64 LEHMAN'S POULTRY DOCTOR, 



Eggs with two Shells. 



Occasionally small, imperfect eggs are forced up- 

 ward into the oviduct instead of being expelled, and 

 there become surrounded with another layer of albu- 

 men and, finally, another shell. 



The cause is the same as that of small eggs, and 

 would indicate that the hen is overstimulated, or com- 

 pelled to work harder than the egg organs can endure; 

 consequently she should be fed light food, as bran and 

 vegetables, and should be given rest. 



A very good remedy for any of these abnormal con- 

 ditions of the egg is to give the hen a few drops of 

 tincture of corn-smut once or twice a day for a few 

 days; or ten drops may be added to each pint of drink- 

 ing water, once a day for a few days. 



DISEASES OF THE OVARY. 



The ovary of the fowl occasionally becomes diseased; 

 it may become inflamed, which may terminate in gan- 

 grene. In other cases, tumprs of considerable size 

 may grow on the ovary, some of which may be of a 

 cancerous nature. 



Dr. Salmon in "Diseases of Poultry" likens these 

 ovarian tumors to the yellow of a boiled egg. 



Treatment is impossible, as the disease is never di- 

 agnosed while the fowl is alive, but is revealed only 

 by post-mortem examination. 



