Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-24

cd upon as good settlers ana motn-
ers and are splendid fowl The
difference in the color of the eggs
has nothing to do with their purity.
The light eggs will hatch just as
good chickens as the dark ones.
Temple, Ga.-Last year 1 had some
trouble with small black flea. They
would get on the heads of my little
chickens, sometimes causing death 1
thought the cold weather would kill
them out, but since I have taken off
several little chickens, their heads
are covered almost with them. Now,
will you be kind enough to write me
how / can get entirely rid of them
and not hurt the little chicks? l
never have mites, few lice some
times. What is best to use to kill
them? We keep no dogs. Have a
COW and horse. Feed shipped hay
and sometimes grain to horse. Have
only lived here three years. 1t is
new place Write me how the fieas
originated. 1 have had one load of
sawdust used in barn. Could that
have caused them?
Awaiting your reply, 1 am
MRS. HOWARD sEwELL
ANSWER.
The little fleas mentioned by you
are known as Texas fieas. and when
they once inhabit a place they are
hard to get rid of. They are usually
carried by rats and are kept contin-
ually on the place by the rats car
rying them from one house to an
other. Salty grease of any kind will
kill them on the chickens. Some
times ii takes a second application 10
do this. If salt or brine is sprinkled
in the dusty places where the chick
ems inhabit, it will usually destroy
the eggs, also kill the fleas. Unless
the dusty places are treated with
saltv water after you get them on
vour chickens, they will soon appear
again. 1t may be possible that they
were brought to your place in the
sawdust. If it was dry, il would
be dusty, and good breeding place
for feas; but if it is treated with
the salt. it will destroy them also.
Gainesville, Ga. viii you please
give me some remedy for getting
rid of chicken fieas? How can
best get them off of my chickensg
Will appreciate an early reply
Yours very truly,
H. G. PETTY.
ANSWER.
You can get the fieas of of your
chickens by using salty grease OF
any kind, and applying it directly
around the head onto the heas
The only way you can keep them
off is to spray with brine or
sprinkle plenty salt in the dusty
places where the chickens inhabit.
Fleas will not produce in damp
ness. but will breed under houses,
barns and in dusty places, and will
get right back on your chickens
after YOU get them off unless you
Keep them from going back in
these dusty places where the fieas
breed It would also do your
chickens good to dip them in a So
luton of one part of Chlo-Naptho-
leum or Bee Dee Dip to rs parts
water This will kill leas and will
keep them off longer than if they
were not dipped.
Cameron, N. C. Please tell me
what is best to feed Indian Run
ner ducks or that are laying? L
have been feeding a mash of corn
meal and bTan ard plenty OF green
stuff. Yours very truly,
w. ]. HARRINGTON, JR.
ANSWER.
have written about how to feed
Indian Runner ducks at least one
dozen times in The Journal.
The old ducks should have a
mash feed once q day Of bran,
shorts and corn meal with about 20
per cent meat scraps mixed with
it. and once day a grain food of
any of the commercial scratch
feeds that are offered on the
market They should also have
plenty oyster she'll and grit before
them at all times.
Crawfordville, Ga. 1 see in one
of your writings on raising little
turkeys, you say the first feed
must be boiled custard. Will you
please write me how to prepare it?
The only way I know to make 1t
is with eggs and sweet milk, the
same as for ice cream. / am very
anxious to raise a large flock this
year, and any information you can
give me will be gladly received.
Thanking you in advance, am,
Respectfully.
MRS. JOE BIRD.
ANSWER.
To make boiled custard for little
turkeys, you prepare it Just like
YOU would for ice cream, only you
leave out the sugar and fiavoring.
Make it thick enough to, wien cool,
it will CONCEAL.
T-Looooc Qoacin,t nood