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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