MISCELLANEOUS 249 



AVERAGE PERIOD OF INCUBATION 



Chicken 20 to 22 days Guinea Fowl 28 days 



Geese 28 to 34 days Pheasant 25 days 



Duck 28 to 30 days Ostrich 40 to 42 days 



Turkey 27 to 29 days Canary Bird 14 days 



Pigeon 18 days 



VETERINARY FACTS AND ADVICE 

 TO REMEMBER 



1. Cleanliness of body and surroundings is a necessity 



in tte treatment of animals. 



2. Pure air, avoiding drafts, is equally essential. 



3. Light, excepting in the treatment of eye diseases, is 



greatly to be desired. Darkness, while soothing 

 to the eye, tends to prolong germ life and disease. 



4. Keep dry — dampness breeds disease. 



5. Keep warm — in chilly weather, blanket the sick 



animal, hand rub limbs and bandage with woolen 

 cloths. 



6. Exercise with care — excessive and insufficient exer- 



cise are both injurious. 



7. Feed with care — green grass, in m,edium quantity, 



and vegetables are cooling to the blood, easily 

 digested and exert a slight laxative effect. Grain 

 feed is nutritious and strengthening, but it is not 

 required in any quantity by a horse not working. 

 Be sure that all feed is fresh and clean. 



8. Drinking water must be pure — impure water carries 



many disease germs. Also avoid giving water in 

 large quantities, especially if water is very cold. 



9. Disinfection involves little time or expense, but is 



invaluable. Coal tar products which emulsify in 

 water (1 part coal tar products to 50-75 parts 

 water) should be freely and occasionally sprinkled 

 aboTit yards and buildings. 

 If only these few fundamental and common-sense prin- 



