PRAIRIE FARMER'S POULTRY BOOK 



will not be likely to make their attacks, because unable to reach 

 the roosts. 



Depluming Mite, Sarcoptes laevis gallinae. — This attacks 

 the skin at the base of the feathers producing an intense itch- 

 ing, which causes the fowls to pull out their feathers. Apply 

 an ointment to the parts affected consisting of one part sulfur 

 and four parts vaseline. 



A bad case of scaly leg 



Scaly-leg Mite, Sarcoptes mutans. — This parasite works 

 tinder the scales of the toes and shanks, filling the spaces with 

 a powdery substance which causes the scales to be raised, giv- 

 ing the roughened appearance so characteristic of the disease. 

 The mites can be killed and the disease cured by dipping feet 

 and shanks in crude petroleum, or processed oil, or a mixture 

 of four parts of raw linseed oil and one part of kerosene. 



Other pests such as bedbugs, chiggers, ticks, and fleas are 

 at times very annoying and in some sections their infestations 

 are very serious. 



Air-sac Mite, Cytodites nudus. — This mite infests the air 

 sacs, occasionally in such numbers as to produce emaciation 

 and anemia. There appear to be no effective means of ridding 

 a .flock of this pest. The free use of sulfur is advised. Any 

 substance inhaled into the air sacs sufficiently strong to destroy 



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