The diseases of poultry (1899) The diseases of poultry diseasesofpoultr00salmrich Year: 1899 DISKASHS OF 179 ment of the ])irds. The older birds, but not the hens with young chickens, may be anointed about the heads, under the wings, and around the vent with an ointment made by thoroughly mixing a teaspoonful of flowers of sulphur with an ounce of lard. Some use instead of this ointment or in combination with it in- secticide powder, which is blown or dusted into the feathers. This operation is best performed by holding the bird by the legs, head downwards, so that the tendency of
The diseases of poultry (1899) The diseases of poultry diseasesofpoultr00salmrich Year: 1899 DISKASHS OF 179 ment of the ])irds. The older birds, but not the hens with young chickens, may be anointed about the heads, under the wings, and around the vent with an ointment made by thoroughly mixing a teaspoonful of flowers of sulphur with an ounce of lard. Some use instead of this ointment or in combination with it in- secticide powder, which is blown or dusted into the feathers. This operation is best performed by holding the bird by the legs, head downwards, so that the tendency of the feathers will be to fall away from the body. Then apply the powder thoroughly with a dredging box or a powder bellows. If the bird is held over a large piece of paper the powder which fails to adhere to the feathers and skin can be saved and used a second time. The powders most generall}' used for this purpose are pyrethrum, stavesacre seeds, and flowers of sulphur. It is con- sidered a good plan to moisten the roots of the feathers with soapy water in order to make the pyreth - rum or stavesacre powder adhere. Some poultrj-men dip their fowls in a solution containing one per cent carbolic acid. This s-olution is made by mixing !}( ounces of pure carbolic acid with 1 gallon of hot water. Larger quantities may be made in the same proportion. The solution is allowed to cool and is then put in a vessel suitable for immersing the bird to be treated. The fowls should be held in this liquid for about a minute and care should betaken to wet every portion of the body and head. Creolin will probably prove more satisfactory .for this treat- Figâ .43.â Menopoii pallidum. (
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