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own farm. A neglected cold which develops 

 into roup is passed along, becomes conta- 

 gious, and spreads like wildfire through the 

 flock. 



Watch your birds closely, especially at 

 morning feed, now when the nights are 

 cold; and should one look dumpy or sneeze, 

 pick it up and remove it to a sunny, dry coop. 

 The symptoms of a common cold, catarrh, 

 and roup are identical at first watery eyes, 

 bubbling in th^ nostrils, sometimes diarrhoea. 

 The discharge is at first thin and scanty, then 

 abundant, and finally thick and drying on the 

 surface. If it is roup, the odor is most dis- 

 agreeable. The victim at once begins to lose 

 strength. Should the head begin to swell, it 

 is an extra proof of the severity of the attack 

 frequently incurable. If you examine the 

 sick bird's throat, you will find it inflamed, 

 with small irregular patches of gray or yellow 

 at the back. They increase rapidly and run 

 together, forming a tough membrane, almost 

 closing the throat. If you try to move it, 



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