Show 13 SWAT FLIES AND ND SAVE THE CHICO use of traps and of breeding places urged ny by d L T KLEIN extension roul tryman kansas state agricultural college ClAck chickens ens may be of the opinion that files are good to eat but when when the iho truth la Is knowl flies files are their worst enemies r for or flies carrato carry to them that most dreaded of chicken disen diseases sei the tha tapeworm to prevent chicks from eating flies Is not easy sour milk feeding during the summer months Is one of the greatest hazards it if it is fed the milk should not noi be iao too sour our and tt a small amali amount of milk fed at a time the vessels should be was washed lied oice once a day and kept clean and sanitary wet mash should be fed in very small quantities during hot weather it 16 should not be allowed to sour keeping the house clean elean and sanitary and dark much of alie time makes it ft u unattractive to flies files the use ot of fly traps and the destruction st of bre breeding edling places will help to reduce the trouble from tapeworms tape worms tapeworm reme remedies dies should be used on most flocks acks A comba combination littlon of karhala and nicotine sulphate la iii the best beat remedy to use although it should not be used unless the birds birdi are in tested with worms and then the flocks should be wormed during the late summer or early fall keep Keeping ing Mash sanitary will prevent P r event disease often small contrivances will do a great deal pf af good in helping to prevent the sprent spread of dlease disease one of the roost most important la Is to put a revola ing board or stick above open mash hoppers tills this cabbe arranged sombat eo that it if a bird hops ulion upon it it will turn around this will prevent the chickens from getting into tile the hopper and thereby avoid much trouble from droppings self feeders are usually built with projecting roofs that answer the slime same purpose it if droppings are kept from the wash hoppers there will be less wasted feed and ot at the sanie same time there will be less trouble from both disease and parasites desirable weights for or many chicken breeds leghorn cockerels cockerell cocker els should weigh one pound at six to seven weeks one and a half pounds at nine weeks and close to two pounds at twelve weeks put pullets should weigh two pounds at fifteen weeks and three and one third pounds at twenty four weeks beeks heavy breeds such as rocks kocks rhode islands Wyan dottes and should weigh one pound each at seven weeks a pound and a half at nine mine weeks and over two pounds at twelve ive weeks elti pullets should average two and a half pounds at fifteen weeks and over four pounds at twenty four weeks these figures were obtained lifter after ma many ny experiments at the new jersey bersey state college of agriculture |