. Diseases of domesticated birds. Poultry; Poultry; Birds. 296 DISEASES OF DOMESTICATED BIKDS two days. When heat and swelling disappear after 8 to 14 days, the bandage is removed permanently and the bird is still confined in a cage. The joints may then be painted with tincture of iodine. Cases that do not recover in three weeks may be regarded as hope- less. When caseous masses form in the joints and neighboring tis- sues they may be removed by operation. Birds thus operated upon seldom fly again and their future usefulness is limited to breeding. BUMBLEFOOT Bumblefoot is a suppurative condit
. Diseases of domesticated birds. Poultry; Poultry; Birds. 296 DISEASES OF DOMESTICATED BIKDS two days. When heat and swelling disappear after 8 to 14 days, the bandage is removed permanently and the bird is still confined in a cage. The joints may then be painted with tincture of iodine. Cases that do not recover in three weeks may be regarded as hope- less. When caseous masses form in the joints and neighboring tis- sues they may be removed by operation. Birds thus operated upon seldom fly again and their future usefulness is limited to breeding. BUMBLEFOOT Bumblefoot is a suppurative condition of the feet of walking birds. It consists of an inflammatoi'y condition involving the burste,. Fig. 55. Bumblefoot. tendon sheaths^ and tendons of the foot. It is reputed to occur most often in the heavy breeds and in cocks more often than in hens. The diseased feet are swollen and hot to the touch. In extreme cases the swelling becomes so large as to interfere with Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ward, Archibald Robinson, b. 1875; Gallagher, Bernard A. (Bernard Alfred), b. 1880. New York, The Macmillan company
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