POULTRY DISEASES. 169 



Preventive. 



All birds affected as above should be separated from the rest of the flock 

 and the premises should be given a thorough cleaning and disinfecting. Especially 

 should the drinking vessels and feed troughs be carefully attended to. To prevent 

 the spread of the disease, use a teaspoonful of Disinfectall to every gallon of 

 drinking water, also use Poultry Tonic, giving twice the amount prescribed for 

 ordinary use. 



See Prescription Mo. 197, page 183. 



SCALY LEGS 



Caused from a small parasite propagated by filth, burrowing under the scales 

 on the legs. 



Symptoms. 

 Legs are very rough and unsightly. 



Treatment. 



Apply kerosene to the affected parts, then anoint with Badger Balm. 



WORMS. 



There are more than a dozen different kinds of worms that infest domestic 

 fowls, yet there are but three that are common enough to warrant suggesting 

 means of getting rid of them. They are the tape-worm, round-worm and pin-worm. 

 The tape-worms are jointed, the same as are found in man, only much smaller. 

 They have small hooks arranged so that they cling to the wall of the bowels and 

 thus subsist on the nourishing elements of the food found there. Round-worms 

 take their name from their appearance. They are seldom passed in the droppings. 

 They multiply very rapidly and are often present in great numbers. Pin or thread 

 worms are very small, being about the size of a thread, white in color, and from 

 one-half to one inch in length. These are quite often found in the gizzard, having 

 eaten through the lining and into the gizzard proper. 



Symptoms. 



Symptoms of the different worms are essentially the same. Indigestion, some- 

 times accompanied by looseness of the bowels. Fowls sit around, draw up, 

 feathers ruffled, comb becomes pale, fowl feverish. The surest sign is where the 

 fowl "goes light," i. e., eats well but seems to gain no weight, and in fact decreases 

 in weight all the time. 



Treatment. 



Let the birds fast for twenty-four hours, then feed a bran mash twice a day, to 

 which has been added some Worm Powder for Psultry. Use one tablespoonful to 

 twenty-five head of poultry. 



As a preventive, use one-half of the amount once every two weeks. 



In extreme cases, coop the bird and do not feed it for twenty-four hours. 

 Make a pill about the size of a pea from Worm Powder, and give to the fowl. 

 Give light feed of bran mash, and in three hours give the bird a teaspoonful of 

 Epsom Salts dissolved in water. 



See Prescription No. 198, page 183. 



POULTRY NOTES. 



The time to prepare your hens for winter laying is all the time. Don't wait 

 until the price of eggs is at its height in the winter before you begin to give 

 the laying stock the proper care and feed. Keep them in good condition all the 

 year around. Select the hens for breeding purposes early and do not force them for 

 winter egg production. Save this vitality for the hatching season and get better 

 hatches and more vigorous chicks. 



Hatch your young stock in March and April. They will then be ready to 

 lay by October and November and keep it up all winter, if they receive the proper 



