226 Wounded Head — Cr^op — Spurs, 



which they conveniently attributed to a 

 species of fasciola, infecting the trachea, 

 or wind-pipe of poultry. For the roup 

 and other diseases, more at large, see an 

 article in the Monthly Magazine of Decem- 

 ber, 1810. 



The head being raw, and the eyes blind- 

 ed from fighting, wash the eyes as before, 

 and the head, which after washing, may 

 be alternately, according to need, dressed 

 with fresh butter, and with brandy, in 

 which has been infused two or three drops 

 of laudanum. A hen sate about in corners, 

 and neither ate, drank, nor evacuated, yet 

 looked full and not diseased. Her crop 

 was totally obstructed. On an incision 

 being made, from the bottom upwards, a 

 quantity of new beans was found which 

 had vegetated. The wound being stitched 

 properly, immediately healed, and the hen 

 suffered little inconvenience. A cock's 

 SPURS being too long, impeding his walk 

 and wounding his legs, they should be 

 cut carefully with a sharp penknife, but 

 not too near the quick, every three months. 



