Topic of the Week - Lice and Mites - Prevention and Treatments

Thank you,

casportpony said:

You can use the cattle stuff or the horse paste. I'll look up the doses for you later.

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1% injectable cattle ivermectin - 0.05 ml per pound of bodyweight orally
0.05% pour-on cattle ivermectin - 0.1 ml per pound of bodyweight topically
1.87& equine paste - 0.03 ml per pound of bodyweight orally

CeSea said:

I'm shocked no one here has mentioned diatomaceous earth as a way to manage parasites. There are naysayers, but I love the approach this woman uses, as part of keeping her flock healthy and happy. Do exercise caution whenever working with DE, around people and animals. So, pal close attention to the safety instructions near the bottom of the article. http://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2012/01/holistic-trinity-acv-garlic-and-de.html

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Also wondering about sulfur powder?

I have not seen lice yet, I had red mites in my starter coop so I built a new coop and started a Spring /Fall spray schedule with Permethrin. If I need to spray the birds do I just spray the correct dilution on them directly? Is it ok if they breathe it in? How much is too much? Do I wet them down well or just mist them all?

SeaCity said:

Also wondering about sulfur powder?

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I tried DE for YEARS with no success, UNTIL our feed store told me to lay it on THICKLY, like a layer of snow. This actually worked! But I applied it every time I cleaned the coop every or every other day. I went from using 1 50lb bag of DE a year to 1 bag every 1 or 2 months! My coop is about 10'x14'. This includes sweeping off all horizontal surfaces/rafters and thickly
dusting DE on all the rafters quarterly. Before this was successful I did apply Neem oil to their feet, breast bone and under the wings. However, I found that applying it to their waddles and combs was too much and started interfering with eggs and egg production. I was even using garlic in their water!

Now I am only using DE. This happened as a result of poultry fleas (that killed one bird). I spent months treating my birds weekly with Neem and spraying the coop with a Neem solution, but could not eliminate them. About 4 months ago I started laying on the DE thickly. The only remaining parasite is a slight amount of scaly leg mite on the roosters, possibly from foraging outside the coop. Of all 10 years of chicken farming 3 different flocks, this has been, thankfully the start of my best year. In the past I've used Poultry protector, chicken dips, Neem oil and perimethrin or spinosad in the coop (never on my birds) to get rid of those pesky red mites (those and the fleas were the toughest). Lice seemed to be easy to get rid of with the bathing (Dr Bronner peppermint or lavender). I've always sprinkled some DE on the floor all these years. Hoping to keep all of those buggers at bay! Wishing you all the best with your battles! Everyone wants to eat chicken! From the microscopic to the coyote!

DE at that amount is so dangerous for both you and your birds to inhale!
Mary

Great read! Never had any of these problems but having this information is substantial for the future if the problem arise.

Hey there everyone so my chick are about to hit 7 weeks in a few days. I wanted to ask if my chicks are in my home still and haven’t really been outside yes in grassy areas should I worry about mites and lice?

I clean out their nest about every other day. I have seen them scratch but not sure if that’s cause their feathers are coming in and their fluff is grown out more.

How can I check them while they sleep? They always wake up and instantly jump up to hang out and eat. Since they know I feed them all the time their getting big and harder to hold any suggestions would help.

Mamashenhouse said:

Hey there everyone so my chick are about to hit 7 weeks in a few days. I wanted to ask if my chicks are in my home still and haven’t really been outside yes in grassy areas should I worry about mites and lice?

I clean out their nest about every other day. I have seen them scratch but not sure if that’s cause their feathers are coming in and their fluff is grown out more.

How can I check them while they sleep? They always wake up and instantly jump up to hang out and eat. Since they know I feed them all the time their getting big and harder to hold any suggestions would help.

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If they are in your home and haven’t been outside, they should not have lice or mites.

lnpranch said:

Thank you,

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У нас зарекомендовал себя лучше всего это Баймат. Ветеринар и птицыводы считают его эффективным.