liquid carbolic acid to each half¬ 
gallon of the drinking water, and give a mix¬ 
ture of 10 drops of paregoric and five drops of 
spirits of camphor, twice a day. 
Gapes is the result of suffocation caused by 
a small, slender worm. Numbers of them 
cluster together. A drop of spirits of turpen¬ 
tine on a bread crumb, twice a day, is the 
best remedy. The vapor of carbolic acid will 
DISEASES 
FOWLS. 
OF 
P. H. JACOBS. 
T HERE are so many 
diseases incident 
to poultry that it is im¬ 
possible to describe the 
symptoms of all in a 
brief article. The dis¬ 
ease most prevalent in 
the fall, winter and 
spring, is roup, which 
kills more fowls in this 
country than cholera 
and all other causes com 
bined. 
Roup is due to colds, 
and may be brought into 
the flock by contagion, 
by dampness, by expo¬ 
sure to winds, and by 
improper shelter. There 
are several forms of 
roup, but the signs are 
discharges from the nos¬ 
trils, swelled heads and 
eyes, hoarse breathing, 
and whitish sore throat. 
When the eyes are swell¬ 
ed, bathe once a day 
with warm water, and 
ONE OF THE RURAL’S WYANDOTTE-DORKING PULLETS. From Nature. Fig. 1. 
also cure the difficulty. Chicks only are sub¬ 
ject to gapes. 
If roup and cholera can be kept out of the 
flock, half the battle will be won. To avoid 
disease of any kind follow these hints: 
Never have your fowls too fat, and you will 
seldom have cases of egg-bound, double-yelk 
eggs, or soft-shell eggs. Hence do not feed 
largely of grain. 
Nearly all ailments are due to a lack of 
grinding material in the 
crop. Always keep bro¬ 
ken glass,pounded crock¬ 
ery, or sharp, flint 
gravel within reach of 
the fowIs. Cold draughts 
of air blowing across 
them, or down on them, 
will cause swelled head 
and eyes, and finally 
lead to roup. It is often 
the case that weak legs 
may be caused by high 
roosts, the birds being 
injured by jumping 
therefrom to the ground. 
When the roosts are low 
and a hen is unable to 
stand on her legs, re¬ 
move her from the male 
at once, as the cause 
may be traced to him, 
especially if he is very 
heavy. 
Feather pulling 
is due to idleness, and 
not to a lack of some¬ 
thing in the food as 
many suppose. Active 
birds, if confined and 
not exercising, will pull 
feathers, but the habit 
is easily acquired from 
any one of the flock by 
the other members there¬ 
of. 
Hens do not eat their 
eggs unless they learn 
the habit from having 
eggs broken in the nest. 
Never use stale eggs as 
nest-eggs. 
A dust bath is the toi¬ 
let of the hen. It is her 
mode of keeping her 
body clean. If given a 
dusting place she will 
keep the vermin off if 
you will keep the poultry 
house clean. 
The great source of 
contagion is the drink¬ 
ing water. A sick fowl 
should never be allowed 
to drink from tne same 
vessel with the others. 
On very cold nights a 
large flock will be more 
comfortable than a small 
one, as there will be more 
warmth in the poultry 
house. 
A crack in the wall, 
or a hole as large as the 
head of a nail, will cause 
more damage than if the 
whole front of the house 
is open, provided the 
rear and sides are tight. 
Never give medicine 
to healthy fowls. Feed¬ 
ing sulphur and adding 
Douglass Mixture to the 
drinking water, should 
only be done when ne¬ 
cessity requires. 
