Show REMEDIES TOLD FOR PARASITES t 1 t 1 j I Poultry News l I f By BYRON BXRON ALDER ALDEI try Husbandman Utah State f A Agricultural College 7 v Eliminate the parasites from your f t poultry houses before they destro destroy I your flock flock flock-a a bit of at c common sense yet seldom eidom followed by operators a. a 4 In n spite of ot the fact that lIc and nd nUn mites can be easily destroyed their presence in flocks I is still reap n- n ibl sible for tor or heavy losses loSes each elch year Low vitality decreased productive productive- n ness ness ss- ss lack lick of resistance to disease and man many meny other weakened condi cond conditions Lions are arc due to attacks of ot these parasites Lice and mites might be brought onto the premises by sparrows or Other fowl wild and domestic val van vari various Gus ous UI kinds hinds of equipment and even evenS S ani on the clothing of the attendant Every flock should be examined cd frequently to determine their pres e ence c e. e S These r ese parasites multiply rapidly especially under warm conditions rb The flock may become becom heavily in- in within a short time Different Different Differ Differ- ent mt kinds of lice and mites vary S greatly In th their lr habits and appear appear- ance Control must be hanged changed accordingly Lice remain on the fowl ally aUy They have biting mouth parts and obtain nourishment from loose dry skin Ikin feathers leathers and other debris They might be gr gray y yellow or pr tan covered with dark stripes with bodies b flat flat and about three six of an inch in length Eggs ERS JJ laid Ikid ld by the tho parasite arc cemented firmly to the feathers of the chick chick- ens They ar arc small light colored oval bodies which hatch batch in from live ive to io seven days Mites differ distinctly They are tot Apt insects b but t minute oval-bodied oval Bucking creatures The red mite is p j perhaps haps the most detrimental Dur- Dur the daytime it hides in cracks nd attacks the roosting fowl at atI I Bight Its ts natural color is gr grayish sh iY with black spots o b but t when Ien filled with Ith blood lood it is bright re red 1 J Nicotine sulphate spread on the te center of perches about a ahal half hour the birds birds' roost is an effective S tive lyO way to tight fight lice The Tho liquid m may y be spread in a thin narrow trip trip atnip One pint should treat about l feet et el Mite-infected Mite birds on the other otherS S hand band should b be dipped in a sulphur solution made of a a gallon of water two wo oun ounces e of flower of-flower flower of and sulphur sulphur and S an an ounce of soap SS c |