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ing. Clip the feathers from around the intended seat of 

 operation and wash the clipped surface with a Carbolic 

 Solution, one teaspoonful to a pint of water. The inci- 

 sion should not be over one-half inch long and should be 

 made as high as possible and in the center of the crop. 

 After removing the contents, sew up with ordinary thread 

 and needle and wash occasionally with the above anti- 

 septic solution. The operation is not difficult and will 

 be successful if the parts are not too badly inflamed. 



After-treatment consists of feeding very little food un- 

 til the crop is fairly well healed. Feed soft bran mashes 

 and vegetables. To the drinking water add Boracic 

 Acid, one grain, twice daily. It relieves the catarrhal 

 condition that is present, such as irritations of the crop 

 and intestines. 



DIARRHOEA 



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(Gastro -Intestinal Catarrh — Enteritis) 



Cause: Inflammation of the digestive organs can be 

 traced in every instance to the quality or quantity of food 

 and water consumed. The food or water may contain 

 parasites, or large quantities of mustard, pepper, or may 

 be moldy or tainted. 



Symptoms: Loss of appetite, the feathers appear 

 rough, the crop is sometimes paralyzed and distended 

 with gas, the bird moves slowly, the droppings vary in 

 color from a white to a yellow or a green and finally be- 

 comes tinged with blood; at this stage there is a rise in 

 temperature accompanied by great thirst and signs of 

 pain. Mild cases of simple diarrhoea if not properly 

 treated when first symptoms appear, will develop the 

 same severe conditions described above. 



Tkeatment: Determine the cause and remove it if 

 possible. See that the food is clean and nutritious, the 

 coops well ventilated, the runs well lighted. Sunlight 

 is very beneficial. Avoid exposure, drafts and dampness. 

 Place oatmeal in their drinking water, also give two 



