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Figure 165,- — A bad case of limberneck. 



en to the fowls will some- 

 times effect a cure. In 

 all cases an effort should 

 be made to find the 

 cause of the disease, 

 which is usually a dead 

 animal or fowl that is 

 decomposed and is being 

 eaten by the birds. The 

 carcasses of birds that 

 die as the result of limberneck should be deeply buried or 

 burned when found. 



Chicken pox, or sore head. This is a very contagious 

 disease that occurs in practically all classes of poultry, par- 

 ticularly in the South. 



Symptoms. It may be told by the formation of yellow 

 patches or nodules that appear at the base of the beak, on 

 the face, comb, and wattles. In severe cases these patches 

 or nodules increase in number to the extent that the bird 

 has difficulty in opening its eyes and beak. 



Treatment. Cover the sore patches with carbolated 

 vasehne, which will cause the crust to soften and drop off. 

 The tissue beneath the crust or scab should then be painted 

 with tincture of iodine. As an additional remedy add 5 



pounds of powdered sul- 

 phur to 100 pounds of 

 dry mash, placing this 

 mixture before the birds 

 affected. The general sug- 

 gestions as already given 

 concerning spraying the 

 house and coops with a 

 disinfectant appUes equal- 

 Figure 166.-A young chick with sore head. lyaS Well tO this iuf CCtiOD. 



