as those of the mouth and head passages, become pale. Death usually occurs 

 in from four to five days, though life may be prolonged for several weeks. 



TREATMENT Poultry premises should have a thorough cleaning and 

 everything about the place should be thoroughly disinfected with CONKEY'S 

 NOX-I-CIDE, one part NOX-I-CIDE to 100 of water. This must be re- 

 peated daily until the disease is checked, and the utmost cleanliness must be 

 observed. Only clean, pure, wholesome food should be given, and drinking 

 water must be frequently changed, and should be given in fountains which 

 will keep out the filth and droppings from the birds. CONKEY'S POUL- 

 TRY TONIC should be fed daily in the mash. 



FAVUS 



This disease is a growth of the fungus known as "Achorion Schoneinii." 

 This same fungus has been known to attack man, as well as dogs, cats, mice, 



rabbits and horses. It is easily acquired and 

 may attack the most healthy fowl. It is 

 highly contagious. 



CAUSE This growth may start in damp 

 and ill-ventilated quarters, or it may be ac- 

 quired by horses rubbing against infected trees 

 or posts and communicating it to fowls by 

 infection in the stables. 



SYMPTOMS Small white or gray spots 

 on the comb, round or irregular, from the 

 size of a. pin-head to that of a dime. They 

 extend in size and increase in numbers until 

 nearly all the skin of the affected part is cov- 

 ered. They then form in a thin scale or 

 crust on the surface of the skin. This crust 

 thickens as the disease advances and be- 

 comes cup-shaped in form; that is, raised on 

 the edges and depressed in the centers, and it 

 will keep on until the deposit may be a quarter 

 of an inch in thickness. While confined to 



Illustration No. 33. the comb and head, Favus may be very suc- 



cessfully treated but, if allowed to run until 



it begins to appear in the region of the vent, it is difficult to cure and birds 

 may die of debility. In handling cases of genuine Favus, considerable care 

 should be taken. While the fungus of Favus will not attack the healthy 

 human skin, a slight crack, cut, or abrasion may become infected and turn 

 into an ugly sore. 



TREATMENT The same treatment as in Chicken Pox, which Favus 

 much resembles, will be found effective. 



DROPSY 



This is due to the accumulation of water or liquid, usually in the 

 abdominal cavity, and can be easily detected by 'the distention and by 

 feeling the parts. The swelling will not be hard, but will easily yield 

 to pressure, only to bulge out at another point. Affected fowls will lose 

 appetite and have every symptom of general debility, 



TREATMENT is very unprofitable and unsatisfactory. 



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