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Symptoms: The bird is dull, moves about slowly, 

 coughing or sneezing ; appetite is poor, the mucous mem- 

 brane of the air passage becomes inflamed and the breath- 

 ing difficult, especially through the nose. The discharge 

 from the nostrils at first watery, becomes mucus-like and 



Prize Winning Buff Orpington Cock. 



thick and sticky, closing the nose, causing the bird to 

 breathe wholly through the mouth with a wheezing sound. 

 Treatment: The cause of Catarrh shows the neces- 

 sity of clean and comfortable quarters for the fowls. 

 Keep the birds strong and vigorous by feeding clean, 

 nourishing food. 



