Show ea suggestions ON THE CARE OF CHICKENS i MIX 4 A 3 w N FLOCK OF WHITE LEGHORNS dy it II L missouri BlIsso url college ot agriculture it tor for no apparent reason there Is a lack of thrift among your young chicks perhaps the cause Is lice or worms in jho tile intestines examine the chicks ab about ut tile the hend head for head lice lice are moro n iora likely to be present on lien raised chicks it lice are found grease tile the heads of tile the chicks with lard which Is free from salt do not use lard and sulphur apply the lard with the finger rubbing the licad head peck under the wings wl and around the vent tile tho brooding lien hen should also bo be treated one of the best methods ot of exterminating lice on tile the maturo mature fowls Is to rub a piece of blue ointment ment the size of a 0 pen pea into the skin just beneath bel leath the vent and also under each wing do not daub it on but tub mb it well into the skin as blue ointment Is very poisonous and will ft kill the hen if she gets some borne of it into her mouth it if no lice are found carefully examine the intestines of a dead chick for intestinal parasites such as tape worms or round worms it if worms of any kind are found the chicks should bo be treated and removed to fresh ground where there are no worms in the soil As long as the chicks remain on the old runs tile the danger of contamination Is always present treat treatment ment for parasites to treat for intestinal parasites feed should be withheld for 12 hours and wie uno of the following remedies given powdered areca nut SO 30 to 45 grains foe or an adult bird powdered areca nut 15 groins grains tor for immature chicks this cad bail bo be mixed in a wet mash and fed s sa 6 that each gets nn an equal amount it fed to older birds in capsules which can be forced down the gullet turpentine ono to three teaspoonfuls depending upon the ago age of the bird Is also effective it can be made less severe by mixing with an equal amount of cottonseed oil but it if ineffective fec tive tIVO should be used full strength the best method of giving turpentine Is by forcing it through a small flexible catheter that lias has been oiled and Is passed through the throat into tho the crop good results have been reported also with the uso use of tobacco dust using five to tell en grains to a bird this can also bo be fed in a wet mash the droppings containing the worms should bs be burned or burled buried deep t to pi prevent event the chickens from picking bicki them up hen there Is profit in keeping a good poultry flock this was shown by a flock of white leghorn pullets at tho the university of missouri from 60 to CO 00 birds were housed in an open front poultry house with a yard feet square which was waa sowed bowed to wheat in tile the fall this furnished green food in tit tho late fall and early carly spring and was waa not charged against their feed bill in a years time tho the fowls consumed 2693 pounds of grain and pounds of mash the total cost of the feed was in estimating this cost the following prices per pounds were used wheat corn bran cornmeal shorts and beet beef scraps these prices tire are higher than the feed would bring if sold by the farmer but fit at that the flock returned a good profit they produced a total of eggs at a food cost a dozen at tile the prevailing prices the eggs sold for thus giving a total profit of at an average price oi of cents a dozen the lions liens returned a profit of a dollar and a halt apiece above the cost of food feed even at an average price of 20 cents A loen tho beng doubled tho the value of the feed s they were fed as a scratch food a mixture of two parts cracked corn and one part wheat tile the mash consisted of equal parts of bran shorts cornmeal and beef scrap grit oyster shell and water were kept before the birds all the time 0 |