Oviduct diseases │Prolapse of oviduct │ Vaseline and replace. │ │ Peritonitis │Fever; pain in │ Aconite and opium. │ abdomen │ │ │ Pyæmia │No external symptoms│ No remedy. │ │ Soft crop │Distended and soft │ Empty crop; diet │ crop │ sparingly. │ │ Tuberculosis │Wasting away; │ Kill affected birds; │ lamenesss │ disinfect poultry houses, │ │ etc. │ │ White diarrhea of │ Dullness; many │ Proper feeding; thorough chickens │ deaths; whitish │ disinfection; difficult │ diarrhea │ to control. │ _3. Diseases affecting legs_ │ _and feet_: │ │ │ Bumblefoot │ Swelling on pad of │ Lance, if bad; paint with │ foot │ iodine; lower perches. │ │ Cramp │ Difficulty in │ Hold legs in warm water; │ standing straight │ rub with embrocation; │ │ keep bird in dry place. │ │ Fractures │Broken shank or wing│ Splints. │ │ Gout │ Pain in joints of │ Difficult to cure; rub │ legs and difficulty│ joints with embrocation. │ in standing │ │ │ Leg weakness │ Unsteady walk │ Select breeders. │ │ Rheumatism │Stiffness in joints;│ Rub legs with embrocation; │ difficult to │ keep bird in dry place. │ distinguish from │ │ cramp and gout │ │ │ _4. Parasites_: │ │ │ │ Fleas │ On hen and in nest │ Dust with insect powder; │ straw │ burn infested straw │ │ Gape worms │Gaping of chicks and│ Extract by pushing feather │ effort to dislodge │ moistened with turpentine │ something in throat│ down windpipe. │ or windpipe │