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It is thought to be advantageous to keep the fowls 

 in a fairly cool room. 



BUMBLE FOOT 



Bumble foot is caused by bruises on the bottom 

 of the feet. These bruises are sometimes followed 

 by swellings which suppurate and become greatly 

 enlarged if they are not lanced and the pus per- 

 mitted to escape. Causes which produce bruises 

 should be removed. Heavy fowls that are required 

 to fly from rather high perches and to alight on 

 hard and uneven surfaces are liable to suffer from 

 bumble foot. In serious cases it is advisable to 

 inclose the feet in little bags filled with poultice 

 in order to induce free suppuration. If the pus 

 is not permitted to escape, it becomes cheesy and 

 finally dries sufficiently to form a hard mass, which 

 produces a permanent enlargement. 



EGG-EATING 



This habit sometimes becomes a most serious 

 vice in the poultry-yard. It spreads from fowl 

 to fowl. Fowls become very fond of eggs when 

 they once learn to eat them. The habit usually 

 starts through accident, either by eggs being broken 

 or frozen. If eggs are not permitted to freeze in 

 the poultry-house, and care is taken to prevent 



