The business hen (a new brood) . rexcept when filled with blood, whenthey are red. They usually only re-main upon the hen long enough tosecure a meal. They hide in cracksor in filth and litter during the day,and at night when the hens returnto the roosts crawl out and begin their blood-sucking. The eggs areFig. 4G. CHICKEN MITE. , ., , , , , . ,, , • >• laid and hatched in these hiding places. The under sides of the roosts, the litter and straw in the nests are favorite places. They breed rapidly, and unless destroyed will swarm all over the house. There is no doubt that these mites can be
The business hen (a new brood) . rexcept when filled with blood, whenthey are red. They usually only re-main upon the hen long enough tosecure a meal. They hide in cracksor in filth and litter during the day,and at night when the hens returnto the roosts crawl out and begin their blood-sucking. The eggs areFig. 4G. CHICKEN MITE. , ., , , , , . ,, , • >• laid and hatched in these hiding places. The under sides of the roosts, the litter and straw in the nests are favorite places. They breed rapidly, and unless destroyed will swarm all over the house. There is no doubt that these mites can be carried from one farm to another on poultry, coops, clothing or eggs bought for hatching. That is one reason why no strange fowl should be put in the house without a thorough dusting with insect powder. A good way to use the powder is to put it in a large pepper box and shake it out among the hens feathers. In some cases hens are dipped in a warm tea, made by steeping tobacco stems, or a preparation like Zenoleum. The dipped. The Health of the Hen. 107 hen should be kept out of all draughts and kept in a warm, sunny clearing a house of mites, the litter and straw should be taken fromthe floor and nests and burned. The manure must be taken out. As themites spend the day on the under side of the roosts they must be takenout and painted with kerosene and smeared with grease. There will stillbe millions of the insects left in cracks and holes. They can only bekilled by thorough scrubbing and spraying with some biting liquid againand again until both insects and their eggs are destroyed. The two bestsprays are named below. In houses wherethese mites are found all the fixtures should be these mites are found all the fixtures should be S \ s \ f\ £\ {loose so they can be taken out for cleaning. \ \ \ \ I n A form of nest used in Mississippi is shown in Fig. 47. This is well suited to a hot country. / 2 / In this the pieces C. C. are the only ones fastened to the building
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