434 POULTRY DBPARTMBNT. 



Fumigating with carbolic acid is without doubt the most effectual 

 cure, and where many are aSected with it, it is worth considerable trou- 

 ble to save their lives. Another and most common method is to remove 

 the worms by using a small quill feather dipped in turpentine. This is 

 passed into the throat, where it is twisted around and suddenly jerked 

 out, thus removing the worm. 



Some place the chicks in a box or barrel and dust them with fine lime 

 and ashes, which gets into the throats of the chickens, causing them to 

 sneeze and throw out the worms. 



In fumigating with carbolic acid or dusting, care should be taken not 

 to carry it so far as to suffocate the young birds. 



Apoplexy. Birds in fine condition are often found lying on the 

 ground in a helpless condition, unable to move or stand. This is apo- 

 plexy, and is caused by overfeeding, by which is meant not only too 

 much food, but also too rich food, especially the latter. Indian corn 

 is a very rich food, and it has been found to be the cause of 

 this disease in many instances. If there is a death in the flock from 

 apoplexy, take it as a warning that the remainder of the flock are sub- 

 ject to the same disease, and if you would save them reduce the food in 

 quantity and quality'. The helpless bird may be saved by bleeding on 

 the under side of the wing and by feeding on light food for some time. 



Feather Bating. This disgusting habit is seldom found among 

 birds that are free to roam, and even in confinement it is principally 

 found in the Asiatic varieties and Houdans. When the habit is once 

 formed it is very difficult to cure, and it is best to remove any bird found 

 with the habit, and if not valuable, kill it; at the same time try to re- 

 move any cause that may exist. 



Idleness is the great cause, so give the fowls a chance to run, and 

 some fresh soil, in which has been mixed bone meal. Put a small quan- 

 tity of salt in their food and give plenty of water. The following trans- 

 lation from a French Poultry Journal indicates the measures that are 

 most successful toward breaking up this bad habit : 



"The cause appears to us, to be attributed to the general discomfort 

 felt by all classes of poultry during the cold weather, and especially the 

 east winds. The poor things, huddled together in a sheltered corner, 

 dare not come out in the open unless at feeding time, and then, they 

 never scratch about nor look for insects, grass, or those little nothings 

 which constitute the essential part of their food, and which is found in 

 every run well attended to. Under these circumstances the want of ani- 



