for a time, until you discover that it moves and is a mass of living organ- 

 isms—a countless body of mites waiting for roosting time. What a reception 

 for the flock, which has spent much of the day in a vain effort to rid them- 

 selves of the body lice by diligent picking and scratching, to have this army 

 of Mites quickly spread themselves over their bodies, to bite, or bore, through 

 the skin, suck their blood, deprive them of rest, and sap the best of their 

 vitality ! 



CAUSE— As stated above, lice do not spring up themselves, though the 

 main cause of their increase is carelessness and filth. Where you find a flock 

 poorly housed in damp, mouldy, ill-smelling quarters, and lacking in the con- 

 stant care and attention they are entitled to, there you will find lice in count- 

 less numbers. The very rapidity of the increase of these pests explains how 

 necessary it is to everlastingly fight them, with absolutely proper prepara- 

 tions for killing them, and by keeping the house and surroundings scrupu- 

 lously clean. By keeping your fowls hard at work and in vigorous health 

 you will avoid a great portion of this trouble, as lice are not nearly as apt 

 to infest the thrifty, healthy fowl as the bird which is depleted in health and 

 strength. Always provide suitable and sanitary quarters if you wish the 

 most from your flock. 



SYMPTOMS — Fowls troubled with lice show a decided restlessness. 

 They are continually picking, scratching or dusting themselves. Their 

 plumage becomes ragged and torn from constant picking, and faces, skin, 

 and combs become pale. They grow listless, thin, and finally become but 

 skin and bones. The egg record grows less and less un.il there is nothing 

 to record. Frequently a dead fowl is found under the roost. Sitting hens 

 leave the nests frequently, and often forsake them, as tb>.y grow sick and 

 are forced to give up in self-defence. Little chicks have bowel trouble and 

 drop ofif, or slowly droop and die. It is impossible to name all the symptoms. 

 Many put the symptoms down as those of cholera and other diseases, and 

 "doctor" their flocks accordingly. They are unwilling that anyone should 

 even suggest the presence of lice in their flocks, when these pests are, per- 

 haps, the only menace that stands between them and success. 



TREATMENT— The first thing to do is to clean up and to remove all 

 filth and uncleanliness from in and about the poultry houses, and to make 

 the quarters neat and sanitary— .AND KEEP THEM SO. Don't allow drop- 

 pings to accumulate, and it is best to remove them daily. Droppings boards 

 under the roosts are an absolute necessity, as they can be kept clean with but 

 very little labor. This will put you in position to most effectually use the 

 proper remedies for overcoming lice. Provide the fowls an ample dust bath 

 of clean, fresh earth, (not road dust as is generally recommended)^ and they 

 will soon make dust of it. To this should be added a liberal sprinkling of 

 CONKEY'S LICE POWDER. 



TO KILL BODY LICE— For successfully fighting body lice, nothing is 

 equal to a good powder. Fowls should be grasped by the legs and held head 

 downward, while CONKEY'S LICE POWDER, which is the best combina- 

 tion of lice-killing agents known, should be thoroughly dusted into the feath- 

 ers, and should be well rubbed into the skin, especially among the fluffy 

 feathers. 



To secure an effectual lice powder that would not harm the fowls' eyes, 

 has been a problem in the past. CONKEY'S LICE POWDER IS ABSO- 

 LUTELY HARMLESS to the fowl, and positive and instant death to the 

 lice. Dust the fowls thoroughly every ten days, or two weeks, particularly 

 during hot weather, as the nits will hatch after the old lice are killed and 



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