294 ERUPTIONS, OB SCALY LEGS. 



bloody, or mingled with blood and mucus, forming 

 a real dysentery. This latter "form of the disease is 

 said to be contagious and requires that the diseased 

 birds should be separated from the flock and the dead 

 ones buried deeply far away from the yards or pens 

 of the flock. The treatment is the same, the SPECIFIC 

 F F, should be given three or four times per day. 

 The food should be boiled milk thickened with flour, 

 and well cooked in the worst cases, or good bread 

 softened in scalded milk. Of course the birds should 

 have a clean, dry, and well littered and sheltered 

 place 



Egg Bound. 



Sometimes hens are unable to drop the egg from 

 its unusual size. This is usually manifested by the 

 hens coming off the nest and moping around with 

 the wings down and in evident distress. A large 

 spoonful of castor or olive oil often relieves, to which 

 should be added a dose of SPECIFIC G G. Should 

 this fail after an hour, bathe the vent with warm 

 water, and then with a feather dipped in oil lubricate 

 or freely oil the passage or viaduct, taking care not 

 to break the egg. Should the egg passage be rup- 

 tured or protruded, the SPECIFIC I I, may be given 

 one or two doses to promote the healing. 



Eruptions, or Scaly Legs. 



Fowls are at times subject to eruptions, some- 

 times like a whitish bran-like scurf over the head 

 and body ; or a rough scurf on the legs and toes 



