246 DISEASES OF POULTRY. 



food and separation of the most inveterate subjects. 

 The skin and feathers shoiild be carefully examined 

 for lice and mites, and if these are found the remedies 

 recommended for such parasites should be applied. 

 As lack of grit may be the cause of indigestion, this 

 essential element of the ration should receive atten- 

 tion, and it is well to give 6 or 8 grains daily of a 

 mixture of equal parts of powdered gentian root and 

 ginger. The birds should also be examined for in - 

 testinal parasites. 



