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 TREATMENT OF SICK FOWLS. 



A uunibcr of difficulties are met with in treating 

 fowls that do not confront the veterinarian or live stock 

 owner in treating most of the other domestic animals. 

 Fowls are not accustomed to being handled. They are 

 of a semi-wild disposition, so that when it becomes nec- 

 essary during illness to examine and administer medi- 

 (nne to them they are apt to resist. However, fowls 

 can be treated as successfully as any other animals, 

 provided they receive the same amount of careful, in- 

 telligent attention. 



On all faims where poultry is kept in large numbers 

 it is advisable to have a small building or room fitted 

 up as a hospital for the care of sick and disabled birds. 

 If such a place is at hand it will be possible to achieve 

 much better results than when attemp'ts are made to 

 treat fowls in the buildings where their companions 

 are, and where they are constantly annoyed by them, 

 or than can be reached if the fowls are placed in a 

 dirty box in soine damp, out of the way place, under 

 the impression that anything is good enough for a sick 

 chicken. 



CAUSES OF DISEASE. 



The causes of diseases of }M)ultry are various and at- 

 tention is directed to the cause of each one treated upon 

 in the following. It will be noticed that in mcvst cases 

 diseases are avoidable, tliat thev result from misman 



