but now that i think about it...that's not necessarily true here in mexico...because my in-laws have told me that when they had chickens many years ago, they had infestations in which they themselves got affected by the lice- itchy bites, etc. might have been another, tropical species.
I did not blow dry them, we have a lot and it would have been too much time. We did it early in the morning so they have the full sun all day to dry. No one suffered :-) I am definitely sure I found a lice on me before I washed them so thats why I freaked out & washed them...but then we...
I ended up (for the laziness factor) mixing a solution of salt + Dr. Bronner's Eucalyptus soap (truly biodegradable) and it worked great! The birds ended up shiny & clean, and actually we didn't even find any lice floating up off of them. We inspected them and they didn't have any on their...
I am very excited to try this method. I travel between Mexico (my home) and the States a lot and while I was up here in NY I purchased Dr. Bronner's eucalyptus Castile soap precisely to try what you have explained, but with Dawn. I used to live in California where I heard that eucalyptus is a...