PARASITES 



and dried. Another cheap powder can be made by adding half an ounce 

 of 90 per cent carbolic acid to a peck of thoroughly air-slaked lime; stir and 

 mix well, and then mix with an equal bulk of tabocoo dust. 



In dusting a fowl, thorough work is the thing that counts. The dust 

 must be thoroughly worked into the feathers all over the body. Dust the 

 fowls, three times, one week apart, if you wish to be successful. In this way 

 you catch any lice that may have been overlooked or that hatched after the 

 first dustings. A two per cent ointment of creoUn with lard makes an ex- 

 cellent preparation for killing lice on the heads of young chicks. A little 

 of it goes a long way. 



Don't harbor vermin in your poultry house or on your fowls. It is 

 not only slovenly, but it decreases profits by injuring the fowls. A little 

 effort will keep fowls practically free from lice, so much so that you can- 

 not find any on the birds without a close and careful search. Perhaps you 

 can secure entire freedom from them. Mites and fleas and kindred pests 

 you can get entirely rid of if you want to. These last are the most danger- 

 ous insect pests. 



CHIGOES 



An insect altogether too common in warm climates is the chigoe known 

 locally as "chigger." It breeds on weeds and when fowls are allowed the 

 freedom of weed covered runs, this tiny red insect takes up its habitation 

 on the tender parts of the bird's head, where it burrows into the flesh and 

 eventually dies. This infection produces an eruption similar to chicken 

 pox. Much of the so-called "sore head" of the south is the result of this 

 pest. Some local poultrymen hold to the theory that it is due to the bite of 

 the mosquito while others claim it is the sand flea. 



Treatment 



The fii'St thing necessary is to remove the cause. Cut down the weeds 

 and disinfect the runs. To kill the chigoes on the already infested fowls, 

 apply sulphur and lard or some other good ointment. Iodoform and vase- 

 line is good. The grease smothers the insect in its new home. 



