POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT 



quently the lungs. The disease may be in- 

 troduced into a flock by the purchase of an 

 infected bird, and may be spread by unin- 

 fected birds picking up the excrement of 

 diseased birds with their food. 



Treatment. There is no known cure. 

 The insidious manner in which this disease 

 advances through a poultry yard makes it 

 a very serious malady. Birds suffering 

 from it should be killed and burnt. 

 Thorough disinfection of coops, etc., should 

 be made. Strict attention to sanitation will 

 help in preventing and controlling this dis- 

 ease. If many birds in a flock are believed 

 to have tuberculosis, it would be well to 

 destroy the whole flock and start again, 

 preferably on fresh ground. 



WHITE DIARRHEA OF CHICKENS 



A very serious disease, causing the death of large numbers 



Symptoms. Chickens are generally at- 

 tacked when 10 to 15 days old. They ap- 

 pear listless, their feathers become rough, 

 and they stand about with drooping wings. 

 A white diarrhea is soon noticed. Chicken 

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