Arizona republican., 1922-05-21

which is very fine, is sifted in among
the, feathers, particularly under the
wings and around the vent. 1t is not
a particularly difficult job to dry
powder hens and the method is quite
effective. Robert Penquite, extension
poultry husbandman of the Arizona
experiment station says in regard to
dipping for lice:
Dipping for Lice
There seems to be a general senti-
ment among poultry raisers against
the practice of dipping fowls. This
is probably due to the fact that the
dips tried have been of an oily or
caustic nature and have tended to
soil the feathers, and in some cases,
to injure the skin of the fowl and give
the flesh and eggs a disagreeable
odor for several months after dip
ping.
"The sodium -fluoride solution does
not injure the fowl in any way and
the dipping is most applicable in
warmer climates. Dip the birds on
the morning of a warm, sunny day
so they will dry quickly. Windy
weather should be avoided. Dipping
costs less than busting, is more eff
ficient and saves considerable time
where there is large number of
birds to be considered. The lice die
much more quickly when the birds
are dipped than where sodium
fluoride is applied in powder form.
s'In dipping all that is necessary is
to have large tub and tepid water.
Use one tablespoonful of sodium
fluoride to one gallon Of water When
dipping the fowls it is best to hold
| the wings of the fowl over the back
with the left hand and quickly sub
merge the fowl in the solution, leav-
ing the head out while the feathers
are thoroughly rubbed or ruffled with
the other hand, so as to allow the
solution to penetrate to the skin on
all parts of the bird.
"The head is then ducked once or
twice. the bird is lifted out of the
bath and allowed to drain a few sec
onds and then released
Tick Is an Enemy
The bug that is variously known as
tick blue bug" stick tight" and
other names that are not polite to
say in company or permissible TO be
printed, is an enemy of the poultry
folks of the Southwest, and a pest
that is not easily gotten rid of. This
tick is said to be related to the bed
bug, and like that insect has the
ability to live longer without food
than any other insect. At least it
holds long distance championship
in the matter of persistency in max
ing itself a pest
Supposedly the life cycle as the
bugologists would say, begins with
the egg which is deposited in cracks
and crevices of the roosts, sides OF
houses or wherever ii may be con-
venient. Shortly after Matching, the
! tiny insects are able to crawl suffi-
ciently to get on the fowls at night
time and fasten themselves in the
flesh. At this stage they are diff
/ cult to jar loose, hence the name
stick tight Growth is fairly rapid
and when adult stage is reached.
| they drop off and seek hiding places
under the roosts during the day, com :
( ing out at night to suck the blood
| from the fowls while on the roost.
| The defensive weapons are coal OIL
| earbolenum. or coal tar dips. These
should be used to saturate the roosts.
/ corners of nest boxes. and any place
| where the insects may find hiding
place. 1t is by no means impossible
! to rid a place of ticks, although 1t re-
| auires persistent effort. Sprays and
whitewash will help, but coal oil or
| carbolenum used at frequent inter-
walls will in time eradicate them.