DISEASES OF POULTRY. 1025 



The same author thinks thirst induces this disease, while Weld 

 thinks lack of salt the cause. Idleness is also a provocation^ Giving' 

 your fowls something to do, as scratching for buried corn, or pluck- 

 ing at a cabbage head hung just within their reach, has been sug- 

 gested. 



FROST-BITE. 



Prevent by oiling the comb and wattles every _Sa^*Hp'!£« 

 morning. Frost bitten combs can be cured by vig- 

 orously applying glycerine three times a day. 



GAPES. 



Cause. — A parasite in the windpipe of young 

 chicks, — a small, reddish worm known as Sclerostoma 

 Syngamus, which is the larva of an insect living on 

 the skin. (See Fig. 13T6.) 



Symptoms. — Sneezing, continual gasping for breath, 



and suffocation. FlG - "W.-hM* 



„ _. . .,,. . . ,,, Which Produces the 



Treatment. — Prevention ; anoint the head of the Gane-worm 



chick with — 



Mercurial ointment 1 oz. 



Lard , 1 oz. • 



Flowers of sulphur t } oz. 



Crude petroleum '. } oz. 



Immersing chicks in the fumes of carbolic acid till nearly suffo- 

 cated is, though dangerous, unfailing. To withdraw the parasitical 

 worms, insert two stiff horsehairs in a loop, twist and pull; also, 

 strip a feather except the end tuft, dip in turpentine, insert, twist 

 once, and withdraw. Be careful not to lacerate the throat. 



GIDDINESS, OK VERTIGO. 



Cause.— >-Blb6d-pressure on the brain. Incipient apoplexy. 



Sj/ws/ifowM.— Staggering, running in a circle, fluttering. 



Tra^^w/.— Holding the head in a jet of cold water will give 

 immediate relief. Put on low diet, keep the fowl quiet, and give a 

 dose of any aperient, as jalap, castor-oil, etc. ; or give two to three 

 doses daily of 3 to 6 grains of bromide of potassium. If recovery 

 does not follow, kill. 



GOVT, OR SWEIXED LEGS. 



Treatment. — Rub legs daily with fresh grease for a week. Place 

 the fowl in a warm, dry place, keep the bowels open, and give three 

 droos of wine of colchicum twice a day. 



