PRAIRIE FARMER'S POULTRY BOOK 



Egg Bound is retention of the egg; may be due to excessive fat or 

 constipation or to excessive size of egg. 



Symptoms: Straining, hen goes frequently to nest without laying. 



Treatment: Apply hot bandages, inject olive oil into cloaca, use 

 gentle pressure in dislodging the egg. 



Prolapsus is caused by the straining used to expel a large egg; some- 

 times causes an eversion of the oviduct. This is called prolapsus. 

 Symptoms: Straining and protrusion of the oviduct. 

 Treatment: Apply hot bandages and olive oil. 



Crop Bound is caused by an obstruction in the outlet of the crop or 

 by a paralysis of the muscular walls of the crop due to impaction. 



Symptoms: Distended crop, difficulty in swallowing, drowsiness, 

 pale comb. 



Treatment: Give a tablespoonful of sweet oil, massage the contents 

 and force as much as possible out through the mouth. In removing 

 the contents by an operation, the incision should be made on upper 

 side of crop. Sew crop membrane and skin separately in closing up 

 the opening. 



Obstruction of the pharynx is caused by growths or masses of food 

 which can be removed if discovered in time. 



Obstruction of the cloaca is generally due to constipation or an 

 egg-bound condition. An injection of olive oil will give relief. 



Internal ruptures, as of the heart, blood vessels, oviduct or kidneys, 

 may be due to an excess of blood with high pressure, to a very large 

 egg in oviduct, or to an accumulation of urates in the kidneys. 



Symptoms: Weakness, drowsiness, death. 



Treatment: Avoid overfeeding. Feed a balanced ration. 



II. Affections arising from abnormalities 



1. — Abnormal development 



Wry tail. Cause: Probably inherited, though it may be due occa- 

 sionally to the cramped position of the tail in coops or roosting places. 

 Counted as a disqualification. 



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