Symptoms and Treatment
Apoplexy—Cause: Fowls too fat, general poor condition. Symptoms: Paralysis, sudden death. Birds frequently found dead under roosts. Treatment: Affected birds will not usually respond to treatment. Flocks should be treated to prevent further loss. Reduce the amount of feed, give less corn, supply Pratts Poultry Regulator to improve general condition.
Reading, Pa.
Have been using your poultry remedies for many years. Have used your Baby Chick Food and had wonderful results. I think it is great. I also use your Disinfectant, Lice Powder and Roup Remedy.
WM. FAUST
Aspergilosis—Cause: Growth of mould in air passages. Symptoms: Rapid breathing, rattling in throat, loss of weight, dragging wings, weakness, exhaustion. In chicks, sleepiness, diarrhoea, yellowish growth on lungs. Treatment: Avoid mouldy grain and litter to keep flock free from infection. Disinfect with Pratts Poultry Disinfectant. Put flock in condition with Pratts Poultry Regulator.
Bacillary White Diarrhoea—Cause: Bacteria. The disease may be inherited from hens having infected ovaries, or pass from chick to chick. Symptoms: Chicks have diarrhoea, usually white or creamy. Sleepy, chilly, thin, rough plumage, drooping wings. Heaviest mortality under three weeks of age. Treatment: Badly infected chicks should be killed. Prevent epidemics by disinfecting everything with Pratts Poultry Disinfectant. Give Pratts White Diarrhoea Remedy in drinking water. Give chicks strong start by feeding Pratts Baby Chick Food.
Bronchitis—Cause: Development of common cold, breathing in dust. Symptoms: Cough, rapid breathing, whistling, rattling and bubbling in throat. Treatment: Keep patient dry, give laxative, treat with Pratts Bronchitis Remedy.
Canker—Cause: Development of pus germs following injury or digestive troubles. Symptoms: Cheesy growths in mouth and throat. Treatment: Scrape off canker and swab with full strength Pratts Poultry Disinfectant. Improve general condition with Pratts Poultry Regulator.
Summerville, S.C.