170 ENEMIES AND DISEASES OF POULTRY 



poultry and put the houses and surroundings in a 

 sanitary condition. 



Bumblefoot is an ulcer on the bottom of the foot of 

 a fowl and is usually caused by a bruise. It may be 

 treated by applying some kind of ointment or healing 

 salve or by cauterizing with strong iodine or a saturated 

 solution of permanganate of potash. 



Chicken Pox. Chicken pox is an ailment that comes 

 usually in the fall of the year. The first appearance is 

 noticed from the little black specks growing on the face 

 and eyes, usually of young fowls. These continue to 

 grow until they close the eyes completely and the fowls 

 die of starvation, because they cannot see to eat. This 

 ailment is the most prevalent in warm or tropical cli- 

 mates, where it is called sorehead. Frequently the 

 entire head becomes raw, and when in this condition 

 the fowl is so afflicted with flies, bugs, and mosquitoes 

 that it is almost eaten up. The only treatment to be 

 relied on is cleanliness and the bathing of the afflicted 

 parts with. a 5% or a 10% solution of creoline in water. 



Bad Habits. Egg eating and picking of sore places on 

 the bodies of one another are bad habits acquired by 

 fowls kept in confinement with nothing to do. There 

 does not seem to be any remedy for these bad habits 

 when they are once acquired. In some instances they 

 may be checked by transferring the fowls from place 

 to place or by giving them perfect freedom. 



