Show limber neck in chickens limber neck among chickens Is a condition caused by poisoning which Is characterized by a paralysis of the neck which makes it impossible for the chicken to raise its head from the ground it Is usually associated with putrid or spoiled neat meat in which poison producing organisms are growing or of fly maggots which have bred on such material treatment for this ailment Is rather unsatisfactory but 3 or 4 teaspoonfuls teaspoon fula of castor oil it if given elyen during the early stages Is recommended om limber neck occurs frequently on OB farms during summer where dead chickens or animals are overlooked by members of the farm family and decomposition sets in dead animals and birds should not be burled buried unless burled buried very deep for maggots work their way to the top of the ground and chickens will eat them and thus get limber neck deck |