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a roupy bird may be told is by a slight moisture in the lower cor- 

 ner of her eye, or perhaps little bubbles there. In well developed 

 cases there is a roup smell that once known can never be mistaken. 

 All suspects should be quarantined, fed lightly on a warm mash in 

 which there is a little ginger, and given their drinking water in 

 disinfected vessels. Two or three times a day spray their nostrils 

 and mouths with the following solution : Extract witch hazel, four 

 tablespoonfuls ; water, two tablespoonfuls ; carbolic acid, three 

 drops. Use an atomizer, and squeeze the bulb five times for each 

 nostril and twice for the mouth. The bird will often recover 

 under this treatment. 



THE KEROSENE TREATMENT FOR ROUP. 



It is a question whether it pays to doctor a severe case of the 

 roup. Even if the bird lives she will be worthless as a breeder, 

 and it will be some time before she comes into s'hape to lay again. 

 A sharp hatchet is about the best cure for roup that I know of. 

 Still, if you want to give the bird a chance, try the kerosene treat- 

 ment, in my judgment, the simplest and best treatment known. 

 Take a wooden pail and fill it two-thirds full of water, and then 

 pour on one-half cupful of oil. Take bird by the feet and dip her 

 head under water, letting it stay there while you count three. 

 Wipe the bird well with a piece of soft cloth, and return to the 

 hospital. Some of the kerosene will percolate through the outer 

 skin, and some will be taken into the bird's mouth as she tries to 

 clean up her feathers. The kerosene uniting with the pus coag- 

 ulates it, and in a few days the mass scales off, leaving the tongue 

 pink and clean. The patient is still weak, and should be kept in 

 the hospital a while longer before she is returned to her mates. 



The best diet in roup is bread moistened with milk. The 

 throat is so tender that hard food cannot be swallowed. I had a 

 roupy bird that I had kerosened. She seemed to be doing well, 

 but had no appetite. I tried to tempt her with a warm mash, but 

 to no avail. I put her out doors to see if the warm sunshine 

 would not hasten her cure. Soon I noticed her about the sink 

 spout picking up the crumbs that ran down when my wife washed 

 the dishes. I took the hint and gave her bread soaked in milk. 

 She ate heartily and made a fine recovery. 



I would advise the poultryman to keep some standard roup 

 remedy on hand, and when the disease breaks out to use the medi- 



