The western poultry guide . the chill of themorning they catch cold, which is very likelyto develop into roup. Or it may be the ovel-heated condition of the air near the roostsEarly stage of Roup—establishes a draught through some over-Shoivmg watering eyes^^^^^^ ^^.^^, ^^. ^^^^^^ ^^. k^ot-hole. Such aand sivoUen head , , , .,, , -i , ^ ,, ,, draught will strike most naturally on the fowls at roost. The liability of disease is increased if there are anyfilth accumulations in the poultry house. A fowl with a cold is in justthe right low condition to take infection of any sort. Germs whichwould
The western poultry guide . the chill of themorning they catch cold, which is very likelyto develop into roup. Or it may be the ovel-heated condition of the air near the roostsEarly stage of Roup—establishes a draught through some over-Shoivmg watering eyes^^^^^^ ^^.^^, ^^. ^^^^^^ ^^. k^ot-hole. Such aand sivoUen head , , , .,, , -i , ^ ,, ,, draught will strike most naturally on the fowls at roost. The liability of disease is increased if there are anyfilth accumulations in the poultry house. A fowl with a cold is in justthe right low condition to take infection of any sort. Germs whichwould be resisted by the natural vitality of the body, find a sickly orout-of-condition fowl just the right favorable host, and it quickly suc-cumbs to disease. Clearly the right system of housing would prevent over-crowding,especially on the roosts at night; prevent danger from over-heatingand impure air for breathing, by insuring perfect ventilation for thepoultry house. Ventilation and fresh air do not mean draughts of The Western Poultry Guide 65 Fresh air is absolutely necessary for the health of your flock; butdraughts of air will absolutely bring trouble sometime or other, accord-ing to your particular brand of poultrymans luck. One reasonwhy so many favor the open front and the curtain front style of houseis because they settle this vital problem of ventilation without dangerof draught. Clearly the right poultry management would guard againstaccumulations of filth and disease-germ beds. Filth always meansrisk of disease. When a poultryman has roup in his flock and has positively guardedagainst causes given above, the trouble must be traced to direct infec-tion by germs brought into flock either by a new bird, or on the feetof visitors from an infected plant, or less often by means of germ-laden air, or polluted water supply. Do not overlook any possible sourceof infection. Always quarantine new birds for at least fourteen daysto give any infection a chance to develop
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