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Agricultural Gazette of N.S.JF, {_Ang. 3, 1908. 



stern is over the nidiitli of a ]\v^ of hoiliiij; water, 

 get to the ]>arts and help to rehix and procure tlie < 

 desired etieet after an hour's rest in a quiet coop, 



n 



that the steam arising therefrom may 

 U'hvery of the egg. If this lias not the 

 tile vent should be oiled gently with a 

 feather, and the hen given a 

 ])owder composed of 1 grain of 

 calomel and one-twelfth grain 

 of tartar emetic. 'J'he powder may 

 ^l)e nii.xed in a bolus of footi, and 

 put into the bird's crop. If it be 

 acting projierlya marked imjirovc- 

 iiicnt should be noticeable in the 

 bird a few hours afterwards, while 

 a second powder given two days 

 subsecpientljf will probably com- 

 l)lete the cure. It is advisable for 

 a while to feed the fowl sparingly 

 on a somewhat low diet, withhold- 

 ing any fat-forming food, and 

 giving lime-water to drink, after 

 the system is rid of the ])owtIer. 



«.■>■, Blood in. — Occasion- 



Organs ol the Fema'e Bird. 



1. 



Su))rarenal capsule. 

 'Z. Kidney. 



3. Rectum. 



4. Ovary. 



5. Eks;.' 



6. Infnndilmlar eml of oviduct grasping a riie egg' as it 



falls from the ovary. 



7. Oviduct. 



8. Uterus. 



9. Oviduct. 



10. Exit opening of oviduct. 



11. Outlet of ureters. 



ally a speck of blood is found 

 in new-laid eggs. As a rule 

 this is the result of over- 

 stimulation, due to too gener- 

 ous feeding, or sonae spicy 

 condiment, or irritant to the 

 diet. 



Of course, the blood is from 

 ruptured blood vessels, and 

 when the blood is found in 

 the yolk of an egg it is the 

 result of the rupture of a blood 

 vessel in the ovarium ; and 

 when found in the white, it 

 is due to the rupture of a 

 blood vessel in the oviduct. 

 As a remedy, try the effect of 

 adding a little Epsom salts 

 and tincture of iron to the 

 drinking water. A teaspoon- 

 ful of tincture of iron is suffi- 

 cient to add to a gallon of 

 water and 2 tablespoonfuls of 

 Epsom salts. 



(if'o he contiiLutd.) 



