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I recently killed a hen that for 

 some weeks had an abnormally large 

 crop. Upon examining the crop, I 

 found it contained a great deal of 

 fluid, very few kernels of corn, with 

 the remainder being a hard mass 

 about size of an orange, made up of 

 fine hair and straw. 



New York d. m. s. 



Your bird was probably crop bound. 

 When individual birds get indiges- 

 tion they attempt to cure themfSves 

 by eating anything handy. 



If possible, squeeze out the ma- 

 terial in the crop by holding the 

 bird head down, and massage the 

 crop and work the material out of 

 the mouth. Sometimes it is neces- 

 sary to operate and remove the ma- 

 terial from the crop. 



If you have any great number of 

 birds showing crop bound condition, 

 I would (1) examine all feed as well 

 as litter for materials that could 

 clog up the crop. (2) If necessary 

 change litter and use something that, 

 even if eaten, will not cause stop- 

 page. (3) Give the flock a dose of 

 epsom salts at the rate of three 

 pounds to each 500 lbs. live weight 

 of birds. Mix the epsom salts in the 

 drinking water and give as the only 

 drink for a couple of hours. Then 

 give plenty of fresh water to flush 

 out and restore the normal water 

 content to the birds. 



Webster Family Li&rary of Veterinary Medicine 

 Cumnniings School of Veterinary Medicine at 

 Tufts University 

 20n We.qthnm Road 



