PRAIRIE FARMER'S POULTRY BOOK 



Treatment: Feed a balanced ration, and give the tonic recommended 

 in formula No. 2. Give an abundance of green feed. 



Crop Inflation. , Sometimes the crop becomes inflated with gas, the 

 result of bacterial fermentation. A disinfectant, such as permanganate 

 of potash in drinking Vi^ater,, or a few drops of creolin in a quart of water 

 will give relief. 



Gout is a kidney disease resulting from failure to eliminate the 

 urates. There arc two varieties, visceral and articular. 



Visceral Gout. Cause: An excess of one kind of food, especially 

 a food rich in protein, such as tankage or corn. Dampness favors its 

 development. 



Symptoms: Lameness. Visceral organs covered with white, chalky 

 deposit, emaciation, but good appetite. 



Treatment: Give more variety in food and Epsom salts in mash or 

 drinking water. One pound to 100 fowls. 



Articular Gout. Cause : Dampness. Lack of balanced ration. A 

 diet too rich in proteids. 



Symptoms: Lameness, swelling of joints in toes, diarrhea in ad- 

 vanced stages. 



Treatment: Remove birds to dry comfortable quarters with board 

 floor. Give teaspoonful of Epsom salts every third day. 



Indigestion is caused by lack of balanced ration, unsanitary con- 

 ditions, lack of green food. 



Symptoms.' Dullness, loss of appetite, diarrhea. 



Treatment: Give Epsom salts, one pound to 100 fowls. Follow with 

 a good tonic. 



Constipation. Cause: It may follow enteritis, or may be due to the 

 character of the ration. 



Symptoms: A dry condition of intestinal tract, and hard dry fecal 

 matter, obstructing free evacuation, dullness, straining. 



Treatment: Give level teaspoonful of Epsom salts, remove obstruc- 

 tion in cloaca, give injection of sweet oil and glycerine. Moist mashes 

 and green feed are recommended. 



Diarrhea. Cause: It sometimes accompanies indigestion, and is due 

 to overfeeding. 



Symptoms: Impacted crop, dullnes';, excrement whitish, yellowish 

 or greenish, and often watery. 



Treatment: One tablespoonful of castor oil to each affected fowl, 

 A small crystal of sulphate of iron in drinking water. 



Gastritis, or Inflammation of Proventriculus. Cause: This disease 

 is determ'ned by the kind, quality and quantity of the food. 



Symptoms: Inflammation of the proventriculus, dullness, loss of 

 appetite, roughness of feathers and constipation. 



Treatment: Give Epsom salts in drinking water, a cooked mash and 

 jilenty of green food, and milk to drink will be helpful. 



Hepatitis, or Inflammation and Hypertrophy of Liver. Cause: Un- 

 balanced ration, excess of protein in diet, feeding one kind of food. 



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