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to the bird, or vaseline or soft soaj) may be used for 

 the same purjiose. The action of the oil may be in 

 tensifled by wrapping the legs in cotton after it is ap- 

 plied and binding the cotton on with a narrow band- 

 age or with a soft eord. Following the removal of 

 the scab, the legs should be treated with a solution of 

 balsam of Peru in alcohol, equal parts. Or strong sul- 

 phur ointment or creolin solution one part, water, ten 

 |>arts, may be applied once daily. 



B Those not caused by parasites. 

 \. CORNS. 



As a result of standing on too sharp or too narrow 

 perches or having to fly from heights on to a hard 

 floor, the ftet of fowls are sometimes irritated in such 

 a way that the skin becomes thick, hard and painful. 

 These thickenings constitute corns and occasion some 

 lameness and when the bird is caught and examined 

 closely the cause of the trouble can be recognized with 

 out difficulty. 



The treatment consists in paring tlie elevation off 

 with a shai'p knife, i)ainting the surface with tincture 

 of iodine and removing the cause by making the 

 perches wide and smooth or lowering them, as may be 

 required. 



