. The American fancier's poultry book. Poultry. 93 THE AMERICAN FANCIER'S largely of urates suspended in a thin, transparent mucus, having a deep yellow coloration which may, in the later stages of the disease, change to a greenish, or even deep green color. With the beginning of the disease the temperature of the bird rises, reaching 109 to no de- grees, or from two to four degrees above the normal; the comb loses its brightness; the appetite is lessened ; the wings droop and the bird becomes inactive. In the last stages the fowl loses in weight, is very weak, and walks with the greatest diff
. The American fancier's poultry book. Poultry. 93 THE AMERICAN FANCIER'S largely of urates suspended in a thin, transparent mucus, having a deep yellow coloration which may, in the later stages of the disease, change to a greenish, or even deep green color. With the beginning of the disease the temperature of the bird rises, reaching 109 to no de- grees, or from two to four degrees above the normal; the comb loses its brightness; the appetite is lessened ; the wings droop and the bird becomes inactive. In the last stages the fowl loses in weight, is very weak, and walks with the greatest difficulty. Death frequently occurs without a struggle, but in the majority of cases there are convulsions and cries. Sometimes the bird dies within 24 hours after the first colora- tion. In most cases the bird is thirsty throughout the period of disease. The causes may be enumerated at great length, but only the more im- portant are given; unwholesome food, impure and stagnant water, exposure in hot weather. Treatment. Separate the affected fowls from the flock at the first symptoms of the disease. It is the most contagious as well as most destructive disease of fowls. A regular supply of fresh meat is a preventative of the disease. To cure give the affected bird . one pill every four or five hours of blue mass, 60 grains; pulverized camphor, 25 grains; cayenne pepper, 30 grains; pulverized rhubarb, 48 grains; lauda- num, 60 grains. Mix and divide into 20 pills. After the pills have had time to act give half a teaspoonful of castor oil and ten drops of laudanum to each bird. Give as a drink scalded sour milk with a gill of Douglass mix- ture (see "Feeding Condi- ments) for every 24 fowls. Another recipe is as follows: Powdered garlic, one ounce; aromatic tincture of rhubarb, one-half ounce; tincture of capsicum, two drachms; tinc- tureof camphor,two drachms; oil of peppermint, three drachms; tincture of opium, one drachm. Mix and shake well until the powdered gar- c. Omitho l
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