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Acid, undiluted, on the perches. Wash the feet and legs 

 with warm water and soft soap. Dry well and apply 

 Carbolated Ointment. Repeat the above treatment every 

 other day for a week. . 



SORE MOUTH 



(Aphtha; Thrush) 



Cause : A vegetable parasite called Oidium Albicans. 



Symptoms: Inflammation of the mucous membrane 

 lining the mouth, throat, gullet and crop, which finally 

 terminates in white ulcerations. Other symptoms are 

 swelling of the head, poor appetite and a rapid loss in 

 weight and strength. 



Treatment : Isolate the sick from the healthy fowls. 

 Give as much sunlight as possible, feed nourishing food, 

 such as warm oatmeal mashes, kale, potatoes, etc. Add 

 one grain each of Chlorate of Potash and Boracic Acid 

 to a tablespoonful of water and give three or four times 

 a day or oftener if they will drink it. A good disinfectant 

 must be used to prevent the disease from spreading and 

 I would recommend the use of undiluted Crude Carbolic 

 Acid about the coops and poultry runs. 



TUBERCULOSIS 



Cause : This dreaded disease is caused by the Bacil- 

 lus of Tuberculosis. Damp, ill-ventilated, and poorly- 

 lighted coops are favorable to the development of the 

 disease. 



Symptoms: Except in advanced stages, this disease 

 is not easily detected as it affects various organs, and 

 considerable experience in post-mortems and a skillful 

 use of the microscope is required to successfully diagnose 

 a case. 



Treatment: Preventive measures should be prac- 

 ticed as the disease is incurable. Do not expose the 

 fowls to cold wet weather. See that the coops are well 

 ventilated and lighted and feed no contaminated food. 



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