. Poultry diseases and their treatment. Poultry. 142 POULTRY DISKASIiS AND THEIR TREATMENT. sene and 2 parts of raw linseed oil. If a quick cure is impera- tive a half-and-half may be used. Robinson in Farm Poultr)', Alay, 1907, recommends a quick and easy method of applying- this. It is to take a tall quart measure of the liquid to the hen house at night and dip both legs of each infected bird into the meastu'e of oil, holding them there for a moment and then allowing them to drip for a moment more and then re- placing the hen on the roost. With any treatment which in- volves the use
. Poultry diseases and their treatment. Poultry. 142 POULTRY DISKASIiS AND THEIR TREATMENT. sene and 2 parts of raw linseed oil. If a quick cure is impera- tive a half-and-half may be used. Robinson in Farm Poultr)', Alay, 1907, recommends a quick and easy method of applying- this. It is to take a tall quart measure of the liquid to the hen house at night and dip both legs of each infected bird into the meastu'e of oil, holding them there for a moment and then allowing them to drip for a moment more and then re- placing the hen on the roost. With any treatment which in- volves the use of kerosene care must be taken not to wet the feathers of the leg, as this causes irritation and sometimes burns the slvin much as the human skin is burned when it is rubbed with kerosene and covered with flannel. A second method of applying kerosene is to put a teaspoonful of the oil in a quart measure of water and treat the birds by the method given above The same care should be taken not to wet the feathers. The advantage of these treatments is their and rapid application to a number of birds. Depluming Scabies. The mite Sarcoptcs hcvis var. galliiue (iig. 34) is the cause. 11 hgg cnniaining- female Sarcoptcs var. -„///»„i-. (After Theobald). oi a kind of scabies in fowls which causes the feathers to break off at the surface of the skin. Symptoms.~r\ih disease usually appears in spring and sum- mer is characterized by the dropping off of patches of. 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 Pearl, Raymond; Surface, Frank Macy, 1882-; Curtis, Maynie Rose, 1880-; Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. Orono, Me.
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