FROSTED COMB 



There is no remedy for a frosted comb if it is allowed to thaw and 

 become black. It is therefore necessary that active treatment should be 

 given as soon as noticed. 



TREATMENT — Where snow can be obtained, apply the same with the 

 hand, holding it to the comb until all frost has been extracted. Then 

 annoint the comb with CONKEY'S HEALING SALVE, kneading it gently 

 while applying. If carefully attended to, only the extreme tips of the comb 

 need be lost and possibly you may be able to save the comb intact. 



LEG WEAKNESS 



This is usually caused by forcing the growth of the chick too rapidly, 

 especially broilers, and not providing in the ration sufficient muscle-producing 

 material. Another frequent cause is improper temperature in the brooder. 

 Where there is too much bottom heat, this trouble will be encountered. This 

 is also found in cases of metallic poisoning, birds losing entire control of 

 their legs. 



SYMPTOMS — The name is a good indication of the nature of the 

 trouble. The fowl walks, or stands, with difficulty, and it may sit down 

 while eating. This is sometimes taken for rheumatism, but in leg weakness 

 the shank remains soft, while in rheumatism it dries up and becomes hard 

 and contracted. 



TREATMENT — If the cause is improper heat in the brooder, change 

 it. If improper feeding, build up the general health by discontinuing heavy 

 carbonaceous foods, such as cornmeal, bran, corn, etc., and give wheatbran, 

 boiled beans, Canadian peas, together with meat meal and a goodly supply 

 of alfalfa or clover meal in the mash. CONKEY'S POULTRY TONIC 

 should be fed daily in mash, and rusty nails, or old iron, put in drinking 

 water. Cut down the food supply, as over feeding is a most frequent cause. 

 In case of poisoning, give milk, whites of eggs, or some good emulsion of 

 cod liver oil, daily. 



RHEUMATISM 



This disease is much the same as in the human family and, while it is 

 not fatal, it keeps the fowls in a totally ■ unprofitable condition. 



CAUSE — Rheumatism is occasioned, by exposure to dampness, cold 

 weather, or may be due to poorly constructed houses, improper care and 

 feeding, etc. 



SYMPTOMS— It is indicated by stiffness of the joints with more or 

 less contraction of the muscles. Birds walk stiffly and lame, and lack energy 

 and activity. 



TREATMENT— Provide dry, bright quarters. A large amount of 

 green food should be given, particularly alfalfa or clover, and very little 

 meat or animal food should be fed. CONKEY'S RHEUMATIC REMEDY 

 is very effective in relieving the fowls from this trouble and restoring them 

 to health and usefulness. 



APOPLEXY 



Apoplexy is the result of a ruptured blood vessel of the brain, and the 

 pressure of the blood that escapes therefrom. 



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