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while the fore finger is over it. Run the vaselined tube with the liquid 

 in it down the fowls throat, being sure to miss the wind pipe, take the 

 fore finger off of the tube and the dose is in the crop. 



CROP BOUND 



[Impaction) 



The lack of the attendant to continually keep coarse sand or grit 

 before poultry is the cause in many cases of not only crop impaction 

 but many other digestive troubles. 



Clam shell is often sold for oyster shell and is not, in my opinion, 

 as efficient for digestive purposes. 



Continued feeding of new oats or wheat invites impaction. Soaking 

 of such feeds is often beneficial as a preventative. Lack of drinking 

 water induces impaction. 



SYMPTOMS 



The birds effected lose their appetite, the crop is full and firm, 

 the breath is sour and the bird is inactive. 



TREATMENT 



Give the effected birds one third to one half teaspoonful of castor or 

 sweet oil ox lard oil to each pound of live weight, and gently manipulate 

 the contents of the crop. After manipulating the crop for several min- 

 utes hold tlie bird with the head downward and try to force same of the 

 contents of the crop out through the mouth. If it is impossible to do 

 this, leave the bird alone fo'r a few hours and possibly digestion will 

 start. If it fails to start, an operation is best. Closely clip all feathers 

 over the crop and make an incision about one inch long into the crop, 

 and with a Icoped wire car button hook remove the contents of the crop 

 and wash it out with warm wator. After washing the crop sew it up, 

 taking 4 or 5 stitches to the inch. Paint with Iodine and sew up the 

 outer skin. Feed soaked bread, bran mashes, or some milk, after 5 

 hours. 



