anion-: all vaii.ii.-.s (.f hainvaid fowls, li is cLaiatter 

 ized bv the ocxasioual oiiuriviuc of liis whui, do not 

 tei-niinatc falall.v. disiippt-ar after a time aud leave the 

 fowl in a normal condition. Durini,' the fit, the fowl 

 will make beating movements with its wings, its legs 

 will draw up and it will fall down, sometimes turn over 

 on its back, or it mav stand upright with its legs apart, 

 head turned backward and the mouth and eyes open 

 ing and closing spasmodically. Epilepsy is sometimes 

 (MHsed by intestinal ])arasites, and is cured by the re- 

 moval of these worms. It is claimed thai bromide of 

 potash given in quantities of a few grains each day in 

 the drinking water is of value in these cases, but it is 

 not probable that treatment will prove to be at all 

 prolitable. 



::. FEATHER EATIXC 



This habit is classed among the atTections of the ner- 

 vous system because if it is not nervous disease it is 

 such an overpov^enug habit that it can scarcely be dis 

 tinguished from the disease. 



Where this habit is prevalent in a F)oultry yard, the 

 fowls present a most untidy appearance, the feathers 

 about the neck and upper part of the breast are 

 plucked out, and sometimes they are partially removed 

 from other parts of the body. If the flo.ck is watched 

 for a little while it will be noticed that the birds pluck 

 the feathers from each other. Tliis habit usually 

 starts with one fowl and sjireads by foici- of example 

 to the others. 



