DISEASES OF CHICKENS TREATMENT 333 



generally caused by failure to maintain proper cleanliness and ventilation. Care 

 should be taken to disinfect the incubator and brooder thoroughly in which the 

 chicks are to be hatched and reared. 



Bumblefoot. 



Bumblefoot is caused by some bruise or injury such as jumping from a high 

 roost upon some hard substance or by stepping on bits of glass or splinter. 



Symptoms. Inflamed condition of the bottom of the foot. Usually pus 

 forms under the skin in the form of an abscess. As the pressure is increased, 

 there is a tendency of the pus to work out into other parts of the foot and leg. 

 The fowl limps and is inclined to stand on one foot. 



Treatment. Keep the fowl in a clean, dry place and do not allow much 

 exercise until the wound heals. It is best to bandage the foot and dress with 

 fresh vaseline each day. Wash in strong vinegar or paint with iodine. If pus 

 has formed, drain it and wash thoroughly with peroxide of hydrogen. After 

 this apply 30 parts vaseline and one part iodoform. 



Canker. 



Ill smelling quarters and feeding unclean and diseased foods produce canker 

 in fowls. Musty or "rotten" grain is also apt to induce the trouble. 



Symptoms. Sores on the head and often in the mouth and throat, with 

 a discharge of matter from the eyes. 



Treatment. Cleanse the sores with one-third peroxide to two thirds 

 water three times daily. Then apply lard mixed with sulphur. Mix up a light 

 solution of permanganate of potash and add to the drinking water, giving them 

 no other water to drink. 



Catarrh or Bronchitis. 



Catarrh or irritation of the air passages affecting the tubes of the lungs, is 

 termed bronchitis. 



Symptoms. It can be detected by a whistling sound in the breast. The 

 bird acts stupid and may gasp for breath. In bad cases breathing is difficult. 



Treatment. Place the sick fowl in a dry room where there is plenty of 

 fresh air. 



Aconite. Give twenty drops of tincture of aconite in a quart of drinking 

 water. In mild cases this will be found sufficient provided the sanitary condi- 

 tions are as they should be. Flaxseed tea is also recommended. If taken in 

 time, 10 drops of turpentine in a teaspoonful of castor oil will relieve. Give one 

 teaspoonful of glycerine in which four drops of vinegar has been dissolved. Re- 

 peat each night for a week. Mix equal parts of vinegar and water. Give one 

 teaspoonful two or three times a day. 



Catarrh of the Crop. 



Eating putrifying or stale food or some poisonous matter. 



Symptoms. Fowls are found to have distended crops which upon ex- 



