28 LEHMAN'S POULTRY DOCTOR. 



forded the fowl may die, or gangrene of the crop 

 may be the result. 



Treatment: One or two teaspoonfuls of castor oil, 

 or, if this is not at hand, two tablespoonfuls of warm 

 water should be given at once; then the crop should 

 be carefully kneaded with the thumb and finger in 

 such a m.anner as to press the contents toward the 

 mouth; the head must be suspended frequently to al- 

 low the food to drop from the mouth. 



By being persistent this method usually is success- 

 ful; if not, or if the contents are hard or irregular, as 

 pieces of bone, etc., an opening must be made into 

 the crop which should not be more than one-half to 

 one inch in length. Before making the incision the 

 feathers should be removed; then with a clean sharp 

 knife it should be made rather high on the crop and 

 the mass removed carefully: then wash the wound 

 with warm water in which a little soda has been dis- 

 solved and stitch the edges together nicely with silk; 

 give the bird no food for 24 hours, after which feed 

 lightly with milk and soft feed. Give three to five 

 grains of bicarbonate of soda and a few drops of tinc- 

 ture gentian in the milk three times a day. The 

 stitches should be removed in a week. 



CATARRH, on INFLAMMATION OF THE CROP. 



Catarrh of the crop is a congestion or inflammation 

 of the mucous lining of this organ and serious diges- 

 tive troubles are the result. 



