DISEASES AND PESTS OF FOWLS 



portion of body with sulphur ointment (see 

 page 9) or dip body of fowl in a solution 

 of about 2% creolin. 



MITES (RED MITE) 



A serious pest 



Symptoms. Unthriftiness of birds. 



Cause. A small whitish mite, which ap- 

 pears red when filled with blood. These 

 mites suck the bird's blood at night and hide 

 during the day in the sockets 

 of the perches and in the 

 crevices of the woodwork. 



Treatment. Examine the 

 fowl house at night. Dust 

 hens with an insect powder; 

 thoroughly spray houses and 

 perches with 5% creolin or 

 other disinfectant, and squirt kerosene oil 

 or turpentine into cracks and crevices. A 

 specially constructed mite-proof perch, or 

 one that can be easily removed, should 

 be used. 



MOLTING 

 Molting is not a disease, but may prove 



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