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Symptoms. — These are most noticeable in the droppinj^s. 
Treatment. — Avoid giving soft food and give only what 
may be digested. Feed in such a manner as to cause plenty 
of exercise by throwing the grain amongst the straw on the 
Boor of the coop. A small pinch of bicarbonate of soda in 
the feed — a dry mash — is good. A little lime thrown in the 
drinking water is also good. 
7. Constipation, Bound Up. 
Causes. — It is usually the result of indigestion. 
Treatment. — Give a teaspoonful of castor oil once a day 
or a little oftener in bad cases. Regulate the diet as out- 
lined in Chapter XII. 
8. Entritis, Inflammation of the Digestive Canal. 
Causes. — The principal cause is improper feeding — lack 
of variety, too heavy feeding, want of gravel or grit and 
irregularity. 
Symptom.s. — These resemble cholera. The appetite is 
gone. There is a general drowsy, sleepy condition accom- 
panied by diarrhoea. 
Treatmento — Correct methods of feeding and a little 
care will efifect a cure and is often all that is necessary. In 
severe cases give 
Spirits of Turpentine 15 drops. 
Raw Linseed Oil 4 tablespoonfuls. 
Mix and pour a teaspoonful down the throat once every 10 
hours, morning and evening. 
9. Liver Complaint. 
Causes. — Overfeeding of strong food as meat or giving 
strong medicines may give rise to it. It is sometimes the 
after effect of some weakening disease such as cholera or 
roup. Fat fowls are more subject to it. 
Symptoms. — The most noticeable symptoms are loss of 
appetite and flesh. There is also a yellowish appearance of 
the comb, wattles and about the eyes. 
Treatment. — If the bowels are constipated give a tea- 
spoonful of castor oil, but only when necessary. Reduce 
the diet to easily digested and nutritious food. If possible 
give the patient plenty of freedom in the open air. This 
