Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
Some Good Home
Made Remedies
For Lice and Mites
How to Find and What to Use to XIII
the Small Creatures That Cause.
the Fowls So Much Misery.

1t Is the old story of chicken mites
and lice. We are sure a good many
up-tod date poultry people get tired
of hearing about them, but it is the
one theme that will bear going over
time and again and do lot Of good
each time It is rehashed. for there
are 80 many who have nto had it
rubbed in on them hard enough to be
able to detect the troubles that are
constantly bObbing up as a result of
the ravages of these pests.
All forms of apparent debility and
lack of vigor results from fowls be-
ing almost eaten up by the mites.
Setting hens leave their nests in dis
gust, as it were, stalking about as
II they were sick after the nest has
been invaded by them. She stands
them as long as her constitution will
hold up under it and then she quits
the nest from sheer exhaustion.
They tackle the old rooster until
we see him walking about as though
he did not have a friend in the
world, with his SLOW and measure j
trend"
With all these symptoms the own
er will tell you about them and say
do not know what in the world is
the matter with their chickens, and
they are sure they have no lice or
mites on them. They have no doubt
given them a casual look over and
have failed to detect the little rascals
in their quick movements. Then, too
the little mites have an Unborn habit
of working upon the hens all night
but leaving them at daylight. hid
ing in the cracks and crevices Of the
roost poles to be ready at a mo-
ment's notice to renew the attack
1t is really al essential to be abe
to detect the presence Of these ma
rauders as 1t is to know what to dc
for them when found. Their pet
breeding place is between the en-
of the roost pole and the supper.
turn the pole over and you will usu-
ally see them in all their glory.
see them in all their glory.
Now for a remedy. For treating
the house and contents use the fol-
lowing we call 1t a lice paint
to a half gallon of kerosene add one
pint of crude carbolic acid and shake
thoroughly before using. Use this I,
paint the roost poles and the sides
Of the house II need be, allowing i;
to run down under the ends of the
poles 10 gel 10 the DleeNlnS pldtGS
This should be done about an hoUT
or two before roosting time. In that
way you will get many OF the little
pests off the hens as they sit on
the pole at night in addition to clean
ing them from the poles.
Where II is to be used for the
roosting places of young and grow
ing chicks. we would add another
pint Of kerosene to the above mix
ture
For a good home made lice pow
der we can recommend the follow
ing: One can not DO without SUCH
a powder to clean up the stragglers
which the lice paint fairs 10 reach.
To three pints of gasoline add one
pint of crude carbolic acid. cit should
be Of a good grade). MIX thoroughly
in granite or earthenware pan stir
ring thoroughly, then add enough
land plaster or plaster OF paris IN
til all the liquid has been thoroughly
absorbed Then spread out on a
heavy piece Of wrapping paper or
something similar to allow the SUI
plus moisture to evaporate. When
II has become thoroughly dry il
should be powdered or broken up by
running ii through a steve Of some
kind. An old piece OF NY screen wire