POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT 
and tuberculosis, birds may show the same 
difficulty in standing that they do in cramp. 
CROP-BOUND (IMPACTION OF CROP) 
Not serious, as a rule 
Symptoms. The crop is hard and 
swollen. 
Cause. The blocking of the passage 
from the crop to the gizzard by a bit of 
stick or a stone, with’ the result that the 
food cannot pass out of the crop. 
Treatment.—Pour sweet oil down fowl’s 
throat; work the crop with the fingers, en- 
deavoring to remove the obstructing object. 
If unsuccessful, cut open the crop and re- 
move the contents, making sure that the 
opening into the gizzard is clear. Sew up 
the cut made, stitching separately first the 
inner skin and then the outer. 
DIARRHEA OR ENTERITIS 
May take a serious and epidemic form 
Diarrhea is a common complaint among 
fowls, and in some cases takes a severe and 
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