Another cause is the negligence on the part of the 

 owner in regard to the water given. Some give 

 water in wooden tubs and never change it but once 

 a day, i. e. every morning. If such receptacles are 

 used for water, in the summer the bottom and sides 

 will become thickly coated with a greenish slime, 

 and if the water is not changed often, say two or 

 three times a day, in the hottest days of summer it 

 too will become green and stagnant. This is, I be- 

 lieve, the main cause of Cholera. 



Symptoms: Diarrhoea of a more or less severe 

 type, excrement or discharges voided are greenish in 

 color, and the discharges contain much mucous. The 

 bird wilL be off its feed, gradually emaciate and 

 finally die if the proper attention is not at once given 

 it. 



Treatment: The best method is to prevent the 

 disease, using good feed, no corn in summer or very 

 little, if any, is used, keep the drinking vessels well 

 scrubbed out doing so every morning, occasionally 

 scalding them out, give fresh water soon, as the 

 other given them has become somewhat warm and 

 pay strict attention to the sanitary conditions of the 

 loft and its surroundings. If the disease has once 

 become established it will be best to remove the 

 afflicted birds to separate compartments so as not to 

 allow it to spread to the others. Discontinue aay 

 food having a tendency to scour, foods such as rye, 

 etc. Give the tonic in the drinking water and also 

 add a little Laudanum to allay the pain which usual- 

 ly accompanies this disease. Feed good grain and 

 that of an easily digested nature, such as canary, 

 caraway, millet seeds, etc., a little soaked bread, and 

 keep the bird as quiet as possible. 



