Show PRO aw SAVE THE POULTRY BY KILLING MITES simple mple treatments to get rid of lice by n 0 cl 0 td us tension colo colora gr service iee many colorado farmers and poultry men save cave money and cut costs of production simply by preventing their poultry and poultry houses from becoming infested with lice and mites lice and mite infestations affect the tha health growth and production of poultry these theae pests peats can be easily controlled by proper action lice which live on the birds and are known as biting parasites nay may be controlled by smearing a small amount of blue ointment mixed with an equal amount of petroleum lelly jelly lard or vasel vaseline lne around nd the vent this treatment should never be used on emall email chicks dusting powders such as aa sodium fluoride may be ba placed in thi the feathers on different parts parta of the body to control lice when large flocks are to be treated for lice nicotine sulphate may be applied with a brush or oil can to perches before the birds go to roost furnes from the nicotine destroy the parasites this fluid will also kill mites it if they come into contact with it badly infested es ted flocks should be treated a be second cond time in about ten days mites live around perches and roost ing places gradually spreading over poultry houses and farm buildings when riot not controlled stock dips formaldehyde or carbolic acid are some of the common materials used for spraying roosts boosts and houses an effective home remedy can be made by using one gallon of crude crank case oil one halt half pint of stock istock dip or crude carbolic carbol lc acid and if necessary this may be thinned with one to two t wa quarts of kerosene the easiest time to control mites and lice Is in the tha spring before they become too numerous mock flock will respond to well balanced ration eggs from chickens fed a ration full of vitamins A and D are better food than eggs from chickens fed rations less rich in these vi taming to the results of recent research available to the department of poultry husbandry nt the ohio staff university recent experiments indicate says the department that the amount of vitamin A and D supplied to the birds I 1 Is directly reflected in the vita vitamin inin content of the eggs produced thus in reeding feeding his hens to maintain their health the Is feeding for eggs of better quality find more worth A ration for hens rich tri in vitamins would contain yellow earn corn alfalfa leaf meal or a high grade cod liver oil vitamin D prevents rickets and assists with the building of bone vita rain A builds resistance to disease and infections early and late chicks chicks hatched early have many advantages over those hatched late As a general rule they are more vigorous the mortality Is less the cockerels cockerell cocker els may be sold for better prices and the tha pullets will mature in time to lay high priced eggs next fall fali just why the early chick ls Is more vigorous Is IB hard to explain that less mortality Is experienced la Is probably due to the fact that coccI cocciala dla and parasites such as worms anil and mites are an less active before the onset of hot weather it la Is true that more trouble from these pests Is experienced later in the season poultry for income science mence has placed the rate of mortality among chicken flocks so low that it Is now no longer a major risk As an income source both from meat and eggs poultry offers returns measured fairly accurately by the number of chicks to be used the initial investment tr in equipment is offered today at most attractive prices and since the tha life of equipment extends over a long period of epars the annual investment may be considered very low select vigorous chicks vigorous baby chicks have full bright eyes downy fluff are plump and have well rounded shanks other points to look for in selecting chicks include the I 1 following freedom from bacillary white diarrhea weight of eight pounds per chicks at 24 hours of age well healed body openings at which yolk was absorbed and richly pigmented shanks and beaks chicks from healthy breeding flocks and from birds high in egg ees production are always preferable Ne nebraska bruska farmer diarrhoea in fowls diarrhoea may be caused by feeding spoiled food of some kind and garbage should be pretty carefully inspected before being fed it may easily con tain bits of meat or moldy food of some borne kind A dose of epsom salts one pound dissolved in the drinking water of fowls or dissolved in a little water ard and mixed with it a wet mash so BO distributed that all can get their share may be given to clean out the digestive organs of the bird rural New Yorker |