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front and fresh-air houses, are not subject to colds. 



Rattling in the throat with other symptoms of 

 cold indicates bronchitis, due to the same causes as 

 colds. 



Ill-smelling discharges from the nostrils indicate 

 roup. (See special discussion.) 



Looseness of the bowels with smearing of fea- 

 thers around the vent indicates diarrhea. (See 

 special discussion.) 



Droppings, greenish, becoming white and frothy, 

 are characteristic of cholera ; but when greenish 

 yellow, are often a supplementary symptom of 

 roup. (See discussion of cholera.) 



Little lumps beneath the skin on the face often 

 occur in roup. 



Listlessness without other symptoms of disease 

 usually indicates indigestion. This is caused by 

 overfeeding and can be corrected by rectifying the 

 diet, especiallj^ by feeding green stuff more liberally. 

 Increased exercise is helpful. 



Lameness may be caused by an accident. Acci- 

 dent may result in bumble foot, which is an abscess 

 on the sole. It may be prevented by providing a 

 runway to the roosts or making the roosts low. 



Twisting the neck and head may indicate a giddi- 

 ness or cramps. 



Sudden death may be due to heart failure or 

 apoplexy, but frequently it results from allowing 

 some other disease to go unchecked. 



Inability to eat food may be due to an obstruc- 

 tion between the crop and the gizzard or in the 

 ■crop itself. Usually gentle kneading of the crop 

 will permit the contents to be removed from the 

 mouth or will remove the obstruction. Sometimes 

 the crop may be opened by a short cut close to the 



