TURKEY RAISING 



highly contagious and for this reason affected birds should 

 be isolated from the flock. If the disease is very bad the 

 bird should be killed rather than run the risk of spread- 

 ing the disease, but if the bird is lightly affected the nos- 

 trils and mouth can be -washed out with some disinfectant 

 such as a solution of potassium permanganate. Where a 

 serious swelling is formed this should be lanced and the 

 puss or material which it contains squeezed out, after 

 which the sore should be washed out with an antiseptic. 



Limberneck. As in chickens so in turkeys limberneck 

 sometimes occurs. It is characterized by loss of the use 

 of the muscles of the neck, causing the head to hang 

 down. It is commonly supposed that limberneck is a 

 paralysis caused by intestinal poison. This may be due 

 to eating decayed meat or unsound food of some kind or 

 in some cases to digestive disturbances or intestinal 

 worms. The usual treatment for this difficulty consists 

 of giving the affected birds a tablespoon ful of castor oil. 

 It is also well to add 10 to 15 drops of turpentine to the 

 oil 



Crop-bound. In turkeys a crop-bound condition or 

 impaction of the crop sometimes occurs. This is usually 

 caused by the fowls eating feathers or some other indi- 

 gestible material such as straw or stiff grasses which pre- 

 vents the food from passing out of the crop and causes 

 the crop to become full and hard. As a treatment give 

 the bird a teaspoonful of sweet oil. After this has 

 reached the crop, the contents can be worked about with 

 the fingers until the oil is well mixed through and when 



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