Show pullets suffer from colds As colds are usually caused by poor ventilation overcrowding over crowding and a poor feeding schedule these conditions should be carefully checked and the errors corrected all birds showing symptoms of coms colds such as a nasal discharge or foamy eyes should be isolated at once the flock should be given epsom salts at the rate of one halt half pound of salts to three gallons of drinking water then the house and utensils should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfect ed where the disease is well established it is not economical to treat individuals and these should be destroyed keep a good germicide in the drinking water as long as there is evidence of the trouble rouble advises an authority at the north carolina state college |