TREATMENT FOR DISEASES OF DUCKS. 



Introduction. 



Ducks are generally strong and free from disease. However, they are 

 sometimes troubled by some of the same diseases that infect chickens. The 

 symptoms and treatments of these diseases are generally the same. 



Aspergillosis. (See "Chicken Department.") 



Catarrh. (See "Chicken Department.") 



Congestion of Lungs. (See "Chicken Department.") 



Cholera. (See "Chicken Department.") 



Diphtheria. (See "Chicken Department.") 



Sunstroke. 



Too much exposure to the direct rays of the sun. 

 Symptoms. Reeling and tottering over as if in a fit. 

 Treatment. Remove the cause. Take tJie duckling out of the sun. 

 Caution : Do not allow ducklings in the direct rays of the noon-day sun. 

 Many are killed this way. 



Worms. (See "Chicken Department.") 



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