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camomile, or by washing out the nostril with a 

 two and one-half per cent solution of creolin and 

 glycerine. "If there are solid tumors in the eyelids, 

 they should be opened so that the skin may bleed 

 freely. The cheesy matter should be removed and 

 the surrounding membrane touched with a five per 

 cent carbolic or silver nitrate solution, and then a 

 cotton plug put in to prevent the cavity from healing 

 too quickly." — Harrison & Streit. 



Sanborn "Reliable Poultry Remedies" recom- 

 mends spraying the nasal passages and the mouth 

 with the following solution : 



Extract of witch-hazel, 4 tablespoons. 



Liquid carbolic acid, 3 drops. 



Water, 2 tablespoons. 



Canker 



Canker sores in or about the mouth are caused by 

 some injury to the mucous membrane and are most 

 common in male birds which have been fighting. 

 Apply undiluted creolin with a cotton swab or wash 

 the sores with equal parts of hydrogen peroxide 

 and water. 



Chicken Pox 



Chicken pox, or bird pox, originates entirely by 

 contagion. It is generally introduced into the flock 

 by new birds or by exhibition birds which are 

 infected at shows. Sometimes it is carried by 

 pigeons or sparrows. 



Salmon says: "The eruption appears as round, 

 oblong or irregularly shaped nodules from the size 

 of a pinhead to that of a pea or hazelnut. They are 

 seen especially about the beak and nostrils and on 

 the comb, eyelids, wattles and ear lobes. In some 

 individuals, and particularly in pigeons, the eruption 



