. The American fancier's poultry book. Poultry. POULTRY BOOK. 97 Symptoms. The fowl will be noticed running around in a Giddiness, circle; or it will sragger, as if drunk. This is caused by pressure of blood upon the brain. Treatment. Catch the bird and hold its head under a stream of cold water. It should be given a dose of Epsom salts. If the bird is neg- lected apoplexy may be developed. Keep it quiet and feed a low diet until it recovers. Symptoms: Some are like- Gout, ly to mistake this disease for leg weakness, but it may be distinguished by the legs and feet being hot, with evident swel
. The American fancier's poultry book. Poultry. POULTRY BOOK. 97 Symptoms. The fowl will be noticed running around in a Giddiness, circle; or it will sragger, as if drunk. This is caused by pressure of blood upon the brain. Treatment. Catch the bird and hold its head under a stream of cold water. It should be given a dose of Epsom salts. If the bird is neg- lected apoplexy may be developed. Keep it quiet and feed a low diet until it recovers. Symptoms: Some are like- Gout, ly to mistake this disease for leg weakness, but it may be distinguished by the legs and feet being hot, with evident swelling. Treatment. Remove the bird to a warm, dry place, and give a dose of calomel to open the bow- els ; after which give a half- grain pill of extract of colchicum twice a day. Rub tie legs and joints with sweet oii. Symptoms. The Indigestion, bird appears lazy and walks about in a sluggish manner. It is caused by neglect and imprudent feed- ing. It occurs after-the use of spiced food ; and is also caused by over-feeding. The bird loses its appetite and will not eat the OVARY- ordinary foods ; the droppings of the birds also show ill health. The liver is sluggish ; the stomach inflamed and the system generally debilitated. Treatment. Give daily five grains of rhubarb, and every fourth day one grain of calomel. Feed a small amount of well cooked food twice a day, and allow water only after eating. Give powdered charcoal in the soft food. Symptoms. This disease is most noticeable on account Leg Weakness, of the tendency of the birds to squat on the ground instead of standing or walking about. It is com- mon with cockerels of large breeds, and is evidently caused by growing too fast, and arises from muscular weakness or from a deficiency of bony matter. Treatment. Feed with foods that do not tend to produce fat. Some of the best are wheat, barley and meat. Use bone dust freely. A pill of the following, given three times a day, will produce good results : Sulphate of iron, one gra
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