Show Is cause of loss of baby chi chickens akens one of tho the serious diseases which causes the loss idea of baby chicks Is an intestinal disease known as tills this disease Is contagious and many chicks die lis as soon no as they get into the lock the best means of course Is to prevent infection by keeping a clean place for the chicks to feed and run the brooder should be disinfect ed und and all rick chicks separated from the vic well ones feeding bran mash and providing fresh drinking water destroy the dead chicks by burning the feeding floors li buses and brood brooberg bro odera erg tili should be cleaned with lye and water using one pound of lye to to 40 gallons of oc water and spray with a 3 per cent compound solution of cresol or some come other reliable disinfectant medicines are of little value in the treatment of but bul epsom salts may be added to the feed of the nock it if the disease has been found A pound of salts baits for each to chicks four to six weeks old can be mixed in a bran mash for one feeding repent repeat every third day until results have been secured pullets require larger doses |