Attc-ution should also be called to Ilio fact rhat ponltr 



houses that ai-e dai-k and damp furnish very favorabh 



places for the growth of these insects. Then, alsd 



fowls that are pool' in condi 



tion are more apt lo l)i' in 



fested with lice iliau those 



that are in f^ood condition, 



healtliy and sturdr. It has 



been noticed frequently that 



where there are a number of 



fowls in an infested pen 



those that are least rugged 



harbor the most lice. The 



probable reascHi fc;- Iliis is 



that fowls in poor condition 



have a somewhat drv and 



• ; CHICKEN Louse. 



SCUrtv Skm winch provides Ooniocotes hilogasler. vaa\e. 

 Forty times natural size. 



more hiding i)laces and inoie food for lice than the 

 smooth, pliable skin of the perfectly healthy bird. 

 When fowls are afflicted in this way it can be noticed 

 that they are uneasy and restless, they are constantly 

 pecking at different parts of the body and scratching 

 and sliaking themselves. They also have an iuclina 

 tion to dust themselves and when caught and ex- 

 amined the lice can fi'equeutly be seen, when tlie featli 

 ers are spread apait, and especially about the head 

 and neck, where they cannot be reached by the bill of 

 the animal, beneath the wings and sometimes on all 

 parts of the body. They may also be found in many 

 eases, if a careful search is made, in the nests, on the 

 perches and in cracks and out-of-the-way i>laces at any 

 point in tlie building. 



In attempting to destroy lice it is necessary not only 

 to treat the fowl hut also the jiremises occupied by it. 



