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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 1, 1910 
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Leg Weakness 
What ailment would cause chickens to 
become stiffened up in their legs’.' What 
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vent it V I have 12 White Leghorns 
about three months old. I have kept them 
along with the mother hen in a box stall 
10 by 10 feet square in my barn. They 
have » board floor covered with six inches 
of straw and chaff. There is plenty of 
light. It is not overly warm but the 
walls are plenty tight enough to keep out 
all wind. In daytime I allow them to 
run out into the wagon-house, which is 
light, tight and dry. but has a dirt floor. 
1 feed them cornmeal twice a day wetted 
with warm water, scraps from the table, 
and some cracked corn and whole oats 
scattered in the straw in their stall; also 
plenty of water. Within the last two 
weeks they have all 'become stiff in their 
legs. They move around very little. 
When they first get on their feet they can 
hardly stand up at all. but seem to limber 
up a little as they move around. 
New York. J. F. w. 
I judge from your description that these 
chickens are suffering from that “leg 
weakness” that is pretty sure to affect 
growing chicks kept upon board floors 
within doors. It is also frequently noted 
in rapidly developing chicks, particularly 
of the heavier breeds, that have full out¬ 
works they begin to lose the use of their 
legs, topple over when trying to walk, 
and show other evidence of lack of vigor. 
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to sweep the snow from a mu for them. 
Contact with Mother Earth is all that 
can save them, and it may be too late for 
that. M. B. l). 
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A flock of S. <’. W. Leghorn pullets were 
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door range. I do not know tin* nature 
of the trouble and do not know that any¬ 
one else does. It is sometimes ascribed 
to rheumatism, but I think without any 
real evidence of tbe presence ol that dis¬ 
ease. The best remedy yet found is out¬ 
door range upon the ground. Winter- 
hatched chicks that have to be kept in¬ 
doors are very sure to develop the 
trouble and it frequently becomes a diffi¬ 
cult problem to solve in overcoming it. 
Young chicks in brooders *u ally quickly 
recover when given a grass range, but a 
grass range is not available in the \\ in¬ 
ter. I would suggest that you let these 
chickens of yours have an outdoor range, 
even though there is some snow upon the 
ground. With this, and perhaps a little 
more moderate feeding, I think they will 
recover. At. B. i>. 
Hens with Diarrhoea 
Is there any cure for liens that have 
diarrluca? The hens stand around and 
do not eat, and finally die. I have lost 
our or two almost every year. What is 
the cause? mbs. l. e. c. 
Rhode Island. 
Diarrhea is one of the final symptoms 
of such ".asting diseases as tuberculosis, 
and it is quit*- likely that these liens that 
die from time to time an* suffering from 
one of these diseases. The evidently ail¬ 
ing fowls should Ik* removed from the 
flock and the quarters of the remainder 
should be kept in a clean, sanitary con¬ 
dition, with plenty of light and fresh air 
to destroy tin* germs of tuberculosis, if 
they are present. There is nothing that 
can be done to cun* the individual fowls 
when sick; such diseases should lie pre¬ 
vented by healthful surroundings, since 
they cannot be cured. At. h. D. 
Trouble with Early Chicks 
What is the matter with my little 
chicks? They wen* hatched Jam 2. and 
now are three weeks old. They are be¬ 
ginning to die. They were growing so 
nicely. About a week ago they began to 
die. Thev seem to lose the list* ot their 
legs, fall down in a heap ; they act as if 
they were drunk. 1 have fed them dry 
oatmeal, milk to drink, water besides, not 
milk all the time, a little pot cheese with 
the oatmeal once in a while. ’They had 
some lice; 1 have greased them for that. 
They are getting so thin. They are in a 
warm dry place, plenty of good air. I 
gather the hayseeds from the barn floor 
for them to scratch in. mbs. L. v. v. 
Dutchess Co., X. ’t. 
It is a difficult matter to raise chicks 
entirely within doors, as one must those 
hatched in January, as, after about three 
year will come from this flock, and thinks 
the reason -or the small egg yield is due 
to hens roosting at one end of the house 
and the pullets are lousy. Also some 
early layers are now molting. 15 thinks 
that unless these conditions (lice and 
roosting) are improved the pullets will 
not lay satisf. ctorily. Will forcing the 
pullets now affect their vitality as breed¬ 
ers next year, or will they recuperate 
during their molt? Will forcing decrease 
tlieir resistance if cold weather or dis¬ 
ease sets in later? 2. A flock of early 
hatched, strong, healthy and large It. J. 
Red pullets will be used as breeders this 
year; lay now about 40 per cent. Is it 
too much? Will it affect their fertility? 
[f so. would you decrease their beef scrap 
to 30 per cent (we feed them 20 per 
cent. £5torus ration)? Is there any truth 
in the statement that p diets laying 
heavily will produce a large percentage 
of infertile eggs during breeding season? 
New York. S. M. 
1. 1 do not think it likely that pullets 
laying but 15 per cent in January can 
be “forced” into such production by 
Spring that their eggs ill be infertile 
through over-laying, though 1 should con¬ 
sider the feeding of 45 to 50 per cent of 
beef scrap a wholly unnecessary ex¬ 
travagance, if not worse; 20 per cent of 
the mash is heavy enough f eding of beef 
scrap for either of your flocks and more, 
at present prices, than most flocks get. 
2. Heavy laying through the Winter, 
coupled, as it usually is, with close con¬ 
finement. certainly tends to decrease 
hatchability, if not fertility, of eggs in 
the Spring, though a 40 per cent yield in 
January from well developed and vigorous 
pullets is not sufficiently heavy to be dis¬ 
quieting. It is not possible to get maxi¬ 
mum production and greatest possible 
hatchability together. If one is worked 
for. the other is decreased. The nearer 
fowls live to th.fir natural state, the more 
hateliable their eggs, but the less their 
production, (’lose confinement, damp, or 
otherwise unhealthful quarters, over¬ 
crowding. lack of exercise, disease, lack 
of outdoor air, and over-feeding are all 
(factors in decreasing fertility of eggs. 
The presence or absence of meat scrap 
alone should not be held responsible for 
results in the production of chicks. 
M. B. 1). 
“Do you think there’s any chance for 
me to buy one o’ them tanks?" asked 
Farmer Cobbles. “Why, I don’t know. 
What in the world do you want with a 
tank?” “I’m tired o’ these road hogs in 
big tourin’ cars crowdin’ my flivver in’ * 
ditches. I’d like to jog down t’> * • 
piece in a tank, just t<« * 1 
happen.”—I5ir.n’:i v.ic.i A. . 
