. Diseases and enemies of poultry . om their mothers or Lpcurmvm-iabiUs,their surroundings and are sometimes annoyed ser-iously by them. In these cases it is advisable to applya siuiall quantity of bland oil, such as sweet oil or cot-ton-seed oil, to the chickens head and perhaps to thesides of the neck if the i)arasites are very numerous, orlard maj be used for the same puri)ose. In the case ofolder fowls sulphur ointment is a very efflcient should be applied in small quantity about the head,sides of the neck, beneath the wings and around thevent. Or insect powder {pyrethrum) may be
. Diseases and enemies of poultry . om their mothers or Lpcurmvm-iabiUs,their surroundings and are sometimes annoyed ser-iously by them. In these cases it is advisable to applya siuiall quantity of bland oil, such as sweet oil or cot-ton-seed oil, to the chickens head and perhaps to thesides of the neck if the i)arasites are very numerous, orlard maj be used for the same puri)ose. In the case ofolder fowls sulphur ointment is a very efflcient should be applied in small quantity about the head,sides of the neck, beneath the wings and around thevent. Or insect powder {pyrethrum) may be blown be-tweent the feathers and this will destroy or drive awaythe lice. If the fowl is to be liberated immediately af-ter the powder is apjjlied it is well to first dampen thefeathers so tiiat ii will not be at once sliaken oft\ Adust bath should always be provided, and this goes avery long way toward keeping fowls free from all sortsof skin parasites. It is frequently advisable to add in-sect x^OWder oi sulphur to tlie dust. 23. Ncuiiiaiin records a c. a s owlicie a fariiUM* took Ihe plasterfioiii a l)uildin<i- thai was beiu|j;toiii down and threw it into theIoad so that it nii<;ht be thor-ouGihlv i)nlverized by passinjj;wagciis. This powdered plasterwas thrown into a poultry houseinfested with lice and a dustbath was made of it, with the re-sult that the lice disappearedcompletely within a short time, the pale chicken loose. ,, ^ 1 „ . ,. Mennuen pallidum, female. Another plan for removing lice Probabiy the most common is to place the body of the^*®*^- 20 times natural size. fowl in a box provided with an opening throughwhich the head can project. The box is then filledwith sulj)hur fumes which destroy the lice veryquickly, A wash of very weak carbolic acid solutionor of weak creolin solution has also been recommendedfor this purpose, but it is not well to dampen the fowlif it can be avoided because they are so very prone totake cold. The destruction of the lice i
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