PARASITES AND DISEASES OF POULTRY 



times contract simple colds. The symptoms are 

 sneezing, bubbles in the corners of the eyes, water 

 Common running out of the nostrils and eyes, 

 Colds and accompanied by more or less cough- 

 Bronchitis j n g an d sneezing. There is no odor to 

 the discharge or in the throat and mouth, as in 

 roup. If there is an odor, the disease is roup, and 

 not a mere cold. Common causes are undue ex- 

 posure to stormy weather, overcrowded sleeping 

 quarters, drafts, improperly ventilated and damp 

 quarters, and houses which have been closed too 

 tightly early in the season making the fowls ten- 

 der during very cold weather. 



A common cold often develops into bronchitis, 

 which is merely a bad cold accompanied by rattling 

 in the throat, or it may be caused by dusty or filthy 

 houses, in which the fowls are compelled to breathe 

 irritating vapors or dust. 



These diseases should receive prompt attention, 

 or they will develop into some more serious disease, 

 such as roup. They a're not difficult to control if 

 taken early. Remove the cause if possible, air the 

 house daily, and do not allow the birds to be 

 exposed to cold winds or rains. A good remedy 

 for colds is twenty drops of spirits of camphor 

 dropped on sugar and then dissolved in a pint of 

 drinking water, no other drink being allowed the 

 fowls. For bronchitis, give the bird three drops 

 of syrup of ipecac twice a day, and force it to 



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