AMERICAN POULTRY CULTURE 
each one separately, but this is the most certain 
way of exterminating the pests, and so it is always 
good policy. Dipping the fowls in a solution of 
“sheep dip” to kill the lice is a method quite 
satisfactory on warm, sunny days when the fowls’ 
plumage will quickly dry, but it should not be 
attempted under other conditions of the weather or 
the fowls will catch colds. 
To dust a fowl thoroughly, hold it by the legs 
with the head downward in an empty barrel or 
narrow box. This causes the feathers to separate 
and open out so that they will readily receive the 
louse powder, which should be dusted in among 
them from a dredging box or tin can having one 
end perforated with small holes. After being 
applied to the feathers from the can, the powder 
should be thoroughly worked in among them and 
down to the skin with the hands; it is at the base 
of the feathers where the pests are, and not out 
close to the surface. Pay special attention to the 
rear parts and under the vent, where the fowl is 
covered with fluffy feathers, and under the wings 
and thighs and about the neck and head. 
Little chicks are often bothered with the large 
head lice. These may be killed by greasing the 
head and throat with lard or sweet oil. If the 
chicks are lousy at other parts of their bodies, use a 
reliable brand of louse powder. In young chickens 
lice cause dumpishness, drooping wings, indiffer- 
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