IO6 POULTRY APPLIANCES AND HANDICRAFT 



bath box three by six feet is a good size. An old sink 

 makes a fairly good receptacle. Fill with dust, ashes 

 and a little sulphur, all perfectly dry, and the fowls 

 will use all winter. The space above the dust bin can 

 also be used as a scratching place or as a shelf for 

 nests, by putting in a kind of platform. Thus we 

 have three stones in use; earth floor, dust bath and 



FIG IO2t OUTSIDE DUST BATH 



FIG IO3 : FOR DUSTING FOWLS 



platform floor. An outdoor dust bath is shown in 

 Figure 102. 



To dust chickens by wholesale with any kind of 

 insect powder, fix a small box with sliding cover, to 

 revolve, as indicated in Figure 103. Put three or 

 more chicks in the box, with a spoonful of powder, 

 close the slide and revolve slowly and carefully three 



