Domestic fowl and ornamental poultry; Domestic fowl and ornamental poultry; domesticfowlorna00rich Year: 1852 RUSTIC POULTRY-HOUSE. one of far speedier and more certain efficacy, is to have the laying nests composed of dry heather and small branches of hawthorn, covered over with white lichen. These materials, rubbed together by the pressure and motion of the hen, emit a large powder, which, making its vv'ay between the feathers to the skin, is found to have the effect of dislodging every sort of troublesome parasite. The fowl-house should also be frequently and thoroughly cleaned out, and i
Domestic fowl and ornamental poultry; Domestic fowl and ornamental poultry; domesticfowlorna00rich Year: 1852 RUSTIC POULTRY-HOUSE. one of far speedier and more certain efficacy, is to have the laying nests composed of dry heather and small branches of hawthorn, covered over with white lichen. These materials, rubbed together by the pressure and motion of the hen, emit a large powder, which, making its vv'ay between the feathers to the skin, is found to have the effect of dislodging every sort of troublesome parasite. The fowl-house should also be frequently and thoroughly cleaned out, and it is better that the nests be npt fixtures, but formed in little flat, wicker baskets, like sieves, which can be frequently taken down, the soiled strav/ FEEDING-BOX.
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