60 LEHMAN'S POULTRY DOCTOR. 



Treatmenf should be as prompt as possible. As 

 soon as the first symptoms are noticed, take a pint of 

 warm water to which add five drops of carbolic acid, 

 and thoroughly cleanse the parts; then with oiled fin- 

 gers, carefully replace the mass. Sometimes when 

 the tumor is very large and painful, holding the vent 

 in a pan of v/arm water, to which the above propor- 

 tion of carbolic acid has been added, has good effects. 



If there is much straining, a few grains of chloral 

 hydrate, or a few drops of tincture opium, may be 

 given in a teaspoonful of water, every few hours. 



Place the hen alone and after there is no more 

 straining give two drops tincture nux vomica in the 

 food, twice a day; feed light food, such as boiled vege- 

 tables, milk, etc. 



EGG BOUND. 



Egg bound is the lodging of an egg in the oviduct. 



Causes; It may be due to irritation of the lower 

 portion of the oviduct causing dryness of the mucous 

 membrane. Fowls being very fat is a condition that 

 may produce such irritation. 



Constipation of the bowels may sometimes obstruct 

 the cloaca by filling it with fecal matter. 



Symptoms somewhat resemble those of inflamma- 

 tion of the oviduct, as the two conditions may some- 

 times be associated. The hen will go to the nest fre- 

 quently and make efforts to lay. The most reliable 

 symptom is feeling the egg with the finger, in the 

 vent or cloaca. 



