The practical stock doctor: a reliable, common-sense ready-reference book for the farmer and stock owner .. . riftiness. Very often the comb, wattles andperhaps the skin about the head becomes black or dark colored;hence the common name. The post mortem shows the internalsymptoms already given. Young fowls are more apt to contractthe disease, but it often runs a lingering course, so that deathmay not occur until fall. On the other hand, they may die in afew weeks. Treatment.— Medicinal treatment is entirely unsatisfactory, except, per-haps, keeping the turkeys vigorous by the use of the tonics
The practical stock doctor: a reliable, common-sense ready-reference book for the farmer and stock owner .. . riftiness. Very often the comb, wattles andperhaps the skin about the head becomes black or dark colored;hence the common name. The post mortem shows the internalsymptoms already given. Young fowls are more apt to contractthe disease, but it often runs a lingering course, so that deathmay not occur until fall. On the other hand, they may die in afew weeks. Treatment.— Medicinal treatment is entirely unsatisfactory, except, per-haps, keeping the turkeys vigorous by the use of the tonics as 6io THE PRACTlCAIv STOCK DOCTOR recommended for Chicken Cholera. The Copperas or Hypo-sulphite of Soda may also be added to the drinking water. The disease having once made its appearance, all the flockwhich survive should be killed and the raising of turkeys discon-tinued for a year or two at least. All runs and houses thoroughlydisinfected, and when the raising of turkeys is again tried, startby getting eggs, and keep the birds out of the old houses and ofithe old runs if possible. POULTRY HOUSES. Fig. I—A I,eaa-to Poultry House DISEASES OF POUI^TRY 6ii POULTRY HOUSES.—It is very desirable that poultryshould be provided with a house somewhat separated from theother farm buildings, but near enough to the barnyard so thatthey can spend a part of their time in scratching for, and gather-ing up, the many seeds and grains which otherwise would notbe utilized. On farms where no poultry house is provided thehens are compelled to seek roosting places wherever they canfind them—sometimes in fruit trees, sometimes on feed racks
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