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. 
Fic. 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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