RELIABLE POULTRY REMEDIES 



The first indication of the approach of this trouble is a darkening of 

 the color of the comb. The points only may be involved at first, or the 

 purple hue may extend to the whole structure. From purple, the color 

 changes to blue and then to black. If the bird in other respects is healthy, 

 he may live long enougl^ to have the diseased portion separate from the 

 healthy portion, leaving an unsightly stump. The diseased portion of 

 the comb may be either dry or moist, "dry rot" or "moist rot" according 

 to the case. In connection with an inflamed, dying comb, there is nearly 

 a complete loss of appetite and a looseness of bowels. The bird shows 

 little desire for. exercise and remains on the roOst or under the droppings 

 boards for hours at a time. 



The varied circumstances under which cases of "black rot" have been 

 noted give little idea as to the cause of the disease. In a few cases there 

 is a history of a sudden chill and in others the houses were close and damp. 



If the disease gets a good start, treatment does little good. The combs 

 should be painted twice a day with a lotion of one ounce of water, one-half 

 ounce of glycerine, and carbolic acid crystals, two grains. Keep the bird 

 in a dry, sunny, clean room, giving pure water and be sure that green food, 

 in some form, such as dandelion or cabbage leaves or onions, is within reach 

 at all times. The adding one-half teaspoonful muriate of ammonia to each 

 pint of drinking water will help relieve the congested liver. 



FUNGOID 



This disease attacks birds when exposed to previous cases, and seems 

 to break out also in flocks that have been fed a ration rich in starches. It 

 is easily passed from bird to bird, and is seen in its worst aspect when the 

 birds are suffering from a low state of vitality. 



Fungoid presents indications of a local rather than a general disease. 

 It appears to affect only lightly the workings of the bodily functions. The 

 full force of the disease seems to show itself in the comb and wattles. The 

 first indication is the appearance of little bunches of hard substances under 

 the skin covering the wattles and comb, abolit the size of bird shot, and 

 feeling to the touch like shot, and no change from normal in color of skin 

 over the swellings. In a few days these shotlike bodies soften, flatten a 

 little, .break through and discharge through the opening in the skin, a watery 

 straw-colored fluid. 



There may be a dozen of the discharging openings. In a day or two 

 there are Ukely to appear near these openings or ulcers other shot-like bodies 

 that foUow the course of the first lot. Crop after crop of these may ap- 

 pear until the comb and wattles are closely covered with them showing 

 various stages of the disease. The discharge darkens slightly as it dimin- 

 ishes in quantity, drying on the surface, and presenting a disagreeable ap- 

 pearance to the sight. The dry surface is itchy to the bird and it is sure to 

 do more or less scratching, causing more irritation and some bleeding. In 

 a third of the eases the disease spreads to the skin of the head and neck, in- 

 creasing the size of these parts and presenting a picture disagreeable to any 

 lover of poultry. 



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