multiplies rapidly and develops in poultry houses that are not properly 

 cleaned, especially where accumulated droppings have become wet. Moisture 

 must be present to produce the growth. Chicken Pox is very contagious, 

 though not necessarily fatal, and is a very annoying and disgusting disease, 

 which brings down the general health of fowls and opens the way for other 

 diseases. It is often called the Small Pox of the poultry yard. If allowed 

 to run, it leads to weakness and death. 



CAUSE — It is often introduced by new birds, though certain conditions 

 in a poultry house will start the disease. It is especially noticeable in damp, 

 cold weather, and in houses which are not kept clean and dry. It attacks 

 chickens, turkeys, pigeons and geese, but principally chickens and pigeons. 



SYMPTOMS — Scabby warts on the comb, lobes, and face. These are 

 yellow and rough and resemble the common wart. When broken they dis- 

 charge a thick yellow liquid. 



TREATMENT— Isolate all affected birds and thoroughly'disinfect the 

 houses, etc., with a solution of CONKEY'S NOX-I-CIDE, one part to fifty of 

 water. Then dry out by opening doors and windows. CONKEY'S CHICK- 

 EN POX REMEDY is a combifiation salve and powder which come in the 

 same package. Apply the salve daily to affected parts, and the cure* is 

 hastened if the warty growths are softened with warm water and soap, and 

 the tops of the warts are gently removed with a blunt instrument, before 

 applying the salve. Place one teaspoonful of the powder in each quart of 

 soft feed, and give this to the birds once a day for four days and discontinue 

 for three days. If necessary to continue longer, use half the amount to each 

 quart of feed, keeping it up for three days, and so keep on, gradually re- 

 ducing the amount. 



WHITE COMB 



Many confuse this ailment with Favus, though it is entirely distinct. 

 It is quite a mild disease, showing an apparent white powdering of the comb, 

 which looks like flour, or Plaster of Paris. It sometimes extends over the 

 head and down the neck, causing the loss of feathers. 



CAUSE — It is generally due to dirty quarters, or over-crowding in 

 houses, or a lack of green food. A frequent cause is a lack of fresh air, sun- 

 shine, range, etc., and close confinement. This- is not of a fungoid origin, 

 and is not as highly contagious as Chicken Pox and Favus. 



TREATMENT — White Comb succumbs to the same treatment as 

 Chicken Pox and Favus, and CONKEY'S CHICKEN POX REMEDY will 

 be found efficacious. 



INFECTIOUS LEUKAEMIA 



Thisr is not an uncommon disease, but one which is little understood or 

 suspected by the average poultryman. It is caused by bacteria which are 

 bred and nourished by unsanitary and foul conditions in brooders, poultry 

 houses, yards, etc. It is contagious and fatal. 



SYMPTOMS — Loss of strength, dullness and drowsiness. The tempera- 

 ture is two or three degrees higher than normal. The effect of the disease is 

 to mcrease the white and decrease the red corpuscles of the blood and, as a 

 consequence, the comb, wattles, skin, and all visible mucous membranes, such 



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