│ │ Lice │Unthrifty condition │ Dust fowl with insect │ of birds; desertion│ powder; grease head and │ of nests by setting│ neck of chickens; spray │ hens │ woodwork. │ │ Maggots │ Running wound │ Remove maggots; treat with │ │ creolin or carbolic acid. │ │ Mites (air sac) │ In bad cases, │ Difficult to treat. │ suffocation │ │ │ Mites (depluming) │ Bare patches │ Sulphur ointment. │ │ Mites (red) │ Examine roosts at │ Kerosene. │ night │ Scabies (see Mites, │ │ depluming). │ │ │ │ Scaly leg │ Uneven crusts on │ Scrub with soap and water; │ legs │ kerosene oil or sulphur │ │ ointment. Ticks │Birds suffering │ Remove ticks from fowl; │from the fever; │ spray perches, etc., with │ticks found on body,│ 5% creolin. │especially at night │ │ │ Worms │ Loss of weight; │ Give 3 to 5 grains santonin, │ segments of worms │ followed by 2 teaspoonfuls │ in excreta │ castor oil. _5. Miscellaneous_: │ │ │ │ Abscesses │ Swelling with pus │ Lance and dress with │ │ healing oil. │ │ Anæmia │ Loss of weight and │ Search for cause and treat. │ unthrifty condition│ │ │ Breakdown │ Enlarged and │ No satisfactory treatment. │ pendulent abdomen │ │ │ Egg-eating │ Remains of eggs │ Trap nests. │ │ Feather-eating │ Injured plumage │ Isolation of culprit. │ │ Going light (see Anæmia) │ │ │ Heart, diseases of │No external symptoms│ No treatment possible. │ │ Limber-neck │ Muscles of neck │ Try purgative to correct