PIP.] 



POULTRY. 



[ulcers. 



Bimilarly affected. Some white precipitnto I lessens ; and tlio bird hIiows ita diatross by 



powder, applied with a snudl c:unel-hair pencil, 

 was sprinkled over tliein,anil the day after the 

 parasites had disappeared ;" nor could ho dis- 

 cover ono during their after-growth. This 

 powder must bo used in very small quan- 

 tities. 



Like the donics^lie fowl, tho peacock has also 

 its parasites in tho Qoniodes pulciornis. 

 " Alter the death of tho bird," says Mr. 

 Dennv, in the Monograph Annphtroniin Bri- 

 tannia, "the insect may be found congre- 

 gated m numbers about the base of tho beak 

 and crown of the head." This gentleman was 

 afterwards induced to examine all the genera 

 of domesticated birds ; and ho found on the 

 turkey, Lipeurus polyirapezius as a common 

 parasite: the Goniodcs stylifcr is also fre- 

 quently in the head, neck, and breast. Over 

 the domestic fowl he found three species of 

 parasitic Goniodes dissimilis, of rare occurrence. 

 Lipeurus variabilis preferring the primary and 

 second feathers of the wing, among the ribs of 

 which they move with great celerity. Menopon 

 pallidum he also found in great abundance ; 

 and, as a general rule, he observed, that when 

 two or more species frequented the same de- 

 scription of bird, each had its own locality. 

 The remedy in all cases is cleanliness (when 

 the fowls are over-infested), fumigation, and 

 a plentiful bath of clean, dry, and rough sand : 

 for the white precipitate powder, named 

 above, is poisonous, and only fit to be used 

 on very young birds, which have not yet 

 learned the art of preening their feathers with 

 their bill. 



riP. 

 This disease, to which young fowls are ex- 

 tremely subject, exhibits its symptoms in the 

 effected birds having a thickening of the mem- 

 brane of the tongue, especially towards its tip, 

 and, by-and-by, a gasping for breath, when the 

 beak will often be held open. The plumage 

 becomes ruffled and neglected, especially about 

 the head and neck. Tho appetite gradually 



pining, moping, and seeking solitude and 

 darkness. Tlio cause of all thin is want of 

 clean water, and from feeding too much \ipon 

 hot fxcitinrj food. Dr. JJechslcin coiiHiders it 

 to bo analogous to tho injluenza of humaa 

 beings. In treating for it, mo.st writers 

 recommend tho immediate renjoval of tho 

 thickened membrane. Mr. Martin has 8Ug- 

 gi'sted that tho tongue be cleansed by apply- 

 m" a little borax, dissolved in tincture of 

 myrrh, by means of a camel-hair pencil, two 

 or three times a day. Mr. Jiichardson would 

 rather anoint tho part with fresh butter or 

 cream. Prick the scab with a needle, if you 

 like ; and give, internally, a pill about the sizo 

 of a marble, composed of equal parts of scraped 

 garlic and horseradish, with as much cayenne 

 pepper as will outweigh a grain of wheat. 

 Mix this with fresh butter, and give it every 

 morning — keeping the fowl warm. Keep the 

 bird supplied with fresh water; preserve it 

 from molestation, by confining it to itself, and 

 you will generally find it get well, if you have 

 taken the disease in time. 



ULCERS. 



These may be kept clean by being dressed 

 with a little lard, or washed with a weak 

 solution of sugar of lead, as they appear to 

 require it. If the ulcers seem sluggish, they 

 may be touched with bliiestone, in order to ac- 

 celerate their action, and bring them more 

 speedily to a healthy state. 



Such are the principal diseases to which 

 poultry is subject ; and which, whenever they 

 make their appearance, should be attended to 

 with as great promptitude as those which 

 afflict animals of much higher value to man- 

 kind. If fowls are kept, they should have 

 every attention their condition requires. Hu- 

 manity, if not interest, demands this; and 

 it is very frequently the case, that precisely 

 in proportion to the attention given them, 

 their beauty ia developed, and their value 

 enhanced. 



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