Hubbard's poultry secrets. 79 



of the most dreaded diseases that a poultry breeder has to con- 

 tend with. Namely: Roup, cholera or diarrhea, chicken pox 

 and canker. 



Roup is one of the most dreaded diseases that a poultryman 

 has to contend with. Many writers claim that the only sure 

 cure for roup is the axe. I will admit that a cheap or just a 

 fair breeder would not be worth bothering with and the axe 

 would be the best cure. It is quite an undertaking to cure a 

 bad case of roup after it has once gotten a good hold, but I 

 have never seen a case of roup that I could not cure with the 

 following treatment : 



In treating roup, the first thing to do is to clean the system 

 thoroughly. At night give the bird a dose of salts or castor 

 oil. The next morning, wash comb and wattles with w'arm 

 water, using cuticura soap, and wipe dry. If the eyes foam 

 or are swollen, moisten a sponge with kerosene oil and apply 

 it to the face and wattles. Don't be afraid of getting it into 

 the eyes as it will do no harm, but be very careful not to get 

 it on the skin under the feathers. If you do, it will blister 

 and make a bad job of it. P'ut three drops of aconite in a 

 teaspoonful of water, and give it in the morning. At noon, 

 give one teaspoonful of olive oil with three drops of spirits of 

 camphor in it. At night give the bird two tablespoonfuls of 

 equal parts of rum and hot water in which has been dissolved 

 two grain capsules of quinine and sweeten it with a little 

 molasses. 



You will find the best way to get medicine down a sick 

 bird's throat is with a glass syringe. 



Open the bird's mouth, put the end of the syringe a little 

 ways down the bird's throat, and empty the syringe. In this 

 way they get it all and none of it is wasted. If, on opening the 

 mouth you find any cankers, paint them with tincture of iron. 

 If the throat is patched, make a paper tube, and blow sulphur 



