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The affected chickens first walk unsteadily, finally 

 they tumble over and seem unable to stand alone. 

 Then they grow weak, fail to feather out properly 

 and are most unhappy objects. 



Treatment consists mainly in removing the cause, 

 which is lack of exercise and overfeeding with fat- 

 producing foods. Chickens on range are never trou- 

 bled in this way. Put the chicks, if possible, where 

 they can have range. If this cannot be done, give 

 them deep litter and make them scratch for their 

 grain. Feed plenty of green food, skim milk, wheat, 

 bran and oatmeal. Cut out corn and corn meal. San- 

 born recommends rubbing the legs with tincture of 

 arnica and adding one-half teaspoon of tincture of 

 nux vomica to each quart of drinking water. 



Bumblefoot 



Jumping from too high a perch onto a hard floor 

 often produces a bruise on the bottom of the foot, 

 especially of a heavy hen. These bruises sometimes 

 swell and become abscesses, and there is fever, dull- 

 ness and pain. The cavity should be opened and 

 washed out with carbolized water or some other good 

 disinfectant. Then apply a healing ointment or 

 paint the surface of the cavity with a solution of 

 nitrate of silver, bandaging carefully to keep the 

 dirt out. I have found soaking the foot twice a day 

 in warm witch hazel an effective remedy for these 

 bruises. If care is taken not to make the perches 

 more than two or two and a half feet from the floor 

 for heavy hens, and two or three inches wide, there 

 will be little trouble of this sort. 



Diseases of the Oviduct 



Diseases of the oviduct are quite common and 

 more difficult than other diseases to prevent and 



