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Minor Ailments of Poultry. 



be given warm, one teaspoonful of the following to every 

 ten birds : — 



Give scalded hay-chaff, lean meat or cut green bones, char- 

 coal, and plenty of grit, and birds will generally feather out well 

 and quickly. 



Pip, not being a disease, requires no special treatment. 

 As, however, it is usually a sign that the birds are out of 

 order in some way, watch your flock, find out what is the 

 matter, and treat them accordingly. 



It is as well to rub a little glycerine on the hardened tip 

 of the tongue occasionally. 



Pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs) is shown by a 

 short, hacking cough. Remove the birds to- dry, warm 

 quarters at once. Be most careful to thoroughly disinfect 

 the houses from which the birds were taken, and to burn the 

 bedding and droppings. 



Chicks with hens allowed their liberty in wet weather often 

 die of this complaint, which more often than not is called 

 " gapes " or " pip." 



Feed the sick birds for a week on little else than beef tea or 

 a meat extract, in which a raw egg has been whipped up, and give 

 them this food every two hours for the first day. Let the 

 birds eat if they will, but if they show no sign of wanting to 

 do so feed them by hand, or they will die. 



Give a dose of one drop of tincture of aconite in a tea- 

 spoonful of water every two hours for the first day, and if 

 birds be very ill paint them over the lungs with iodine, 

 afterwards gently rubbing in a little vaseline to keep the skin 

 from cracking, and be exceedingly careful to keep the patients 

 out of draughts. 



Scaly Leg can be easily cured, but if not treated promptly 

 will very likely infect the whole yard. Directly it makes its 

 appearance catch up the affected birds, rub their legs with 



Ground linseed 

 Do. Gentian ... 

 Do. Coriander seed 



7\ lb. 

 I lb. 

 2\ lb. 

 2£ lb. 



2.\ OZ. 



Do. Fenugreek 

 Do. Capsicum... 



