POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT 



trying to poultry not in the best condition 

 to stand the strain of the process. Hens 

 overtaxed with forced laying and cocks 

 running with too large a number of hens are 

 most likely to suffer. Molting occurs in 

 healthy adult birds every twelve months. 

 The process, which is a natural one, should 

 be allowed to take its natural course unless 

 the fowls appear weak and depressed dur- 

 ing the period. In such cases specially 

 nourishing and stimulating food should be 

 given. Anyhow, it would be well to pay 

 particular attention to the feeding of birds 

 during the molting season. 



OVARY DISEASES 



Hens suffer from various diseases of the 

 ovary, which may become shriveled and use- 

 less or gangrenous. Tumorous growths, 

 sometimes called cancers, are also found. 

 As diseased conditions of this organ can be 

 detected only by post-mortem examination, 

 and as no remedies are known, the subject 

 need not be dealt with more fully. 



