POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT 
FLEAS 
An occasional parasite of poultry 
Symptoms. Fleas are found on the fowls 
or in the straw of their nests. 
Description. The flea that attacks fowls 
is known as the hen flea (Pulex gallina). 
It is dark colored and has sharp mouth 
parts. Doubtless it causes the fowl it at- 
tacks much irritation in addition to loss of 
blood. 
Treatment. Keep poultry houses in a 
clean, sanitary condition. Dust the infested 
fowls with an insect powder or dip them in 
creolin, about 1%. Burn infested straw. 
FRACTURES 
Broken bones of legs or wings can be 
mended by placing the bones back in their 
proper positions and binding with light 
splints. The splints may be removed in 
about four weeks. It will be found that 
shanks are easily set, but that broken wings 
give far more trouble. 
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