POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT 
trying to poultry not in the best condition 
to stand the strain of the process. Hens 
overtaxed with forced laying and cocks 
running with too large a number of hens are 
most likely to suffer. Molting occurs in 
healthy adult birds every twelve months. 
The process, which is a natural one, should 
be allowed to take its natural course unless 
the fowls appear weak and depressed dur- 
ing the period. In such cases specially 
nourishing and stimulating food should be 
given. Anyhow, it would be well to pay 
particular attention to the feeding of birds 
during the molting season. 
OVARY DISEASES 
Hens suffer from various diseases of the 
ovary, which may become shriveled and use- 
less or gangrenous. Tumorous growths, 
sometimes called cancers, are also found. 
As diseased conditions of this organ can be 
detected only by post-mortem examination, 
and as no remedies are known, the subject 
need not be dealt with more fully. 
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