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1'. INFLAMAIATIOX OF TIJK .^KIX. 



The eai:ses of ilie previous aifeetioii when uimsuallv 

 severe, w when they rontinue to net for a considera- 

 ble time, piodnce not only the mild condition above 

 described, but also an inflammation of the skin that 

 is miore or less intense. A similar condition may re- 

 sult from the accumulation around the posterior por- 

 tion of the body. In cold weather these accumulations 

 alternately thaw and freeze and pull upon the feath- 

 ers they are attached to, thus leading to an inflanima 

 tiou of the adjacent skin that can be recognized by red 

 ness, swelling, tenderness to pressure and discharge 

 from the surface. 



The remedy consists in cleansing the skin by the use 

 of soap aiul water, cutting off the feathers if necessary, 

 and then ap])lyiug the ointment al>ove mentioned. 



DISTrKP.ED MOULTING. 



During the spring while fowls are shedding their 

 feathers they ai'e in a delicate condition and are moae 

 apt to become diseased u])on exposure to deleterious 

 influences than at any other time. Their tendeniess 

 and loss of vitality is shown by the fact that they lose 

 their spirits and activity to some extent. Their ap 

 pptifps ai'p somewhat ca]>rioious, and the ]H'oduction 

 of eggs falls off very greatly. If the loss of c(mdition 



