DISEASES OF POULTMY. 1023 



Symptoms. — Toes of young chicks turned in, awkward Walking, 

 squatting on hocks, walking on outside of foot, and on the knuckles. 



Treatment. — Remove affected chicks to dry quarters off the 

 ground ; give stimulating food, with a little tonic. 



Prevention. — Dry lodging and liberty. (See Rheumatism. 



CROP-BOUND. 



Cause. — Overfeeding dry grain, obstructing the stomach passage 

 from the crop, and consequent distention of the crop by swelled food. 

 Symptbm,s. — Large, bag-like hanging of the crop. , 

 Treatment. — Gently knead till th'e distention relaxes, then give 

 orte half tfeaspoonful Epsom 1 salts ; put fowls affected in separate pen, 

 and feed sparingly. Milk poured into the crop will sometimes assist the 

 kneading. If- this treatment fails, make incision about an inch long s 

 through the skin into the top of the crop, avoiding the large blood 

 vessels, and remove all the food with a small spoon. Be sure there 

 is no obstruction left at the outlet of the crop. Stitch the crop to- 

 gether again With horse-hair or silk, and also sew up the skin with 

 the same. Confine and feed on slightly moist bread, and allow no 

 fluid for a day or two. 



DEBILITY. 



Symptoms. — There is a general prostration, losS of appetite, lack 

 of tone, etc., occasioned quite frequently from constant nervous ex- 

 citement and confinement at exhibitions. There are other causes, 

 some constitutional and obscure. 



Treatment. — Give mild tonics. One raw egg a day, poured into 

 the Crop, has been highly recommended. Parri'sh's Chemical Food 

 and Wallon's Tonic Paste are indorsed by Dr. Wright in his excel- 

 lent book on Poultry. , 



DIARRHEA. 



Cause.-;— Sudden change of weather or food, or feeding sloppy or 

 laxative food. 



Treatment: — Well-boiled rice, thickly powdered over with chalk, 

 is usually sufficient'. If not, give six drops of camphorated spirit 

 three times a day in a pill of barley meal, restricting diet to rice, 

 barley, and a little cut grass. 



Or— 



Chalk ...:.... 5 gr. 



Rhubarb , ,. : 5 gr. 



Cayenne pepper. .'■ : 3 gr. 



Make into pills. 



In serious cases give 3 to 12 drop doses of chlorodyne every 

 four hours. Feed low, give bone-dust, and no laxatives. 



