. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. October 31.] THE COTTAGE GARDENER, 71 sitiiiition, quite unalile to resist otlier jjigeons wliicli attac;l< tlieiii, iiiul can with one stroke of tlie l)iU iiillii:t a mortal wound on tUeir swelled throat. It' a yust of wind overtakes them it turns them over with violence, and frequently carries them some distance. But still these disadvantages are nothing compared to anotlier, frequently brought on by this proiligious distention of the throat, the result ol' wliicli is usually fatal. Tlie Pouters are not very jiroductive, and have great diHicul
. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. October 31.] THE COTTAGE GARDENER, 71 sitiiiition, quite unalile to resist otlier jjigeons wliicli attac;l< tlieiii, iiiul can with one stroke of tlie l)iU iiillii:t a mortal wound on tUeir swelled throat. It' a yust of wind overtakes them it turns them over with violence, and frequently carries them some distance. But still these disadvantages are nothing compared to anotlier, frequently brought on by this proiligious distention of the throat, the result ol' wliicli is usually fatal. Tlie Pouters are not very jiroductive, and have great diHiculty in feeding their young: the reiterated efforts which they are obliged to make, to bring back into their lieak the grain they have swallowed, occasions a disease which generally terminates in death in the course of a few days. The muscles of the crop, already weakened by too great a distention, entirely lose their energy after a spasm of disgorgement, and they remain in a paralyzed and weak- ened state; the first digestion no longer takes place, the corn accumulates and remains unacted upon in the crop, wliich it draws domi by its weight. The fatigued animal can no longer support it, but leans forward and drags its tln-oat on the earth; it is deprived of the power of flying, and sorrowfully creeps into the dar-kest corner of tlie dove- cot ; tlie grain which can no longer pass into the stomach becomes putrescent; the membrane of the crop is inflamed; ulcerations appear, and death quickly follows, if a prompt remedy is not resorted to. There is one mode of curing tills disease, which Ave will now give, having practised it our- selves with perfect success. A kind of bag must be pro- cured the length of the sick pigeon, and sufiiciently narrow to press every part of the body, but still not to hurt it in any way. The material it is made with ought to be as elastic as possible, that is to say knit. A thread stocking may be advantageously employed if we -nill not trouble ourselves
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