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HOW TO RID A HENHOUSE OF MITES

CiEoHCK ItOMKIM'SON,

A.t.ii.ttdnl .

In the warm weatlifp tliiTu iiru l'rci|U(iit iiii|iiirifs ns to why hens stop hiyiiig. In
some cases the hens hiive liiid very well all season, hut siiiideuly the e^t^f yield hetfir.-
ti) fall off and sonietiines ivases entirely.

It is useless to u.\i)eet a flook to lay e<iiially well at all tinier. A tloek that h.i~
laid heavily durin„' tlie winter will jrenerally slew up towards the middle of tile siiininer
and wlien tliey hesfin to inonlt, hnt when tin; eirK yield drop- rapidly until it praeti'
tally ceases without K-y apparent reason, suspect vermin.

HKI> MITK.

Of all the many varieties of vermin that infest fowl,

l.()\ihlesoine.

Tnl

ike the

irdiiKiry hen li

the
ey are not, a>

Red Vhc is the most

fowl, neither are they killed hy dn-tinir, as the ordinary hodv U
breed very rapidly esix-eially during the hot weather, u-uall

rule, found on tl

y lu erac

filth or in dirty ncstitifr material. Thev are not red in cidr

but

k,-
I)oi>ularly

uitainin^'

grey; it is only after they have come into contact with the fowl and have 1

upp,

■d.

filled with blood that they apiH'ar rol. Tin- youiii,' mite~ are white and have only
IcfTS. hut after ca^tinj

th,

le cast

skins niav lie si>en

.sk

lik-

in-, whicli thev (

I'veral timr-. tl

ley liave eiirht h'j

the first indicati

if til

a whiti> iiowder around the perches, th

ten l)c!n,t;

e pre-ence

it mite-.

:ile to 1

ive and rc])roiluc

for months without animal f 1. the flr-t fooil of the youiiir iirohalily heiii^r fiitli or

dei'ayed ivooil. They thrivi> li<>-t in dark, dirty houses, and have hcon found to exi^t

houses the following,' .-caMiu after the fowl have been removed. Tin

isiially attac

the birds at ni)rht. but are Munetiincs found on layinj,' hens an<l they fretiuentl.v driv

broody In

from tl

ll> lU

St. T

the blood, after

icy jiieree tlu

ith till

■dle-lik

e jaws and su

whirli they retire to tl

.-eclusion of the cracks and

crevices o

f till

ic,v wi

II bite

r otlicr animal, causiin;

roosts, nests or other jiarts of the house

bevere irritation, but they never remain on them for any lenjJTth of time.

ni'.MK.niF.s.

If the fowl are not doimr well and on examinatinn are thinner than they should
bo, a sharp lookout .should be kept for mite-. .\t iiijjht they may be seen either on
the fowl or rinninfT aloni,' the perches; in the daytime examine the cracks and
crevices of tl'e roosts and walls closely, or lift the roosts and (>xamine the places

DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FARMS.

J. H. GRISDALE, B.Agr..

Director

F. C. ELFORD,

Dominion Poultry Husbandman.

130

EXHIBITION CIRCULAR No. 85.

ijaiiuary, 1016.)

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where tliey como ia poiitnct with thn support*. \( initos nro found to \hi present, the
Krst step in lumi>hiii(? thorn is to t?ivo tho houso ii thorough d.-uning. lU-move all
(Iropi.inj;-* iind old nostiii^' niiiti.ri;d, scrap.' and sw.vp out cv.t.v particle of dirt an.l
liuru It. Tlifu if you are so fortunatfly situated that jo\i liave water pressure at
vniir coninmnd, turn on tho lioso with as much pressure as you can get, forcing tho
water into ovpry eraek ; if as is tlio ease on most farms, you cannot uso this method
it is iidvisahio to seruh down tho walls with a hrusl; or old hroom, hut in any ease thoy
^iiould he thoroufrlily sprayed or painted witii a piod stroufr disinfectant. This wash
should be repealed in a few days to de>troy the mites wliieii hatch after tho iir.-t
I'pplication. Tho disinfeetaut may ho applioil with a hand spray-|)unip .ir, if such is
;int availahle, a l.ru>h will do, but in either case tho tluid should he used liberally and
every crack Hooded.

DI.SINKKCTANTS.

Fresh air and sunlight are wonderful disinfectants and. combined with cleanli-
ness, are preventatives ajjaiiist most of the ills of tho poultry yard.

t)nc of tho very best disinfectants t
solve one pound and a half i>f concentrated lyo in as small a quantity of wato

po»ible. It will 1
tho lyo should he col.l
Kiillou

when ii-e<

I. I'tit three (imirts

;ain.-t mites is made as follows: Dis-

T us
il.

ssary to do this two or three hours before it is

stone crock anil pdur in the 1>
stirrint; until a smooth liipiid soap is

raw linseed oil inti

recpuretl, as

slowly

ip is i)roduced. then ftra

a livo-

dually ad<l two jjallons of

stirrinjf lueanwhih'. Keep

cru^lo carbolic aei<l or commercial creosol, stirrintr ccuistantlv until tl

i> a clear ila

tluid

gallon of water.

rk brown. Tse two or three tablosixionfuls of tl

rosultiuK
10 mixture to a

Tho f

'orefriiinir is offered

St effect ivo

e^iard tho jiroparation of tho mi.Nture as too much work

remedy ajTninst mite:

nut

will

tuiu o

f " Zenek

loiim or any other creolm i)reparation

>.'o(m1 stronj? .SI

Ordinary coid nil will kill th

iles, but

It evaiK>rates (pilckly the effects ari'

not so la-tin;:. \n excellent "paint" to apply to tho roosts and ncst-b<ixes
IHiscd ,,( one )iart crude carboli,. to throe or four parts of coal oil.

Even after tho house has In

>hould bo flooded at re;;

loen cleaned, tho cra<-ks in tii(^ roosts and ncst-boxc:

monti(uied " paint " or with coal oil. Tl

iilar intervals throus;hout the summer either with the fo

■ill u,< fl

it must be re^rardeil simply

r to k

VV]

th(

check, and tho thorouirh or

P"sts in (

escribed above put into ofTeet as soon as possibh
To facilitate tho ease with which this houso-cl

'heck, but
housi'-cloanin;:

roosts

est-b(

uld

leaning is done, all fixture;

:>o made movable. If tl

ey are statiotutry nt present.

Hlvan^a^ro .should be taken of the lirst rainy day to change them. It will be time
well spent.

Published by authcrity of Hon. MARTIN BURRELL, MInittar of Agriculture, Ottawa. Or

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