753 Live Stock. Poultry FowhDifeafes oj Galena Turkey. 



alfo &quot; all the eggs without any payment.* It is remarked that this fyftem of 

 practice is equally beneficial to the people who undertake it as the farmer. The 

 climate and foil are there both highly favourable to the raifing of poultry. 



Fowls are liable to be affected with many different difeafes, but the moft common 

 ones are the following : 



The Pip, which is diftinguiftied by a thin white fcale being feated upon the tip of 

 the tongue ; and it is fuppofed to be produced by the fowls not being kept fuffi- 

 ciently clean, or the food and water being taken in a foul condition. 



The beft remedy is the removal of the fcale, and the warning of the part with a 

 weak folution of common fait in pure water. 



The Roup is mown by the rump becoming fwelled and enlarged, the feathers 

 Handing aukwardly out, and the quills being full of blood. The cure is befteffected 

 by removing the feathers, and then in flight cafes ufing a weak faturninewafh ; but 

 where there is much fwelling the part fhould be opened and the contents dif- 

 charged. 



The Flux is mown by the fowls becoming fuddenly thin, and lean, and their not 

 eating as ufual. It is moftly caufed by the ufe of too large a portion of moid fer 

 menting food ; or fuch as has run into the flate of acidity. It is beft removed by 

 the giving of rice dry, and wheat unground ; the coop or other place in which 

 they are confined being kept perfectly clean and well aired. 



Stoppages are often produced in fowls by their picking up different forts of in- 

 diflbluble fubftances ; fuch as old mortar, &c. : when in the crop they may be 

 taken out by making a fmall opening externally. 



Blindnefs in fowls is beft removed by changing their food, and letting them have 

 more frefh air, 



Galena or Guinea Fozvl* This is a kind of fowl that lays a great number of eggs ; 

 but probably retains too much of its wild nature to be kept with advantage by the 

 farmer. The leaft disturbance makes it forfake its neft, which is moftly made in 

 fome diftant unfrequented lituation. The flefh of this fort of fowl is fomewhat 

 dry, but has more of the game flavour than that of the common fowl. 



Turkey. In grain diftricts, this is a bird that may perhaps be raifed with advan 

 tage by the farmer ; it is however very delicate and tender, requiring much atten 

 tion and management while young. There are two breeds or varieties of this bird, 

 the black brecd&amp;gt; and the while orfpeckled breed; the former is in general the largeft 

 and moft hardy. 



