Show CONTROL DISEASE OF YOUNG CHICKS proper handling important in fighting diarrhea the exercise of strict care in handling bandling young chicks Is highly important in eradicating bacillary white diarrhea states tl IEL C T gauger ganger of the north carolina state college poultry department persons walking into brooder houses bouses rodents and other wild creatures cord contaminated tamina ted food manure f froni rom diseased birds and unsanitary houses a all 11 are r responsible e spon sibe for spreading IT the e disease germs another source of infection Is in diseased eggs which always hatch out diseased chicks to wipe out the diarrhea all diseased chicks should be killed and burned or burled buried says gauger all brooder houses bouses should be cleaned every e ry day until the chicks are seven days old and then once every four days thereafter all birds and animals which night might spread the germs should be kept away from the chicks at least one square foot of floor space should be provided for each chick A good disinfectant should be b placed in their drinking water and a well viell balanced mash should be included in their diet so as to build up their resistance to disease to prevent the chicks from eating food that has fallen to the floor where germs may be lurking the feeding pans should be placed upon wire frames at least one and one half feet square and an inch and one half above the floor the wire should be small mesh or size 14 hardware cloth will also serve satisfactorily the frames frame should be cleaned dally daily gauger states that a most important step Is to secure eggs or chicks from hatcheries whose flocks have been found free of the diarrhea after being given the blood tests or at least make sure that the eggs came from blood tested birds |