───────────────────────┬────────────────────┬────────────────────────── DISEASE │ EXTERNAL SYMPTOMS │ TREATMENT ───────────────────────┼────────────────────┼────────────────────────── │ _1. Diseases affecting head_ │ _and respiratory organs_: │ │ Air under skin (see Emphysema). │ │ Apoplexy │ Staggering gait and│ Keep fowl quiet; put in a │ appearances of a │ dark place; │ sudden fit │ give Epsom salts. │ │ Aspergillosis │ Loss of weight │ Avoid musty grain and straw. │ │ Brooder pneumonia │ Affects chickens; │ No cure; prevent by strict │ whitish diarrhea;│ sanitary methods. │ many deaths │ │ │ Bronchitis (croup) │ Rattling in throat│ Paint throat with iodine. │ │ Canker (see Roup). │ │ │ Catarrh, contagious (see Roup). │ │ Chicken pox │ Scabby, wart-like │ Gently scrape off scab │ growths on head │ and paint with iodine. │ and comb │ │ │ Cold (catarrh) │ Running at nose and│ Isolate and syringe │ eyes │ nostrils with 2% │ │ carbolic acid. │ │ Congestion of lungs │ │ (see Pneumonia). │ │ │ │ Conjunctivitis—sore │ │ eyes (see Roup). │ │ │ │ Diphtheria │Yellowish patches on│ Isolate; paint patches (diphtheritic roup) │ throat following an│ with hydrogen peroxide or │ attack of roup │ iodine; best to kill fowl. │ │ Emphysema │ Skin puffed out │ Puncture with needle. │ │ Epilepsy │ Bird has fit │ If worms are believed to be │ │ the cause give santonin. │ │ Favus │ Scurfy patches on │ Anoint with sulphur │ comb and upper │ ointment or iodine. │ portion of neck │