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Show Cause of "White Comb." "White comb" in fowls is caused by decayed food,' impure water and overcrowding over-crowding in dark and filthy houses' There is a scurfy appearance to the comb and wattles, head and neck, with a gradual loss of feathers from the head and neck. Treatment consists in removing to clean quarters and giving wholesome food. At night give a tea-spoonful tea-spoonful of castor oil, after which add daily a teaspoonful of good condition powder to the soft food, and anoint' the head and afflicted parts with vaseline. vas-eline. The castor oil need only be' given once. |