DISEASES AND TKEATMENT OF POULTRY. 365- 



ulcers with a quill and apply powdered borax to the places left 

 bare. Repeat this treatment twice a day and a cure will be 

 effected. 



CROP BOUND. 



The most usual cause is that the fowl has swallowed some- 

 thing- that it cannot digest. The foreign substance may be a 

 piece of bone, or anything that obstructs the natural passage. 



Treatment. — The best treatment tor crop bound is castor oil. 

 Give the fowl two teaspoonfuls in one dcse. If this does not 

 clear the crop in 24 hours it cannot be cured, and the best remedy 

 is to apply the hatchet just back of the comb. 



GAPES. 



Gapes in fowls is caused from drinking dirty water, exposure- 

 to wet, damp places, and want of nourishing food. 



Symptoms. — The symptoms of gapes, as the name implies, 

 consists of constant gaping, coughing and sneezing. 



Treatment. — Give the bird, daily, unless it recovers, a small 

 piece of camphor, about the size of a grain of wheat, and a few 

 drops of turpentine in the drinking water, or mix in the food 

 about 10 drops to the pint. 



LEG WEAKNESS. 



The principal cause of leg weakness, in most strain of fowls, 

 arises from inbreeding or breeding the same strain of fowls for 

 too long a period. It is also caused from overfeeding, which in- 

 creases the weight of the body out of proportion to the muscular 

 strength of the limbs and usually occurs in the larger breeds. 



Treatment. — In the first stages, give : 



Sulphate of Iron ^ pound. 



Sulphate of Lime ,..^ " 



Mix and give the fowl about the size of two peas of the 

 mixture on its tongue twice a day. If, however, the bird is 

 unable to walk it is incurable. 



SCALY LEGS. 



This disease is contagious, and one scnly legged fowl will 

 affect the whole flock. The disease is caused by a small insect 

 which burrows under the scales. The best and most effective 

 remedy is to dip the fowl's feet and legs in kerosene or coal oil 



