The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-24

er1ng is the distinguishing feature of the Seabright Bantams. The plumage is described as golden bay. each fea- ture distinctly outlined with a narrow edge of glossy black. Scale and incrusted skin: Body
 mange.
 Staggering; Congestion of brain, leg weakness.
 Swollen face and eyes. Roup. Tumors on head Roup, chicken Watery eyes: Roup White patches on mouth and throat: Canker. roup
 Yellow droppings: Cholera. Choking Arsenic poisoning. Convusiona: Poisoning. epilepsy. harvest bug.
 indigestion inflammation of the ovi- duct
 Diarrhoea: Poisoning. blaclhead.
 cholera, tuberculosis, roup, white diarrhoea ts.H | Dark comb: Liver diseases. conges-
 tion of the lungs, blaekhead pneu- monia.
 i Emaciation Tuberculosis. viscual gout, mites, diarrhoea Excessive thirst: Enlargement of the liver, peritonitis, aspergillosis. Hard, dry tongue: Pip. diseases of the respiratory system Hard, full crop: Crop bound. pa4 l.ameness: Rheumatism. humble foot, scaly legs, tuberculosis, leg weakness. Limp neck: Timber neck.
 EXTERNAL INDICATIONS . It frequently happens that bird will die without cause so far as ex- ternal indications are concerned, and In such instances post-mortem ex- animation is necessary to properly diagnose the case. First lay the bird, back down, on top of an old table or box. Next spread out the wings and legs, driving a. small nail through the joint or each wing and through the center of each foot The feathers should be pluclSed from the breast and the skin, cut in a straight line from crop to vent. The skin is, then drawn back from each side. leaving the flesh exposed. The entire breast is now re- moved by cutting the ribs on each side and the two large bone joints at the front end of the breast. This operation will expose most of the or gans and intestines for examination. Liver. The post-mortem examina-A -A tion should begin, with the liver. Tn a strong healthy bird the liver is rich eholocate brown color and free from nodules, spotted areas or discolora tions.
 In hypertrophy or enlargement of deep red in color, engcrged with blood and rather firm under the knife If the liver is shrunken, hardened and marbled or spotted with areas of grayish or yellowish tissue, the trou- ble would be diagnosed as fatty de- generation. In black head the liver is enlarged .l .~s&I ,t.s ish spots.
 In young chicks dying from white diarrhoea the liver will be pale in color and streaked with patches of red.
 When death is caused by viscual gout the liver will be covered with a fine chalky sediment. Heart. The heart should be firm, free from excessive fat and the nodules of tuberculosis. It should also be even ly lobed.
 When the sheart is found distended on one side and empty on the other. the probabilities are that the bird died of heart failure.
 In case of enlargement of the heart this organ will be found distended. especially on the right side. In some Instances the muscles are fatty and degenerate
 If the bird died from internal hem orrhage, the heart or one of the large blood vessels will be ruptured. Lungs. The healthy lung should be spongy and pink in color. Healthy lung tissue will float in water. while the diseased tissue usually sinks. Tn pneumonia the lungs will be dark in color. engorged with blood and solidified. If piece of one is placed in a pan ot water it will sink to the bottom.
 When the lungs are found to be covered with whitish or yellowish nod ules varying in size from pinhead to a pea, the disease should be diag- nosed as aspergillosis. and not tuber- culosis, since the latter maiady rare- ly. if ever. attacks the lungs. Wfndpipe or trachea. When young
 chicks die from the gapes the walls of the windpipe will be found studded with small red gape worms. 1ntestines. Tn had cases of diarrhoea the intestines will be found greatly in- flammed and full. of mucous. Where intestinal worms or tape worms are suspected, the intestines should be cut open with small pair of shears and the contents emptied in a bowl of water. If worms are present they can be easily detected in this manner
 In tuberculosis the intestines and surrounding tissue will be found dotted
 with small whitish or yellowish nod ules
 l Reproductive organs. Tn gangrene of the ovary, the ova arc found to be brown or black. while in healthy state they are yellowish pink in color. | If death has been caused by a rup- tured oviduct, ono or more eggs in various stages of decomposition will
 often be found in the body cavity. 1 It Is not uncommon for eggs to pass through five or more hands before I they reach the consumer. which is det- rimental tor producers To overcome ! this practice. co-operatitve methods of selling are necessary, which is the subject of next weeks article. - s.----.---- ,. es' Eggless Cake ; 1 One cup of sugar. two tablespoonful | of butter, one cup of milk, two cups | f1o,,~ t0A fAocponpf,.1S of hcL vxxp