Agriculture .. . n the scratching shed if that is provided, orin the regular pen if there is no scratching shed. This straw should bechanged as often as may be necessary to keep it fresh and clean. A few other points in general management must be carefully lookedafter : — (a) Diist boxes and vermin — Every flock of hens should have access 8i4 AGRICULTURE to a dust box which should be of sufficient size to accommodate a consider-able number of birds at one time. It should be kept where the sun willshine on it. If given access to a good dust bath there should be compara-tively few vermin. Still,
Agriculture .. . n the scratching shed if that is provided, orin the regular pen if there is no scratching shed. This straw should bechanged as often as may be necessary to keep it fresh and clean. A few other points in general management must be carefully lookedafter : — (a) Diist boxes and vermin — Every flock of hens should have access 8i4 AGRICULTURE to a dust box which should be of sufficient size to accommodate a consider-able number of birds at one time. It should be kept where the sun willshine on it. If given access to a good dust bath there should be compara-tively few vermin. Still, where hens are kept in close confinement the dustbath is not sufficient. Hens should be occasionally dusted with good insectpowder. To do this hold the hen by the legs in a shallow box. Shake thepowder among the feathers and by rubbing make it reach all parts of thebody possible, especially under the legs, wings, etc. This should be donethoroughly. The box will catch whatever powder falls, and this of course. Fig. 281. Galvanized Iron Drinking Fountains. may be used for other birds. The fowls should be carefully watched, andwhenever lice appear insect powder should be used 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
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