The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-10-11


ing, the filth that has been par.
italy dissolved and loosened
should be scrubbed away" says
McCulloch. ITO do q complete
Job Of disinfenting, the clean sur
faces then should be re-soaked
with the solution. Painted sur
faces should be rinsed with water
to stop the action Of the I've upon
''Wire brushes or brooms should
never be used around cattle, be-
cause broken and loosened wires
may get into the feed managers, and
later be eaten by the animals.
Like most disinfectants, con-
centrated I've IS q poison and
should be kept out Of the reach Of
youngsters. Rubber gloves VIII
protect the hands. Since I've So
buttons eat wool, cotton garments
had better be worn while using I've
as q disinfectant.
Lye solutions do not have to be
heated in order to be effective.
Livestock will not drink enough
Of it to injure them. It does not
harm concrete and does not have
an odor which IS Objectionable In
milk houses or dairy barns. Adj
ditional information on farm dis
infectants may be obtained BY
getting bulletin 245, ':Disinfectants
ON the Farm, from your county
agent.
CaaGeoS
With cannibalim in chickens
one Of the most serious problems
Of the laying house, J. S. Carver,
head of the department Of poultry
'husbandry at Washington State
College, points out how this vici-
GUS habit may be prevented be-
fore it ever gets started"
"When pullets are first placed
in the laying house, do not abrupt
II change them from the environ
ments and feeding system to
which they have been accustom-
ed. Utilize the next four weeks
as a gradual transition period. At
ter the birds have been housed for
one day and are accustomed to
their quarters turn them into q
sun yard or porch. This will en-
able them to secure some OF the
freedom to which they have been
accustomed on the range and win
assist in preventing the develop
ment Of the vicious habits Of "pick
OUTS" says Carver.
Since the red membrane Of q
chickens vent may be exposed to
view when the bird is laying an
egg, many "pick-outs" have been
started when laying hens are
pecked by their inquisitive sisters.
Carver advises therefore, having
the nests and jump perches so ar
ranged that the birds on the floor,
and other waiting their turns to
lay, cannot reach and peck the
ones which are in the act Of lay
ing. "Oil-cloth curtains or dark
nests are helpful in stopping this"
Carver says. discourage the lay
ing of eggs on the floor by max
ing the nests attractive and album
dant. Provide Is nests per 100
birds. Catch the birds that lay
on the floor and place them in
the nests"
Carver advises that birds be
placed in the laying houses before
they have started to lay. '.This
will give them an opportunity to
acquaint themselves with the loca-
ton of the nests and other equip
ment before production starts.
Keep only the best grade pullets
healthy vigorous and Of good
body weight"
Hens quite frequently suffer
protrusion of the oviduct, COM
monty known as blowout" and
these birds with elbow outs"
should be removed at once from
the presence of the flock, Carver
declares.
Mechanical devices for prevent
ing "pick-outs" are becoming quite
common and work well In most
cases. The state college poultry.
man refers to the "pick-outs"
shield, other types Of guards and
binders, and also the use Of the
electric debeaker. IF the debeak-
er is used, it is important to feed
the scratch on top Of the mash,
because it may be difficult for
the birds to pick it up from the
floor" he continues.
Since a slump in egg produc-
ton or even a moult may some
times result from the use Of any
of these methods, poultrymen find
it much safer to use them before
the birds have started to Lay.
with all these methods avail.
able for preventing "pick-outs
there is no reason why this habit
cannot be stopped practically 100
per cent" concludes Carver.
DAIRY COWS
In availing themselves OF ard-
fetal dissemination for dairy cows.
dairymen will obtain number
Of advantages through member.
ship in properly organized aru-