| Show METHOD OUTLINED DY BY FOR LICE CONTROL there are several satisfactory methods of treating birds for lice but probably the most effect ive and satisfactory way ot of destroying them is to put nicotine sulfate on the center ot of the perches about ono one halt hour before tile birds go to roost at night advises carl assistant extension poultry inan ot of the utah state agricultural ri college col leKe this liquid may liay be spread in a a thin narrow strip with a small paint brush with a small oil can or by punching a small hole in ali the e can in which the Black leat forty Is purchased one pint or one pound should treat about feet 0 of roosts boosts in as ag all ot of the lice eggs do not hatch at the same time it la Is occasionally necessary to make a second ond application about ten days litter the first to eliminate tilts this poultry site flocks ruay may also lie be treed front from lice by using commercial sodium fluoride flu orida this Is a white powder which may be applied to the bird by dipping by dusting or by the pinch method I 1 control of 0 mites the chloren mite or so called red mi mite t e Is possibly the most detrimental of 0 tile the poultry parasites this parasite which in the daytime libles hides in the cracks and crevices of the coop invades the ro fowl at night engorges itself with blood and usually leaves the bird before it gets off the perch in the morning this mite la Is a small pear shaped parasite its natural color is grayish with black spots but when it la Is tilled filled with blood it la Is red since chickens attacked by this parasite soon lose flesh and stop laying it la Is a good practice to ex amine the tha under side ot of the dropping boards the nests knot holes and the cracks in all parts ot of the coop frequently to detect its presence As soon as it la Is discovered the entire inside ot of the coop should be sprayed thoroughly with some good coal tor tar product that has th racene oil as a base equal parts ot of and kerosene used crank case oil and kerosene or tiny any ot of the coal tar stock dips are good mite dest destroyers when they gre forced into the and crevices tn in which the mites live |
