Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-02-16 | Page 16 | Draft Control Advice Offered

DRAFT CONTROL ADVICE OFFERED Poultry News j Numerous ventilation device be-inc be-inc offered lo poultrymen commercially commer-cially and otherwise have caused operator op-erator to become confused as to what might be the most adaptable to their particular plant, said Wll- Ilant C Sanctuary, Amherst State college poultry husbandman. Poultrymen who have proper finances fi-nances might test several devices before one particular type is selected, se-lected, Mr. Sanctuary said. Others, who perhaps could not afford the expense ex-pense of such experiments, might follow the advice of neighbors. "The best form to follow for testing test-ing ventilation in a short period, without drawn-out experiments thst might result in losses to the chickens, is the bee smoker," Mr. Sanctuary said. "A piece of fly screen, pushed into the noxzle of the smoker will prevent sparks from falling onto the litter. The smudge cen be csused from burlap, which haa been lighted from the bottom. bot-tom. A white smoke will be caused by s slight working of the bellows. If the smoke rise too quickly the operator can conclude that drafts will result On the other hand, if the smoke stays close around, it is very poor." The smoke test Is efficient because be-cause it acts similarly to the heat of chickens' bodiee, rising directly to the celling and seeking a way out Similar tests should be taken from different locations in the coop, J to ascertain whether the ventila- tion is regular from all sections. "Ths operator might discover thst the intskes on the floor are too wids, causing the displacement of air, Instead of recirculation," he said. "In other words, the cold,! damp air from outside Is pouring into the pen and following the floor, 1 making it colder than will be healthful for chickens. The smoke j test should show that within two minutes, the 'entire air spacs of the ; coop ha been moved, with a slight suction going out of the top ven- tilatora." j Importance of properly ventilating a small coop is Just as great as it is for a large pen. Many serious diseases are caused from improper ventilation. Common among Utah poultrymen is tha shed type of a laying pen, with curtained openings on the south side of the building, ventilators ven-tilators at the floor and top of the structure. Some operators have found it necessary to add mora ventilators ven-tilators to their buildings than neighbors have on the same type of structure because of tha location and nearness to other buildings. Poultry Hints j Temperature of brooder baa been determined to be a vitally important impor-tant factor In preventing or causing diarrhea. Too often th operator simply concludes that when hi chick ehow signs of diarrhea they have pullorum disease, Instead of taking the time to learn whether the causa might not be In his own management Excessively high temperatures tem-peratures are just aa bad for the condition aa too low temperatures. While death doea not always occur when diarrhea is caused by temperature tem-perature extremes, th chicken is 1 handicapped ao badly It la usually culled early in the laying season ! anyway. j Canker might be th result of a chill, bruise, or Injury from fight- j ing. The scab on the canker ahould be scraped off, taking care not to cause exceasive bleeding, then paint tha- wound with Iodine to prevent infection. Stud mating or mating one cockerel cock-erel with a large flock of hen has been proven successful. The offspring carry th characteristics of both parents. Slight changes were noted In last week's egg and poultry markets. Demand improved somewhat, while price fluctuated. The early part of the week saw slightly higher prices for eggs, which gain waa lost during midweek, and partly regained re-gained about Friday. Future market mar-ket conditions were predicted to carry along the aame trend. j