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I didn't know that about neem oil, yet another use to add to the list. Thanks for sharing!

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Quote: No offense, but Honestly, it may just be what you determine as 'creepy-crawly'. Some people consider having chemical pesticides all over their coop, chickens, eggs, hands and shoes JUST as creepy crawly. I never understood how pouring pesticides around one's house and property to...

Yes you must also clean and treat coop and areas. In my old post that I shared I used DE, since then I have also added Oragne Guard which works great, I also spray it around my own house for pests. I also sprayed some organic oils around the coop and area that I knew bugs didn't like as a...

Quote: Hello plecostrum, I think that any dish soap should work. The fleas and lice cannot swim in soapy water they sink to the bottom. You can test this by getting a clear glass, fill it with water and dish soap and then put a flea in it, the more they struggle the more they sink. Here is a...

Woo Hoo! Thank you chickenannie this works! The fleas were dead! Even the ones I pulled out of the feathers were lifeless. I changed the reciepe half way through to save time and I was dealing with my wilder chickens towards the end. I just combined the salt water and soapy water. I did also...

Does anyone know if I can use Palmolive instead of Dawn? (and have it work) I also have sea salt and alot of epsom salt, will these work and are they safe for chickens?

Oh I am glad you saved this post! I just found lice on one of my hens, which I think explains my roosters droopy comb and some other hens not so interested in thier food. But I am not so much looking forward to the process as I have a lot of chickens to treat now. Should I change the coop...