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    Can permethrin be used on chickens?

    Okay.It turns out that the temperature inside the coop itself is 51-52°F. Opening up all the windows might cool it off a bit but I feel like that should be fine.
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    Can permethrin be used on chickens?

    It's 45°, might get up to 48° today - just under the 50° recommended temperature to apply permethrin 10 spray to the premises. I'm planning on doing the 3rd treatment today (7 days after the last). That should be ok, do you all think? I'll be using dust on my chickens (again, for the 3rd time)...
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    Old log coop, dirt floor, straw attic… mite/lice control?

    It's about half and half in numbers! When I retreat them, i may be able to grab them in the morning before letting them out.
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    Need clear instructions for permethrin powder in the coop today!

    Omg, i watched a video of applying dust to the chickens off the roost, and somebody said that you should not apply it under their wings since some of them sleep with their head tucked under! 😳 I'm about to run out there right now and treat these birds! That's the first time that i've heard that...
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    Old log coop, dirt floor, straw attic… mite/lice control?

    Quick question: Do you think it's absolutely necessary to wait til roosting time to dust the birds if they're kept out of the chicken house til it dries? I'll be treating mine today, and I feel like it might be easier for me to take the birds out of the run one by one, treat and leave outside...
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    Need clear instructions for permethrin powder in the coop today!

    Do you think it's absolutely necessary to wait til roosting time to dust the birds if they're kept out of the chicken house til it dries? I feel like it might be easier for me to take mine out one by one, treat and leave outside in their enclosed large yard, and then treat their coop and run.
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    Need clear instructions for permethrin powder in the coop today!

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    Need clear instructions for permethrin powder in the coop today!

    Thanks for the reminder about an old pillow case! I'll be treating my flock this today on my own, and that *might* prove the easiest way to do it. It's a good option at least.
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    Can permethrin be used on chickens?

    Yes, both of them had a longer waiting period than if the two feed stores by me would have had their stuff in stock. I ended up finding both liquid and powder, thank goodness. But the rain really ramped up, continuing through the weekend. It's not raining right now, but it's supposed to start...
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    Can permethrin be used on chickens?

    I just wrote another reply/question in this thread asking about humidity. Have you ever had to spray the premises and wait for it to dry while it was really wet or humid out? We're supposed to get heavy rains in the next few days and my product is supposed to arrive on Sunday, and I'm hoping...
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    Can permethrin be used on chickens?

    Omg, I'm having a very hard time finding product in stock! :( Plus, heavy rains are coming the next few days. Have you ever had to treat in humid, or even wet, conditions? I've found a 0.25% permethrin Garden & Poultry dust (only 2 left at TSC; hopefully, I can get one before they're gone...
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    Can permethrin be used on chickens?

    Treating the birds would be fruitless until i could treat the premises, right? I just discovered lots of lice egg clusters on a hen, and being only Monday and the distance I travel for work, I wouldn't be able to do a coop clean out and spray until the weekend! A dear friend passed away...
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    Can permethrin be used on chickens?

    Do you know if either of these powders work? The Garden & Poultry is listed as 25% permethrin, but the Gordon's doesn't list a %age.
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    Can permethrin be used on chickens?

    Do you know if the liquid tends to do a better job than powder on the actual birds?
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    Depluming mites and treating the RUN

    Thank you. All of that makes sense to me. In my case, it turns out I was wrong in thinking they had bare backs. Another neighbor has that situation, and I think when I saw one of my friend's with a few back feathers missing I assumed they did too. So thankfully that's not something I'm having to...
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