'Pit  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
839 
The  Henyard 
Aspergillosis;  Cement  Hen-house;  Forcing 
Production 
1.  I  have  about  130  hens  housed  in  a 
cement  henhouse.  A  short  time  ago  I 
discovered  a  hen  which  did  not  seem 
right.  Every  little  while  she  would  shake 
her  head,  and  as  the  disease  developed 
would  gasp  for  breath.  She  became 
droopy  and  finally  died.  Later  I  noticed 
others  with  the  same  disease.  I  discov¬ 
ered  what  seemed  to  be  yellow  pus  in  the 
roofs  of  their  mouths,  on  their  cheeks, 
and  at  the  entrance  to  the  windpipe. 
What  is  this  disease,  and  what  can  I  do 
for  it?  2.  My  henhouse  is  all  cement 
but  the  roof.  Do  you  think  this  is  colder 
than  wooden  buildings?  3.  I  have  50 
heavy  hens  which  I  want  to  dispose  of  as 
soon  as  possible.  They  laid,  but  little 
all  Winter.  Now  I  want  to  force  them  to 
get  every  egg  I  can  before  they  go.  I  am 
feeding  heavily  of  Cornell  laying  mash 
and  Cornell  scratch  feed  at  night.  Under 
light  Winter  egg  production,  how  long 
will  a  hen  hold  up  under  forced  feeding? 
I  want  to  raise  them  to  75  or  SO  per  cent. 
Hamburg,  N.  Y.  B.  F.  B. 
1.  Probably  aspergillosis,  or  a  disease 
caused  by  a  fungus  growth  upon  the 
mucus  membranes  of  the  mouth  and  air 
passages.  This  is  characterized  by  yel¬ 
lowish  patches  (cankers),  located  as  you 
describe,  and  by  similar  growths  in  the 
deeper  air  passages,  where  they  obstruct 
breathing  and  bring  on  the  symptoms  that 
you  have  noted.  'When  the  deeper  struc¬ 
tures  are  involved,  treatment  is  of  little 
use,  but  the  disease  should  be  prevented 
by  avoiding  the  use  of  musty  or  moldy  lit¬ 
ter  or  food,  from  which  the  fungus 
growths  are  derived.  As  the  trouble  may 
spread  from  one  fowl  to  another,  any 
birds  showing  the  symptoms  should  be 
removed  from  the  flock.  The  cankers 
within  the  mouth  may  be  touched  with  a 
swab  dipped  into  tincture  of  iodine,  and 
growths  at  the  entrance  of  the  windpipe 
may  be  removed  by  careful  use  of  a  sliver 
of  wood  or  like  implement.  Permitting 
the  affected  fowls  to  inhale  the  vapor  of 
tar  water,  by  pouring  the  latter  upon  hot 
bricks  in'  an  enclosed  space,  may  be  tried. 
Prevention,  rather  than  cure,  is  to  be 
sought,  however. 
1.  Concrete  buildings  need  to  be  well 
ventilated  to  keep  them  as  dry  and  warm 
as  those  of  wood,  for  concrete  is  a  better 
conductor  of  heat,  and  moisture  easily 
condenses  upon  it. 
3.  I  am  afraid  that  I  cannot  tell  you 
how  long  your  hens  will  stand  up  under 
forced  feeding ;  much  depends  upon  both 
hens  and  feeding.  It  is  doubtful  if  you 
will  gain  anything  by  too  vigorous  at¬ 
tempts  to  stuff  the  fowls.  M.  B.  D. 
Chicks  with  Sore  Eyes 
What  can  I  do  for  small  chicks  with 
sore  eyes?  I  have  a  lot  of  chicks  which 
have  their  eyes  closed  and  cannot  open 
them  unless  I  wet  them.  J.  d. 
Hopewell,  N.  J. 
Little  chicks  are  subject  to  a  catarrhal 
inflammation  of  the  eyes,  which  shows 
itself  by  watering  and  temporary  dosing 
in  some  cases.  If  this  is  a  simple  inflam¬ 
mation  it  will  ordinarily  subside  without 
special  treatment  if'  the  chicks  are  kept 
in  clean  comfortable  quarters  and  under 
healthful  conditions.  If  the  lids  stick  to¬ 
gether,  wet  them  with  a  boric  acid  solu¬ 
tion,  one  ounce  to  the  quart  of  water,  ap¬ 
plying  this  warm  and  letting  it  bathe  the 
inner  surfaces  of  the  lids  and  the  eyeball. 
This  may  be  applied  frequently,  using  a 
pledget  of  clean  absorbent  cotton  as  a 
swab,  or  using  a  medicine  dropper. 
M.  B.  D. 
Chickenpox  and  Roup 
We  have  some  badly  infected  hens. 
Small  cores  come  around  the  head  and 
mouth ;  some  have  them  in  the  mouth, 
some  their  eyes  swell  and  side  of  head, 
but  they  have  no  sores  where  swollen. 
The  sores  resemble  canker.  We  are  rent¬ 
ers,  moving  to  present  location  April  1, 
bringing  a  healthy  bunch  of  hens.  We 
put  them  with  the  hens  which  were  on 
the  place,  and  our  hens  have  become  in¬ 
fected.  Would  you  give  advice? 
New  York.  W.  A.  w. 
These  fowls  may  have  acquired  chicken- 
pox  or  roup  from  some  source,  your  de¬ 
scription  suggesting  these  diseases.  The 
only  thing  to  do  now  is  to  isolate  the  sick 
ones  and  kin  and  bury  any  that  are  evi¬ 
dently  so  seriously  sick  as  to  make  treat¬ 
ment  useless.  The  poultry  quarters  should 
be  thoroughly  cleaned  up,  and  as  soon  as 
practicable  whitewashed  with  freshly- 
made  lime  wash.  Eating  and  drinking 
utensils  should  be  cleaned  and  disinfected 
with  boiling  water.  They  should  then  be 
kept  clean. 
The  sores,  or  cankers,  whether  outside 
or  inside  the  mouth,  may  be  touched  with 
tincture  of  iodine  upon  a  swab,  and  the 
eyes  and  nostrils  frequently  cleaned  with 
a  solution  of  boric  acid  in  water,  one 
ounce  to  the  quart.  Borax  may  be  used 
instead  of  boric  acid.  Keep  the  sick 
fowls  away  from  healthy  ones,  and  do  not 
return  them  to  the  flock  until  entirely 
well,  as  these  diseases  are  highly  con¬ 
tagious.  M,  B.  D. 
Leg  Weakness 
I  would  like  to  tell  C.  S.,  page  G69, 
how  I  cured  by  baby  chicks  of  leg  weak¬ 
ness.  Out  of  a  hatch  of  GO.  10  came  down 
with  leg  weakness.  I  first  massaged  the 
joints,  then  very  gently  moved  the  legs 
back  and  forth.  I  would  then  make  a 
“cradle”  of  the  fingers  of  my  right  hand, 
allowing  the  body  to  rest  on  the  fingers, 
the  legs  protruding.  I  would  thus  “dance” 
them  very  gently  up  and  down  on  the 
palm  of  my  left  hand.  When  they 
“slumped”  I  would  let  them  rest,  sitting 
them  down  completely  in  the  palm  of  my 
hand.  I  would  then  turn  them  over  on 
their  backs  in  the  palm  of  my  left  hand, 
covering  them  gently  with  my  right,  al¬ 
lowing  the  legs  and  wings  full  freedom. 
They  would  flutter  their  wings  and  kick 
their  little  legs  in  their  endeavor  to  get 
free.  When  they  ceased  “kicking”  I 
placed  them  out  of  doors  close  to  the 
feeding  and  drinking  cups.  I  remained 
one  whole  day  with  them,  going  from  one 
to  the  other  until  I  had  given  the  same 
treatment  to  all  10,  going  back  to  the 
first  when  I  had  finished  with  the  last. 
The  next  day  they  were  slightly  improved, 
and  I  went  through  the  same  process,  this 
time  driving  them  out  of  doors  into  a 
small  screened-off  enclosure,  and  com¬ 
pelled  them  (all  GO)  to  remain  out  as 
long  as  the  sun  was  warm.  This  screened- 
off  space  was  so  placed  that  they  had 
plenty  of  sunshine  and  some  shade  (plac¬ 
ing  plenty  of  feed  and  water  conveni¬ 
ently).  I  also  fed  them  some  ground 
fresh  beef.  In  three  days  they  were  as 
lively  and  chipper  as  could  be.  This  being 
my  first  experience  with  incubator  and 
brooder,  I  left  them  in  the  too  warm 
brooder-house  for  three  weeks.  Iam  very 
proud  of  my  success  in  saving  them,  as 
everyone  said  there  is  no  cure  for  leg 
weakness,  and  that  I  could  only  save  the 
others  by  getting  them  out  on  the  ground 
at  once,  which,  of  course,  I  soon  realized 
to  be  only  too  true.  They  have  all  been 
doing  wonderfully  since  they  have  been 
running  out  and  in  at  will.  '  H.  F.  s. 
Beacon,  N.  Y. 
This  is  a  good  illustration  of  the  pains 
which  women  are  willing  to  take  in  moth¬ 
ering  baby  chicks,  and  explains  why  they 
are  often  more  successful  in  raising  them 
than  men.  Just  imagine  a  man  taking 
a  day  to  administer  massage,  Delsartian 
movements  and  the  exercises  of  the  “daily 
dozen”  to  a  few  chicks  with  leg  weakness. 
It  is  an  equally  good  illustration  of  the 
necessity  of  getting  baby  chicks  out  of 
doors  upon  the  ground  early,  if  you  wish 
them  to  thrive.  Contact  with  the  earth 
is  what  they  need,  and  that  just  as  early 
in  their  lives  as  possible.  M.  b.  d. 
White  Diarrhoea 
Is  there  any  cure  for  white  diarrhoea 
in  baby  chicks?  I  give  white  diarrhoea 
tablets  in  their  drinking  water  every  day. 
Vessels  are  cleaned  every  day,  also  houses 
under  brooder  canopy,  and  house  sprayed 
every  week  with  a  good  disinfectant. 
They  have  a  dirt  floor  and  a  warm  house 
with  good  ventilation,  also  run  of  a  dirt 
yard  on  pleasant  days,  but  with  all  my 
care  I  have  lost  over  50  per  cent  of  my 
chicks  out  of  a  400  hatch.  Brooder- 
house  is  10x12  ft.  r.  o. 
Westport,  Conn. 
I  do  not  know  of  any  cure  for  true 
white  diarrhoea  in  baby  chicks,  and  con¬ 
sider  the  remedies  advertised  for  that 
purpose  worthless.  Diarrhoeas  from  im¬ 
proper  feeding  and  brooding  may  have  a 
whitish  discharge,  indistinguishable  by 
appearance  from  the  discharge  of  bacil¬ 
lary  white  diarrhoea.  These  are  often 
called  white  diarrhoea  by  those  who  do  not 
know  the  difference,  and  help  any  reme¬ 
dies  used  to  acquire  an  undeserved  repu¬ 
tation.  The  cure  for  true  white  diarrhoea 
is,  first,  the  hatching  only  from  flocks 
known  to  be  free  from  carriers  of  the 
germs  of  this  disease,  germs  which  may 
be  transmitted  through  infected  eggs  to 
the  baby  chicks ;  second,  the  avoidance  of 
exposure  to  germs  in  droppings  of  dis¬ 
eased  chicks  and  hens  by  keeping  such 
diseased  fowls  off  from  the  premises. 
This  may  sometimes  involve  a  complete 
clean-up  and  a  new  start.  All  diarrhoeas 
characterized  by  a  whitish  discharge  are 
not  to  be  considered  bacillary,  or  true 
white  diarrhoea,  however.  Some  such 
diarrhoeas  are  caused  by  improper  feed¬ 
ing.  brooding,  etc.,  and  the  remedy  is  re¬ 
moval  of  the  cause.  m.  b.  d. 
Depluming  Mite 
What  can  I  do  for  our  chickens?  The 
feathers  are  coming  out  on  the  head  and 
on  the  back.  It  is  not  molt.  We  keep 
them  clean  and  cannot  understand  what 
it  is.  w.  b. 
Port  Byron.  N.  Y. 
The  depluming  mite  is  probably  respon¬ 
sible  for  this.  Rub  some  sulphur  oint¬ 
ment  into  the  bare  skin,  or  perhaps  any 
simple  grease  may  prove  effective.  A  dip 
of  sodium  fluoride,  one  ounce  to  the  gal¬ 
lon  of  water,  may  be  sopped  on  where 
many  fowls  are  to  be  treated.  This  mite 
works  in  the  superficial  layers  of  the 
skin  and  causes  the  feathers  to  become 
loosened,  broken  and  lost.  Little  harm,- 
other  than  the  appearance  of  the  fowls, 
is  done,  however.  m.  b,  d. 
Startling  Reductions— Same  Quality 
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noted  strains.  Extremely  high  fertility  and  immense  hatches  in  our  great  plant  enable  us  to  offer 
striking  low  prices  on  high  quality  Rosemont  chicks. 
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25  chicks 
50  chicks 
100  chicks 
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1000  chicks 
Black  Leghorns  (  Select 
Grade  A. 
. .  $3.25 
$6.00 
$12.00 
$55.00 
$110.00 
White  Leghorns  J  Utility 
matings . 
2.75 
5,00 
10.00 
47.50 
90.00 
Brown  Leghorns  \  Select 
Grade  A. 
4.00 
7.50 
14.00 
67.50 
135.00 
Buffi  Leghorns  )  Utility 
matings. 
3.50 
6.50 
13.00 
62.50 
125.00 
Grade  A . 
4.00 
7.00 
14.00 
67.50 
135.00 
/  Utility 
matings . 
3.50 
6.75 
13.00 
62.50 
125,00 
Grade  A . 
4.00 
7.00 
14.00 
67.50 
135.00 
/  Utility 
matings . 
3.50 
6.50 
13.00 
62.50 
125.00 
White  Wyandottes.  )  Select 
Grade  A. 
4.50 
8.50 
17.00 
82.50 
160.00 
1  Utility 
miatings . 
4.25 
8.00 
16.00 
White  Rocks .  )  Select 
Grade  A . 
4,50 
8.50 
17.00 
82.50 
160.00 
1  Utility 
matings . 
4.25 
7.50 
15.00 
72.50 
150.00 
Anconas  .  )  Select 
Grade  A . 
4.25 
8,00 
16.00 
75.00 
150.00 
|  Utility 
matings. 
4.00 
7.50 
15.00 
72.50 
145.00 
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White  Wyandottes .  150.00 
Anconas  &  White  Rocks . 
S.  C.  White  I 
Barred  Plymoi 
Rhode  Island 
500 
100 
50 
25 
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$48.00 
$10.00 
$6.00 
$3.25 
1  15.00 
58.00 
12.00 
7.00 
3.75 
125.00 
64.00 
13.00 
7.50 
4.00 
150.00 
75.00 
16.00 
9.00 
4.75 
160.00 
80.00 
17.00 
9.00 
5.00 
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prices. 
500 
100 
50 
25 
.$65.00 
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$7.00 
$4.50 
.  75.00 
17.00 
9.00 
5.00 
.  75.00 
17.00 
9.00 
5.00 
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Rhode  Island  Reds . 
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In  600  lots,  SOe  less  per  I  OO  chicks 
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100 
50 
25 
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$5.75 
$3.25 
12.25 
6.50 
4.00 
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9.00 
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Rhode  Island  Reds  or  Plymouth  Rocks.  State  price. 
I  Delivery  at  once.  M.B.  G..136E.  42nd  St.,  New  York  City 
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