POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT 



two grains of salicylic acid to one ounce of 

 vaseline or lard. 



GAPES 



Serious in badly infested yards 



Symptoms. Frequent gaping and cough- 

 ing; young chicks attacked, as a rule. 



FIG. 12. GAPES 



On left: Chicken affected with gapes. On right: a, male and female 

 gape worms; b, gape worms in windpipe. (From Salmon.) 



Notice if any worms are coughed up by the 

 chicken ; if none can be found, but the gap- 

 ing continues, put a stripped feather down 

 the windpipe, as recommended under treat- 

 ment, and see if any gape worms can be 

 pulled up. 



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