POULTRY KEEPING 209 



greek, 4 ounces; black pepper, 2 ounces; table salt, 1 ounce; ground 

 gentian root, 2 ounces. Mix all the powders together dry, and feed in 

 mash as directed. All fowls that die of anything so suspicious as 

 "going light" should be cremated, not buried. And all droppings 

 should be carried far enough away from the others to insure safety 

 and mixed with the earth. After everything is cleared up, spray the 

 runs with sulphuric acid disinfectant and keep clean. 



Coughing Pullets. 



What shall I do for a pullet that coughs all the time but in other 

 ways seems to be all right, eats well and has red comb? 



There may be something in the pullet's throat. I have seen 

 ground bone stick in fowls' throats and stay there until they got so 

 thin they could hardly walk. Better examine it; and if there is any 

 obstruction, take it out with a small pair of pliers. If the windpipe is 

 clear, give a mixture of eucalyptus and olive oil, a few drops several 

 times a day, or any good cough remedy you happen to have. If the 

 trouble was any deeper than the windpipe, the comb would not be red, 

 neither would the pullet eat well. The comb is the health indicator; 

 when that is all right nothing is very serious. We should look for 

 little ailments where they are localized. 



White Comb. 



What is the cause of a cockerel's comb and face turning white f 



This is called "white comb," and is caused by a parasite something 

 like the small parasite in scaly leg. If you notice closely you will find 

 a fine white powdery scurf that is a diminutive scale. Bathe the face 

 and comb with a two per cent solution of Pearson's creolin. Dry, and 

 apply an ointment made of carbolated vaseline and one per cent 

 iodoform. As it is infectious it is desirable to segregate the bird so 

 affected. 



Scabby Growths on Head. 



A number of chicks one to two months old have had a growth, usually 

 on the eye or in the corner of the mouth. Most of them seem to recover 

 eventually, but of course it delays and stunts them. The growth seems to 

 be like a light colored scab and can be broken off though it seems to go 

 into the eye socket. 



The chicks are debilitated; due to the lack of stamina in the parent 

 stock. Give them good feed and if yarded turn them out on grass. 

 Ground oats mixed in the mash will tone them up. Add plenty of 

 succulent green feed. Give a little nux vomica in the drinking water 

 to aid digestion and see that the quarters are kept clean. Carbolated 

 vaseline would be good to put on the scabs. Peroxide also is healing, 

 anything that will heal the sores will help; but the cure rests with 

 improving the blood by good feed. 



