DISEASES OF TURKEYS TREATMENT 377 



the coming of the dreaded diarrhea. Avoid feeding wet or sloppy foods, and 

 guard against the young poults taking cold. 



Ten grains of sulphur mixed with one grain of sulphate of iron; or ten 

 grains sulphur, one grain sulphate of iron and one grain sulphate quinine. 

 This treatment should be repeated 2 or 3 times daily for considerable time to 

 obtain results. 



For turkeys under 3 months old give ^ grain of copperas and 2^ grains 

 of salicylate of soda in the evening. Give epsom salts every 3 or 4 days, and 

 keep the ground and feeding places well sprinkled with slaked lime. 



Bowel Trouble. 



Caution : Simple bowel trouble should not be mistaken for cholera or 

 blackhead. 



Indigestion is the prime factor in this trouble, and this is brought about 

 by improper feeding, exposure to cold and dampness. Filth or lice may also 

 be a cause. 



Treatment. The best cure is to remove the cause, which is generally 

 improper feeding. 



Rice boiled in milk until it is almost dry, is highly recommended for 

 diarrhea. 



The feeding of finely broken charcoal, will be found a great aid to diges- 

 tion, and a safeguard against fermentation in the crop and gizzard. 



Cottage cheese seasoned with black pepper has been very successful. 



Mix equal parts of cloves, cinnamon, ginger and cayenne pepper. Mix 

 one level teaspoonful of this in the mash for one dozen turkeys. When they 

 are 4 or 5 weeks old, double the amount. 



Chicken Pox. 



This disease affects the head and comb of turkeys. It is also known as 

 "sorehead." 



It is caused by infection. 



Symptoms. Scabby eruptions about the head; there is a feverish con- 

 dition and loss of appetite. If it is damp weather there may be cankers in the 

 mouth and throat. 



Treatment Isolate the affected poults; soak the scabs off with warm 

 water; then wash the sores with a 2 per cent solution of carbolic acid or pot- 

 assium permanganate. 



Add just a little kerosene to every dish of drinking water as a preventive 

 treatment. 



Bathe head and eyes with equal parts water and witchhazel. 



There is nothing better than vaseline for the eruptions. 



Diphtheria. (See "Chicken Department"). 



