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frequency of operation. It is usually caused by a change 

 in the quality or quantity of feed, excessive green or meat 

 feed, and very hot weather. 



Treatment. One of the best cures is to deprive the fowl 

 of all green or meat feeds and wet mash and feed a dry mash 

 and grain feed. A teaspoonful of castor oil or sweet oil 

 with 5 drops of oil of turpentine added will frequently 

 check the trouble. 



White diarrhea in chicks. This is probably the most 

 dreaded of chick diseases, it being very contagious and 

 fatal in its results. 



Figure 169. — Chickens with white diarrhea. 



Symptoms. It can easily be told by the fact that the 

 chicks tend to droop their wings, are sleepy in appearance, 

 show little or no desire to eat, assume almost a ball shape, 

 and the whitish brown droppings adhering to the vent and 

 fluff cause them to become "pasted up." 



Prevention. The development of this disease can be 

 prevented to a great extent by selecting strong vigorous 

 breeding stock and putting into practice proper methods 

 of brooding and management of the chicks. For instance, 

 it is seldom that this disease will manifest itself if the chicks 

 are properly brooded and every effort is made to keep them 

 from becoming chilled or too warm or overfed. Once the 

 vitality of the chicks is lowered, it is difficult for them to 



