68 999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 



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iseases. 



QUESTION Will colds ever disappear without treatment? 

 ANSWER Sometimes slight ones will. 



QUESTION What is the condition of a fowl's excrement when 

 in perfect health? 



ANSWER It is voided in cylindrical masses and is dark green 

 in color tipped with white. 



QUESTION What causes chicks to droop and stand around 

 with their heads drawn in and eyes shut? They finally die. 



ANSWER Most chicks thus affected are infested with lice, 

 which are principally found on the head and throat. It is difficult 

 to revive very young chicks after they reach the stage described. 

 One of the very best remedies for lice on young chicks is to grease 

 the head and throat lightly with ordinary lard or vaseline. 



QUESTION How can medicine in powdered form be best ad- 

 ministered to fowls? 



ANSWER Put it in capsules or mix it with water, make it into 

 pellets and force the fowl to swallow it. 



QUESTION Do fowls ever have tumors ? 



ANSWER Yes. They are readily distinguishable by their ap- 

 pearance. Treatment requires too much time, and not one time in a 

 hundred is successful. The birds should be killed and buried. 



QUESTION What is Douglas Mixture? 



ANSWER It is a very strong medicine supposed to be effica- 

 cious in cholera and similar diseases. It is made of sulphuric acid 

 one-half ounce and copperas one-half pound in a half gallon of wa- 

 ter. It is administered by placing a tablespoonful in the water for 

 a dozen hens daily. 



QUESTION What causes the plumage of the head and neck to 

 disappear and the parts assume a scab-Hive condition? 



ANSWER It is caused by a parasite called the depluming mite. 

 Annoint the parts with lard and flowers of sulphur, two tablespoon- 

 fuls of the former to a teaspoonful of the latter. Carbolated vase- 

 line is also good. 



