HEALTH AND SANITATION 23;? 



On the other hand fowls that have free range may 

 pick up some filthy food, such as decayed meat, 

 musty corn, etc., on which the eggs of worms may 

 have been deposited. In either case the trouble is 

 beyond control after the fowl has once eaten the 

 food. 



The first thing to do, where possible, is to give 

 the birds new quarters, keeping them, however, in 

 some intermediate place for a few weeks where 

 they may be fed liberally, as already indicated, 

 with garlic. After they seem to have recuperated 

 and have become vigorous, they should be removed 

 to the new quarters. Where this cannot be done, 

 the whole premises should first be thoroughly 

 cleaned ; then a spray of carbolic acid and water 

 at the rate of one to ten parts, should be made to 

 reach every crevice and every surface of the entire 

 poultry yard, buildings and runs. This spraying 

 should be repeated at intervals of two days for at 

 least two weeks, preferably in the early morning 

 during bright, sunshiny weather, and during this 

 time the litter in which the birds scratch, the dust 

 baths, and the droppings should be removed daily 

 and burned or deeply buried. If it is possible, the 

 yard should be spaded up after the first spraying. 



When the two weeks of treatment are concluded 

 the supply of litter and dust should be changed 

 once a week or oftener if a large number of fowls 

 are kept in the yard, and every precaution should 

 be taken to maintain the strictest cleanliness at all 

 times. 



