Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1911 — POULTRY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

POULTRY

IREMEDY FOR LIVER TROUBLE U. ' - ■’ Caused by Indigestion Brought on by Irregular arid Improper Feeding of Fowls. Generally speaking, liver troubles follow acute indigestion. This indigestion may be brought about by ir{regular feeding or being fed on one 'kind of grain too long, dirt and sour feed, with a poor supply of grain. To ■withhold the feed a long time and then allow it in over amount is one of the most fruitful sources of diges;tlve disorders.

Drinking water which has been contaminated with filth, or which has stood in a 1 warm place or in the sunshine until it has become putrid; exposure to draughts, cold rains, or damp roosting quarters, particularly during the molting season, are all conducive to ihdlgestlon.

If any one of these conditions, surrounds your fowls, change them, putting them in light, dry houses and .giving them wholesome, nutritious food. In very bad eases give dally five grains of rhubarb and every day one grain of calomel. Give them plenty of grit and charcoal. Charcoal is on» of the best purifiers for the system of either fowl, animal or man .

The liver is one of the most important organs of the body, furnishing bile, one of the principal digestive fluids. It also assists in some of the 'mopt necessary chemical changes which-occur in the blood. It is therefore am. easy matter for It to become deranged from the causes that produce indigestion. Inflammation of the liver is quickly followed by death unless immediate relief can be given. The symptoms are a yellow appearance of the skin and yellow or slightly bloody evacuations. . __

One of the chief indications of this disorder is lameness, especially of the right leg, and when this shows itself you may be pretty sure that inflammation the liver is going on. The treatment of birds so affected is not profitable unless they are very valuable for breeding or exhibition purposes. The remedy is one-half to one grain of calomel to begin with, followed by 20 grains of Epsom salts and 2 grains of bicarbonate of soda after 12 hours. Napththol or benzo-napthol may be given twice a week to disinfect the Intestinal canal.

When the sick bird is considerably improved, give green food, tonics of raw beef, and allow the bird free exercise in the open air. The disease is not contagious, but the cause that produced it intone Bird may affect the Whole flock, .