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watery eye or eyes, which gradually swell and later 

 close entirely; the head, in advanced stages, will 

 become swollen, and the bird has difficulty in breath- 

 ing. I have seen specimens completely blind with 

 this disease, and in such condition were unable to 

 partake of food. The last stages of this disease are 

 often accompanied with diarrhoea, which results in 

 quick death. 



A roupy bird must be treated in its early stages in 

 order to efifect a complete cure and one that will not 

 show its after-effects. Severe and advanced cases 

 have been cured ; but personally, I would not care to 

 breed from such birds, even though the fowls them- 

 selves, from all outer appearances, seem perfectly 

 healthy. The trouble with this disease is that it may 

 seem entirely cured, but in reality is dormant, only to 

 break out again when least expected. 



Roup should not be trifled with ; it must be vigor- 

 ously treated; no half measures will do. It must 

 be stamped out, and stamped out completely. Do 

 not let any one make you believe that roup is easily 

 cured, and that it is nothing more than a severe cold, 

 which can be speedily eradicated by local external 

 application on the infected parts. Such is not the 

 case ; to obtain the desired result — a permanent cure 

 — requires both internal and external treatment. 



In the treatment of roup, the first step to take is 

 precaution. Remove all infected fowls from those 

 showing no symptoms. Thoroughly disinfect the 



