The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-05-16

be- stunted. Hens infested with
lice will give decreased egg pro-
ducti0n and are also more subject
TO diseases
Begin Early
Too many people wait until the
hen houses are literally alive with
mites before they commence APP
plying kerosene to kill them. IL Is
surprising how fast they will multi
iply. a few days sometimes makes
great difference because Of the
fact that they multiply SO fast. The
hot sun appears 20 hatch them out
in great numbers. II Is important
TO get after them as soon as the
weather begins to get warm.
Mites
The common red mite is one Of
the most injurious yermin. Large
numbers of them have been known
to kill small chicks in one night.
The red mite stays in the cracks
and crevices about the hen house
including such places as the perches
and nest boxes in the day time.
At night they crawl out Of their hid
ing places and on to the chicks or
mature stock where they suck them |
selves full Of flood. The red mite
is a blood sucking insect. Large |
numbers weaken mature stock and /
kill small chicks. The thing 90 be /
dreaded about red mites is the in /
credible speed with which they null /
tiply.
We have found kerosene on crude /
oil very good with which 60 kill /
mites. We apply It very literally |
over the entire inside Of the house /
including the fixtures, roof and floor /
because the mites will hide in any /
Of these places. Kerosene may be /
applied with a brush or sprayer. (
II is important 20 use 10 literally /
and regularly, say once every ten 4
DAYS or two weeks Some people .
use carbolineum for killing mites,
with excellent results. Keep Tie /
houses clean. Start early and use /
kerosene literally and il should be
an easy matter 10 control red mites. /
Lice
Chicken lice stay on the fowl all I
the time. They live and breed on
the chickens. They do not suck
blood but cause great injury by wor-
rying the chicken and irritating the .
skin. Lice live on dead skin and I
scales Of the fowl There are many /.
species Of lice but all can be trent
ed and killed in the same way.
We have found the use Of Sodium Il
Fluoride as very excellent 10 Kill all II
kinds Of lice on fowls. Sodium Flu II
oride Is a mild poison and may De /.
purchased at any up 90 date drug I
store Generally 10 retails for from T.
so cents 20 90 cents per pound
There are two dependable way
of applying d. One Is the powder
applied by the SO called pinch /.
method and the other is by max II
ing a Dip For treating setting hens .
the dry powder applied by the pincn /.
method, we take all the powder we .
can hold between two fingers and /.
place it close 20 the skin. IL is
necessary 10 place ten pinches ON
n grown hen on ten different parts
of the fowl. One pinch on each /
wing. one on each thigh, two on
the body and fluff, one under the
vent. one on the neck, one on The n
back and one on the breast. This Il
powder may also be applied by the \
Old style powder-sprinkling box I
method
Sodium Fmorde when used on 4
setting hens should be applied when 1
the eggs are placed under the ben .
and not at Matching time. II It is N
used az Matching time. it may hiil II
many Of the little chicks as ihoy II
hatch Always remember that 1t n
IS a mild poison.
In using 1t az "a dip, lake one \
ounce of Sodium Flu0ride 20 one {
gallon Of water and mix thoroughly A
We have found common wash
tub very good. Keen the hens con-
fined and early in the morning place
"A catching coop or box in front Of
tha fowl exit. Drive number Of |
hens IN here from where they are
easily caught Place them standing
In the tub Of water and Sodium II
Fuorde, with one hand on the back
IF the chicken 10 keep it from get
ting away With the other hand
ruffle up the feathers all over the
body 60 permit the dip 10 penetrate
TO the skin Just before removing
the bird, souse the head under the
solution for a moment We do not
recommend dipping in cold weather.
IN warm weather, If the birds are
handled carefully, IL may be done
90 advantage without affecting the
laying production. One dipping a
year AS a general rule kills all that
is necessary; certainly two dipping |
should be sufficient Dip every
thing on the place that has feath-
ers. IF this is not done, those that are
not dipped will soon infest the re-
mainaer Of the flock with lice.
Out OF Date Ways
Some people feed sulphur. nux
vomica and other drugs to kill lice
on chickens. We know il for a fact
that the above method Of killing lice
on chickens is not practical and
will not kill the lice. Do not let
your neighbor advise you TO prac-
tice any of these foolish indirect
methods that will not work. II is
much more sensible 10 put some
thing on the louise TO kill il than
to feed something to the chicken TO
kill the louise.
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