Show V s SCALY LEG DISEASE CURED contagious ailment affecting under pinning of various kinds of dards caused by little mite hy by J brucar A minute mite Is the cause of a con fagious disease affecting the legs of fowls turkeys turkey pheasants pat partridges ridges and cage birds according to some authorities it sometimes affects tile the comb and beak beah also the dittes ecca rate fate places under the shin where they live and breed this very common disease Is e eisley recognized by the enlarged dougl ened appearance it gives the root foot and shank the di disease cabe Is present IR in most locks flocks unless especial care ims his been taken to exclude it it Is sligh slightly Lly con but usually only a few birds in a flock appear to be infected the scales on the foot and leg of an effected bird lu Is raised by a crusty sub stance deposited depoi ted beneath them the lesions usually appear first near the joints between the toes and foot the parts affected first appear to be en barged and then the scales are raised giving a roughened appearance in early plages the disease does not appear to disturb the general health of the fowl As it progresses the birds become lame and sometimes the oot foot becomes so eo badly diseased that joints or even whole toes drop off the infection from bird to bird PJ N J A A S 1 aa AM A normal leg of hen 13 leg of if hen affected with scaly leg probably probable takes place on the roosts boosts or from mother to chick the conditions which favor its spread in a flock are dry barren runs especially on alka I 1 line soils or in bards ards filled with ashes or cinders foul ro places also tailor favor the spread of the disease the disease is easily cured and it to la worth the trouble of any to cure all the affected birds and to carefully examine any birds purchased that infected ones maybe treated be fore they are introduced into the nock k individual treatment Is necessary penetrating oils and ointments are used successfully if the case la Is not far advanced application of oil or ointment at intervals of two to the days will soon do the work oil of caraway 1 I 1 part of oil of caraway to 6 5 parts white vasel vaseline lne la is recommended by many this should be rubbed into the leg and foot every few days until signs of the disease disappear another remedy is a mix ture of one part or of coal oil or kerosene and two parts raw linseed oil ell with any treatment which involves the use of kerosene care must be ta ken not to wet the feathers of the leg as this causes irritation and sometimes burns the skin shin |