. Conkey's poultry book : a handy book of reference on poultry raising. Poultry; Poultry; Poultry. as those of the mouth and head passages, become pale. Death usually occurs in from four to five days, though life may be prolonged for several weeks. TREATMENT—Poultry premises should have a thorough cleaning and everything about the place should be thoroughly disinfected with CONKEY'S NOX-I-CIDE, one part NOX-I-CIDE to 100 of water. This must be re- peated daily until the disease is checked, and the utmost cleanliness must be observed. Only clean, pure, wholesome food should be given, and drinki
. Conkey's poultry book : a handy book of reference on poultry raising. Poultry; Poultry; Poultry. as those of the mouth and head passages, become pale. Death usually occurs in from four to five days, though life may be prolonged for several weeks. TREATMENT—Poultry premises should have a thorough cleaning and everything about the place should be thoroughly disinfected with CONKEY'S NOX-I-CIDE, one part NOX-I-CIDE to 100 of water. This must be re- peated daily until the disease is checked, and the utmost cleanliness must be observed. Only clean, pure, wholesome food should be given, and drinking water must be frequently changed, and should be given in fountains which will keep out the filth and droppings from the birds. CONKEY'S POUL- TRY TONIC should be fed daily in the mash. FAVUS This disease is a growth of the fungus known as "Achorion ; This same fungus has been known to attack man, as well as dogs, cats, mice, rabbits and horses. It is easily acquired and may attack the most healthy fowl. It is highly contagious. CAUSE—This growth may start in damp and ill-ventilated quarters, or it may be ac- quired by horses rubbing against infected trees or posts and communicating it to fowls by infection in the stables. SYMPTOMS—Small white or gray spots on the comb, round or irregular, from the size of a pin-head to that of a dime. They extend in size and increase in numbers until nearly all the skin of the affected part is cov- ered. They then form in a thin scale or crust on the surface of the skin. This crust thickens as the disease advances and be- comes cup-shaped in form; that is, raised on the edges and depressed in the centers, and it will keep on until the deposit may be a quarter ^'"^' of an inch in thickness. While confined to Illustration No. 33. the comb and head, Favus may be very suc- cessfully treated but, if allowed to run until it begins to appear in the region of the vent, it is difficult to cure and birds may die. of deb
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