be cured; but if the trouble is negleeted, a crippled bird is 

 the result, and for the sake of appearance such birds should 

 not be allowed to remain in a loft. 



WORMS. 



Worms sometimes bother pigeons. If a bird has a varying 

 appetite and seems to be "running down," watch its drop- 

 pings and it is likely that worms may be found in them. 

 If the worms are not found, it is not conclusive evidence 

 that they are not sapping the vitality of the bird, and it 

 should be treated. 



A bit of garlic every morning will usually cure the dis- 

 ease. The piece of garlic should be about the size of a pea. 

 A pill of powdered areca nut mixed with butter is also an 

 effective remedy, or a pill as large as a small pea of gum 

 aloes will kill the worms. Give any one of these remedies 

 and expect a cure. Give the remedy before the bird has 

 eaten in the morning. 



LICE. 



Lice are not a disease, but they can do more damage 

 than any disease. If they once get a start in a pigeon loft, 

 it requires heroic treatment to get them subdued. If atten- 

 tion is paid to cleanliness, old nests taken out and burned 

 as soon as they are empty, insect powder sprinkled in the 

 nest boxes and tobacco stems are used for nesting material, 

 lice will never get a foothold in the loft. If it should 

 happen that lice get a start, take the birds out of the loft 

 and clean it thoroughly. Then paint walls and nest 

 boxes' with kerosene and afterward whitewash every part 

 of the inside with thick whitewash. 



