Agriculture .. . as described. As afurther means of keeping down vermin, the roosts and nest boxes should beoccasionally washed with kerosene. Hens infested with lice are uncom-fortable, finally become emaciated, and cannot be expected to thrive or tolay well. Everything around the fowls should be kept as clean as possible.(6) Water dishes and water— For furnishing water to fowls some oneof the many forms of fountains, among which those made of galvanized AMMA1. HLSbAXDHY 815 iron are probably cheapest in the end, should be employed. Whateverstyle of water dish is used should be rinsed every d
Agriculture .. . as described. As afurther means of keeping down vermin, the roosts and nest boxes should beoccasionally washed with kerosene. Hens infested with lice are uncom-fortable, finally become emaciated, and cannot be expected to thrive or tolay well. Everything around the fowls should be kept as clean as possible.(6) Water dishes and water— For furnishing water to fowls some oneof the many forms of fountains, among which those made of galvanized AMMA1. HLSbAXDHY 815 iron are probably cheapest in the end, should be employed. Whateverstyle of water dish is used should be rinsed every day and washed at leastonce a week. Fresh water should always be supplied and the best poultry-men change the supply twice daily. The water dishes should be so placedthat the hens will not scratch them full of dirt, and yet not so highthat they cannot be reached easily by the fowls. If the long house with apassage in the rear is used, the water dishes should be so placed that theycan be reached from the Fig. 282. Shell and Grit Boxbs. (c) Grit — As a foundation, houses for laying fowls should receive alayer of fresh sand or gravel as often, at least, as twice yearly — fall andspring. This will probably furnish all the grit or pebbles needed, but if thematerial does not contain good, sharp grit then the fowls should be suppliedwith artificial grit, otherwise they fail to digest their food thoroughly. Thegrit should be kept in a box where it will not become fouled, but where thebirds can easily reach it. (d) Oyster shells — Laying hens should have all the oyster shells theywill eat. Unless they are laying, these are not required. 8l6 AGRICULTURE : (e) Charcoal— It is desirable always to keep broken charcoal wherefowls and chickens can reach it, as it appears to exercise a very favorableinfluence upon the health. 839. Feeding laying hens — There is still much diversity of opinion asto the proper method of feeding for eggs. Boyer s method—Boyer says put all k
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