999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 113 



QUESTION Is there any liquid lice killer that fowls may be 



dipped in to kill the lice ? 

 ANSWER No. 



QUESTION Is it customary for prospective buyers to enclose 

 stamp for reply when writing to breeders relative to the purchase of 

 stock or eggs ? 



ANSWER Some breeders ask it. It is not customary. 



QUESTION What can be done with a male bird that is con- 

 stantly picking at most of the females in the breeding pen ? 



ANSWER Sometimes a male bird of a particularly pugnacious 

 disposition will fight the females and it is necessary to remove him 

 from the pen. Occasionally he may be conquered by placing in the 

 pen another bird that can keep him in subjection. A fight or two 

 in which he gets the worst of it will generally answer. 



QUESTION What are the two most important items in suo 

 cessful poultry raising? 



ANSWER Cleanliness and proper feeding. 



QUESTION Is there anything that can be placed in the drinking 

 water that will give continued immunity from disease as long as it 

 is used ? 



ANSWER No. The practice of putting medicines in the drink- 

 ing water for well fowls has injured the health of many a flock. 



QUESTION Are there any books devoted to the different breeds 

 of fowls ? 



ANSWER The Reliable Poultry Journal Pub. Co., Quincy, 

 111., publishes books upon each of the following breeds : Plymouth 

 Rocks, Wyandottes, Leghorns, Turkeys, Ducks and Geese, and 

 Bantams. The Inland Poultry Journal. Indianapolis, Ind., publishes 

 one on the Hamburgs. The price of the books is 50 cents each. 



QUESTION What is the most complete book upon poultry dis- 

 eases ? 



ANSWER "The Diseases of Poultry," by Dr. D. E. Salmon. 

 The price is 50 cents. It is published by Geo. E. Howard & Co., 

 Washington, D. C. 



QUESTION Are moth balls in the nest a preventive of lice on 

 the hens? 



ANSWER They will help, if the hens are on the nest often 

 enough, but other remedies and precautionary measures are neces- 

 sary. 



