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Cannibal  Hens 
I  have  about  200  pullets  in  a  house 
18x40;  they  are  in  good  health  and  are 
laying  about  50  per  cent.  Suddenly  they 
commenced  to  pick  at  the  vent.  I  have 
lost  six  or  seven  within  the  last  week, 
actually  killing  them.  What  can  he  done 
to  stop  this  practice?  I  may  say  that 
they  were  the  worst  cannibals  when  they 
were  baby  chicks.  m.  w.  E. 
Vineland,  N.  ,T. 
The  hens  that  are  killed  are  those  that 
have  suffered  rupture  or  eversion  of  the 
oviduct.  The  protruding  red  mass  has 
attracted  the  attention  of  other  hens, 
which  have  picked  at  it  until  they  got  a 
taste  of  blood.  A  taste  of  blood  turns  any 
chick  or  hen  into  a  merciless  cannibal. 
I  know  of  no  remedy  other  than  the 
prompt  removal  of  any  hen  that  shows 
by  her  straining  that  she  is  likely  to  suf¬ 
fer  from  the  trouble'  above  mentioned. 
It.  is  possible  that  smearing  the  vent  with 
pine  tar  will  keep  the  other  fowls  from 
picking  at  it.  This  is  recommended  in 
cases  of  toe-picking  among  little  chicks. 
A  flock  showing  this  vice  should  be 
watched  as  closely  as  possible,  however, 
and  any  sick  hens  promptly  removed.  In 
bad  cases  it  may  be  necessary  to  turn  the 
whole  flock  loose  out  of  doors.  I  have 
tried  this  in  otherwise  uncontrollable 
cases  with  success.  The  newly  freed  hens 
find  something  else  to  occupy  their  atten¬ 
tion  and  let  each  other  alone.  m.  b.  n. 
Rupture  of  Oviduct 
I  am  having  some  trouble  with  rup¬ 
ture  of  the  oviduct  among  a  flock  of 
White  Leghorns.  Occasionally  there  is 
a  partial  obversion,  and  at  other  times 
just  a  simple  rupture  of  the  opening. 
What  would  you  suggest  as  a  remedy? 
The  following  is  the  condition  of  feed¬ 
ing,  etc. :  Grain  in  small  quantities  in 
the  morning,  with  dry  mash  in  front  of 
them  all  day  and  full  grain  feeding  at 
night.  Electric  light  on  at  4:30  a.  m. 
Sprouted  oats  at  noon.  The  grain  is  fed 
in  a  heavy  litter.  Access  to  grit  and 
water  at  all  times.  The  mash  I  am  feed¬ 
ing  is  one  of  the  good  commercial  mix¬ 
tures  and  has  been  giving  splendid  re¬ 
sults.  G.  S 
Rockford,  Ill. 
I  know  of  no  way  of  preventing  this 
trouble  in  heavily  fed  and  closely  con¬ 
fined  flocks.  It  is  supposed  to  be  due  to 
attempts  to  extrude  overly  large  eggs, 
with  perhaps  some  inherent  weakness  of 
the  egg-producing  organs  predisposing 
them  to  inflammatory  troubles.  Keeping 
the  fowls  under  more  natural  conditions 
would  doubtless  help,  but  it  would  also 
reduce  the  egg  production.  Modern  forc¬ 
ing  methods  in  the  keeping  of  poultry 
are  highly  artificial,  and  it  is  not  sur¬ 
prising  that  many  birds  cannot  stand  up 
under  them.  I  presume  that  giving  the 
flock  an  occasional  dose  of  Epsom  salts, 
1  lb.  to  each  100  fowls,  would  help  to 
prevent  these  troubles  in  the  oviduct,  as 
this  treatment  is  relaxing  and  helpful  in 
most  cases  of  inflammation,  but  as  long 
as  you  force  the  reproductive  organs  of 
the  fowls  to  their  greatest  capacity  by 
your  methods  of  feeding  and  care  you 
cannot  help  but  develop  a  certain  amount 
of  trouble.  M.  B.  D. 
Fowls  with  Colds 
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long,  20  ft.  deep.  It  has  eight  windows. 
I  have  muslin  on  the  front  of  the  windows 
for  air.  I  have  them  so  I  can  let  them 
down  the  width  of  my  hand  when  it  is 
stormy,  and  when  it  is  warm  I  let  them 
down  further.  I  have  a  concrete  floor, 
hut  the  coop  is  damp  all  the  time..  I 
have  straw  on  the  floor,  but  the  straw  is 
damp.  One  poultryman  told  me  to  put 
camphor  in  the  watpr,  and  I  did.  I  have 
also  put  kerosene  in  it,  too.  Was  that 
good  for  them?  We  have  200  fowls.  Some 
of  them  seem  to  have  sore  throats,  and 
their  eyes  are  swollen  shut.  T.  D. 
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I  judge  from  what  you  say  that  your 
chickens  have  colds  from  being  kept  in  a 
damp,  insufficiently  ventilated  house.  It 
is  possible,  too,  that  they  have  roup.  Any 
litter  will  become  slightly  damp  in  cold 
weather,  but  if  there  is  sufficient  mositure 
in  the  air  to  condense  upon  the  walls  and 
to  make  the  floor  covering  wet.  your  build¬ 
ing  is  not  well  ventilated.  Cloth  over  the 
window  openings  does  not  admit  the  air 
freely  enough,  and  this  should  be  re¬ 
moved.  Then  the  windows  themselves 
should  be  opened  and  kept  open  on  one 
side  of  the  house,  preferably  the  south 
side.  All  other  sides  should  he  airtight 
to  prevent  drafts  through  the  building. 
After  this  time  of -the  year,  at  least,  the 
windows  may  be  widely  opened.  In  cold 
weather  the  best  plan  is  to  arrange  the 
upper  sashes,  or  both  sashes,  to  drop 
back  at  their  tops  for  a  short  distance 
into  the  room.  The  openings  thus  left 
along  their  sides  may  be  closed  by  V- 
shaped  boards  cut  to  fit  against  the  side 
rails  of  the  sashes  (hopper  sides).  These 
force  the  air  to  enter  over  the  tops  of 
the  sashes  and  help  to  direct  drafts  from 
striking  upon  the  fowls  upon  the  floor. 
Your  hens  cannot  keep  in  health  in  a 
damp  building,  and  the  only  way  to  keep 
it  dry.  is  to  open  the  windows  freely. 
Cold  air  is  not  harmful ;  damp  air  is. 
M.  B,  D. 
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