DISEASES AND PESTS OF FOWLS 
Cause. Disorders of the digestive tract, 
due to error in dieting—for example, over- 
feeding, or too little green food and not 
enough exercise. 
Treatment. Alter the feeding, see that 
the water is clean, and give a dose of Epsom 
salts. (See page 9.) 
J AUNDICE 
Not a common disease 
Symptoms. A yellow comb may indicate 
jaundice, but there are no definite external 
symptoms. Post-mortem examination 
shows distention of the gall bladder, due to 
an excessive secretion of bile. 
Cause. Said to be due to continued con- 
gestion of the liver, arising possibly from 
too much heat-giving food. 
Treatment. If the disease is suspected, 
give one grain of calomel as a purgative and 
feed on more green: food. 
KIDNEY DISEASES 
With the exception of gout, kidney diseases cannot be 
detected by external symptoms 
Gout (see page 63) is the commonest dis- 
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