Giddiness
Which is liable to occur in over-fed birds, if suffered to continue, may result in apoplexy. A dose or two of the A.A., will equalize the circulation and remove the difficulty and danger.
Lice
The symptoms of lice are too well known to require description. Where fowl have ample range and well ventilated, sunny coops, the fowl will usually keep fairly clear of lice, particularly if they can find a sandy spot for a dust bath.
However, if a flock becomes badly infested, measures must be taken to kill the lice on the individual birds. This is best done by sprinkling powder on the bird. Pyrethrium powder commonly called Persian Insect Powder, is good, or, the following powder is recommended by the Maine Experiment Station, as being the most effective, yet cheapest, that they have been able to find.
Take 3 parts gasoline and 1 part cresol, mix these together and add gradually with stirring enough plaster of paris to take up all the moisture.
Either of these powders should be dusted on the chicken, particularly around the vent, the under side of the body and beneath the wings.
For young chicks greasing is usually better than dusting. Use either lard, or better, lard and sulphur. This should be applied by the finger, to the head, neck, under the wings and around the vent.
Indigestion—Loss of Appetite
If, as sometimes happens in consequence of over-feeding or the use of too highly seasoned food, fowls lose their appetite, and the digestion and thrift is impaired, a change to soft, well cooked food, and the use, night and morning, of the J.K., will soon correct the difficulty.