PART III 



BIRDS. 



DISEASES OF BIRDS. 



Nearly all the diseases of poultry and cage-birds are the 

 result either of confinement, uncleanliness, damp quarters, or 

 of mismanagement. 



ABNORMAL GROWTHS. 



The Dorking breed of fowls and some cage-birds are prone 

 to growths as a result of chronic inflammation of a low order. 

 Acute lameness is not at first a symptom, or a cure would be 

 easily eff"ected by the use of Elliman's, which has the property 

 of dispersing or causing the absorption of "matter in the wrong 

 place." Owners do not recognise the early signs as a rule. 



BUMBLE FOOT. 



An enlargement of the foot and eventually anchylosis of the 

 joint. This is seen even in wild birds in severe winters, the 

 lark, the thrush, and some of the finches falling victims to it. 



