DISEASES AND PESTS OF FOWLS 



ures of disinfection must be undertaken. 

 (See page 10.) 



1. Isolate sick fowls. 



2. Disinfect soil of run thoroughly. 



3. Clean and disinfect coops. 



4. In bad cases, remove the rest of 



the flock from the infested run. 



5. Give sick fowls Epsom salts, or 



castor oil; feed fowls on soft 

 food. 



6. If the diarrhea is not checked, 



give 6 to 12 drops of chloro- 

 dyne. 



DIPHTHERIA OR DIPHTHERITIC ROUP 



A dangerous disease, and infected birds should be killed 

 at once 



Symptoms. A cold, accompanied by 

 whitish and yellowish patches on the back 

 of the throat and in the mouth. These 

 patches apparently form a false membrane 

 and cannot be torn off without causing 

 bleeding. The disease is sometimes known 

 as canker. 



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