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times will exterminate the lice. If the fowl is run down 

 in condition, feed good nutritious food as wheat bran 

 mashes. 



HOW TO FEED YOUNG POULTRY 



Withhold all food for at least eighteen hours; then 

 feed stale bread moistened with boiled -milk every three 

 hours. When they are three or four days old, feed rolled 

 oats, ground corn moistened with pure water, finely- 

 chopped meat and boiled vegetables. Feed them often 

 and you will be well repaid by their rapid growth, 

 strength, and the low death rate. After they reach the 

 age of one week or ten days, watch them closely and 

 regulate their feed to their apparent needs. 



INCOMPLETE EGG 



(Abortion) 



Cause : Irritation of the oviduct ; improper secretion 

 of albumen or internal egg-producing material. 



Treatment : Careful feeding will overcome this con- 

 dition. Warm wheat bran mashes, ground bone, beef 

 scraps, all tend to allay the irritations of the oviduct and 

 stimulate the secretions of albumen. 



JAUNDICE 



Cause : Obstruction of the bile duct, due to rich, ni- 

 trogenous food and insufficient exercise. 



Symptoms: Disease is not easily detected. The yel- 

 low color of the wattles and comb is the first symptom ; 

 the appetite is variable, the feathers appear rough and 

 dry, the head is retracted, and the bird finally dies owing 

 to the absorption of bile in the blood. 



Treatment: Change food. Feed upon a vegetable 

 diet, also give one grain of Calomel, which is particularly 

 useful in a case of sluggish liver in poultry. Also give 

 one grain of Pulv. Gentian Root and one grain of Bi- 

 carbonate of Soda, twice daily in feed. 



