CHAPTER XVIII 



PARASITES 



Internal Parasites. — There are several members 

 of the worm family always glad to set up house- 

 keeping inside our poultry, if they get a chance. 

 Tape worms of different kinds, and gape worms 

 are the most important. 



Tape worms develop especially in adult fowl, 

 when they form in segments and starve the birds 

 as they do humans, by taking the nourishment 

 intended for their host. There is little to fear 

 from these pests except where poultry run in yards 

 under conditions not of the best, and in warm 

 climates. Keep your flock working on a clean, 

 dry litter imder shelter, and tape worms will be 

 conspicuous by their absence. 



Gape Worms. — Gap^ worms are tiny, thread- 

 like worms which attach themselves to the wind- 

 pipe of fowl. They are found in birds of all ages, 



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