Show gapes Is troublesome r disease of chickens lapes gapes Is n disease 11 ense of young chick ens eni caused by a small reddish worm borill I 1 r alch attaches aches itself to the inner lining of tile tie windpipe itis often called a forked worm for the reason that the male and female worm are often found attached to one another tit nt nn an reigle which gives the appearance of H P single worm tile the presence of we the worms may inny be demonstrated by passing a loop of horse horsehair bair or small wire down the windpipe for a short distance and turning it to loosen the worms Wort lir by stripping a feather of nil all its web except a small tuft at tile the end and dipping tills in ili ke kerosene and inserting it into tile the windpipe where the worms are attached will often cause the worms to loosen their hold however the main remedy must lie he in prevention ven vent tion lon badly infected stock should be killed and burned and all rubbish runs and houses cleaned up tip and thoroughly infected disinfected dis the ground should lie be spaded up or plowed and thorough thoro thoroughly limed Ilot rotation atio n of runs runa for the ch chickens lekens will do a great deal to stop the trouble |