DISEASES AND PESTS OF FOWLS 



under wings, especially in the case of 

 chickens. Infested fowls may be dipped 

 in 2% creolin. Dust setting hens with a 

 lice powder before putting them on their 

 nests. Infested straw should be burnt, and 

 boxes, nests, fixtures, etc., should be thor- 

 oughly sprayed with 2% creolin. 



LIMBER-NECK 



An occasional complaint 



Symptoms. The muscles of the fowl's 

 neck become so relaxed that they cannot 

 support the head. 



Cause. Limber-neck, due to partial or 

 entire paralysis of the muscles of the neck, 

 is believed to be associated with acute in- 

 digestion or worms. 



Treatment. A strong purgative may be 

 the means of effecting a cure by cleaning 

 out any intestinal 'poisons and thus correct- 

 ing the cause. If the treatment recom- 

 mended does not effect a cure in a few days, 

 kill the bird. 



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