86 POULTRY DISEASES 



BALDNESS OF CANARIES 



Baldness sometimes is caused hy mites or lice. A loss of 

 feathers about the head may also indicate old age or even 

 general debility. At the natural time of molting the growth 

 of feathers may be aided by warmth and a well regulated 

 diet. In addition to the usual food, twice a week give a little 

 bread moistened with milk which has been dusted with a 

 mixture of two parts sulphur and one part potassium chlorate. 

 At the same intervals rub a little carbolized petrolatum on 

 the bald spots. 



