Show WHITE DIARRHEA IS CAUSED BY A GERM white diarrhea in chickens a very infectious disease which may be trans trana knitted from chick to chick by contact Is caused by a germ which whish multiplies rapidly in tile the body of the chick causing a severe diarrhea that proves fatal in a largo large majority of tile the infected flocks it has been definitely proved that liens which appear healthy may carry in their organs of reproduction the germ which causes tills this disease and which manifests itself in the young chicks within two or three days daya after hatching healthy chicks in tile the same incubators or brooders broaders bro oders may become infected by contact or by eating food or drinking front from vessels that liao have become contaminated with tile the droppings of these cheso sick chicks white diarrhea usually develops quickly causing a heavy loss in chicks that are a few das clays to a week or more of age the chicks huddle together appear sleepy or stupid and have no appetite the droppings are white in ill color and tills this causes a condition called pasted up behind the chicks die within it a few hours or days das utter after the disease la Is noticed all ali sick chicks should ho be killed and along with all litter refuse and feed that Is found in the brooder house burned all utensils used in and about the brooder house liouben and the house itself should he bo thoroughly cleaned scalded with boiling water and dishi fectea only healthy chicks should bo be put in the dis infected brooder house it Is best if possible to move them a to entirely new quarters no satisfactory medical treatment for infected chicks lias has been found the disease may be prevented by hatching eggs front from disease free certain drugs used in the drinking water aid in preventing the spread of disease in chicks chick Fi of mercury in the proportion of 20 grants to overy nury gallon of water Is iq recommended sour milk or buttermilk should form a good part of tile the ration to save sao a nock flock when the infection has once started requires constant care and untiring efforts |