The following method of treatment is practiced by some of
the most successful poulterers in the country: As soon as dis-
covered, if in warm weather, remove the infected fowls to some
fvell-ventilated apartment or yard; if in winter, to some warm
place; then give a dessert-spoonful of castor-oil; wash their
heads with warm Castile-soap suds, and let them remain till
next /norning fasting. Scald for them Indian-meal, adding
two a /id a half ounces of Epsom salts for ten hens, or in pro-
portion for a lessor larger number; give it warm, and repeat
he dose in a day or two, if they do not recover.
Perhaps, however, the best mode of dealing with roup and
J\ putrid affections is as follows: Take of finely pulverized
^Vesh-burnt charcoal, and of new yeast, each three parts; of
pulverized sulphur, two parts; of flour, one part; of water, a
sufficient quantity✪ Charcoal and Yeast Treatment for Roup; mix well, and make into two doses, of the
size of a hazel nut, and give one three times a day. Cleanli-
ness is no less necessary than warmth; and it will sometimes
be desirable to bathe the eyes and nostrils with warm milk and
water, or suds, as convenient.
Wounds and Sores. — Fowls are exposed to wounds from
many sources. In their frequent encounters with each other,
they often result; the poultry house is beseiged by enemies at
night, and, in spite of all precaution, rats, weasels and other
animals will assault the occupants of the roost, or nest, to their
damage. These wounds, if neglected, often degenerate into
painful and dangerous ulcers.
When such injuries occur, cleanliness is the first step
towards a cure. The wound should be cleansed from all
foreign matter, washed with tepid milk and water, and excluded
as far as possible from the air. The fowl should be removed
28« POULTRY.
from its companions^ which, in such cases, seldom or nevet
show any sympathy, but on the contary, are always ready to
assault the invalid, and aggravate the injury. Should the
wound not heal, but ulcerate, it may be bathed with alum-water.
The ointment of creosote is said to be effectual, even when
the ulcer exhibits a fungous character, or proud flesh is present.
Ulcers may also be kept clean, if dressed with a little lard, or
washed with a weak solution of sugar of lead. If they are
indolent, they may be touched with blue-stone.
When severe f. 'Ctures occur to the limbs of fowls, the best
course, undoubtec 1/, to pursue — unless they are very valuable
— is to kill them at once, as an act of humanity. When, how-
ever, it is deemed worth while to preserve them, splints may
be used, when practicable. Great cleanliness must be
observed; the diet should be reduced; and every precaution
ti^i.ken against the inflammation, which is sure to supervene.
When it is established, cooling lotions — such as warm milk
and water — may be applied.
MEI>ICI]Srj^L.
The Management of the Sick-Room. — The arrangements
of the sick-room require attention, and demand special notice.
They influence very much the result, and may, indeed, where
faulty, bafile the efforts of medicine. We would lay down the
following brief rules: —
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The following method of treatment is practiced by some of the most successful poulterers in the country: As soon as discovered, if in warm weather, remove the infected fowls to some well-ventilated apartment or yard; if in winter, to some warm place; then give a dessert-spoonful of castor-oil; wash their heads with warm Castile-soap suds, and let them remain till next morning fasting. Scald for them Indian-meal, adding two and a half ounces of Epsom salts for ten hens, or in proportion for a lesser or larger number; give it warm, and repeat the dose in a day or two, if they do not recover.
Perhaps, however, the best mode of dealing with roup and putrid affections is as follows: Take of finely pulverized fresh-burnt charcoal, and of new yeast, each three parts; of pulverized sulphur, two parts; of flour, one part; of water, a sufficient quantity; mix well, and make into two doses, of the size of a hazel nut, and give one three times a day. Cleanliness is no less necessary than warmth; and it will sometimes be desirable to bathe the eyes and nostrils with warm milk and water, or suds, as convenient.
Wounds and Sores. — Fowls are exposed to wounds from many sources. In their frequent encounters with each other, they often result; the poultry house is beseiged by enemies at night, and, in spite of all precaution, rats, weasels and other animals will assault the occupants of the roost, or nest, to their damage. These wounds, if neglected, often degenerate into painful and dangerous ulcers.
When such injuries occur, cleanliness is the first step towards a cure. The wound should be cleansed from all foreign matter, washed with tepid milk and water, and excluded as far as possible from the air. The fowl should be removed
from its companions, which, in such cases, seldom or never
show any sympathy, but on the contary, are always ready to assault the invalid, and aggravate the injury. Should the wound not heal, but ulcerate, it may be bathed with alum-water. The ointment of creosote is said to be effectual, even when the ulcer exhibits a fungous character, or proud flesh is present. Ulcers may also be kept clean, if dressed with a little lard, or washed with a weak solution of sugar of lead. If they are indolent, they may be touched with blue-stone.
When severe fractures occur to the limbs of fowls, the best course, undoubtedly, to pursue — unless they are very valuable — is to kill them at once, as an act of humanity. When, however, it is deemed worth while to preserve them, splints may be used, when practicable. Great cleanliness must be observed; the diet should be reduced; and every precaution taken against the inflammation, which is sure to supervene. When it is established, cooling lotions — such as warm milk and water — may be applied.
MEDICINAL.
The Management of the Sick-Room. — The arrangements of the sick-room require attention, and demand special notice. They influence very much the result, and may, indeed, where faulty, bafile the efforts of medicine. We would lay down the following brief rules: —
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