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KlCATIIKK-KATINd KOWLH. 



The hahii. of pulling and eating feathers is ulso com- 

 mon among fowlH confined. It. is impossible to rum 

 MM- r.-uill. when once acquired, and il. is !.. I. lo kill ihr 

 fowls for table nc at first sight, as they ipiiekly Imdi 

 others to (lo the same. The (^IIIHO in dotlbtlcHH 11 nerd or 

 :i||n-lilr for soinothing contained in the fealhei'H. A 

 mixture of dried llesh and hone, specially prepared for 

 poultry, with a Kinall (piantity of .sulphur, will aet as a 

 preventive. Hits of frowh loan moat, or aonips, or fine- 

 powdered fresh bones, will answer. 



Another remedy in to #ive them a sheep's pluck, or 

 liver, to pick at, hanging it up within roach, and to 

 give them wheat scattered in the earth or litter of their 

 houses. This will give them food and work to occupy 

 their time. 



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Poultry are sometimes troubled with a disease known 

 as "pip." This is inflammation of the tongue and 

 mouth, with the growth of a horny scale on the point 

 of the tongue, which prevents the fowls from feeding, 

 (iivceach fowl a pinch of powdered chlorate of potash, 

 dropping it into the throat and upon the tongue, and 

 remove the scale with the point of a penknife. 



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GAPES. 



Gapes is the result of parasitic worms in the wind- 

 pipe. The only cure is to dislodge thorn. This is 

 sometimes successfully done by putting the chicks in a 

 box, covering the top with a piece of muslin, and dust- 



