Show get rid of parasites on chickens in flock the liens hens have enough to bother with in the summer with the hot weather without having to tight fight lice and mites in addition the flock fluek owner can do a great deal to help the hens get rid of these pests there are various remedies on the market which can be used or a drug known as aa sodium fluoride can be bought at the drug store and can be put on tile the hens applying it on the back head throat on the breast around the vent between bac each h thigh and the breast and on each wl wing n g this Is a rather tedious process at though although it will get all the lice within tile last year and a half however it tins lias been found that painting black leaf 40 on the perches will rid a hock flock of lice ilce this Is easy and effective allees are a worse pest peat than lice since these little bugs stay in the cracks and crevices around the nests droppings boards and perches during the day and get on the birds bird s at night at which time they suck the liens hena blood these can best be houghtby fought by using a strong disinfectant on the nests roosts boosts and droppings boards if these pests lice and mites are allowed to remain on the birds they will sap eap the chickens vitality and will hinder egg production considerably |