ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
“Constant Reader.” —Sorry we cannot give the names of breeders through our columns. Kindly look through the advertisement columns where you will probably find what you require.
W.J.K. —Your bird is suffering from “Bumble-foot.” This is caused as a result of a blow or dropping heavily from a high wall or perch. Keep the bird in a pen liberally bedded with soft hay, and wash the foot in hot disinfectant, not too strong. Next day the hot bathing must be resumed, and the swelling brought to a head by poulticing, and afterwards, when ready, make an incision like the letter X, through which all the matter must be squeezed. The wound should then be dressed with iodoform powder or liniment, and the foot carefully bound up. Repeat the dressing if necessary. As bumble-foot is seldom cured, it rarely pays to treat cocks, at least from a breeding point of view. Perplexed, Te Aroha. —The most likely cause is over-feeding or forcing by giving condiments. Fright is a frequent cause of shell-less eggs. Feed sparingly on hard grain, give half a teaspoonful of Epsom salts every other day, also plenty of green food, and provide the birds with a sufficient quantity of shell-forming materials, such as oyster-shell, or lime watergiven them to drink.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 418, 28 July 1928, Page 26
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