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  1. shannybell

    How to treat poultry lice in a flock of 200 chickens plus turkeys?

    Thanks! I hope they are happy! My sweet hubby built me that pulley system you see there because the roost is quite heavy. I wanted a big roost to accommodate as many as could be comfortable there at night because they have a large yard to play in during the day. That's also why I chose the...
  2. shannybell

    How to treat poultry lice in a flock of 200 chickens plus turkeys?

    I think you have me confused with someone else in this thread concerning the chemical free egg selling. I don't advertise like that and I'm certainly not above using a chemical to get rid of these irritating pests that are bothering me and my chickens lol. I advertise my eggs as "laid by...
  3. shannybell

    How to treat poultry lice in a flock of 200 chickens plus turkeys?

    I don't think it's rodents, although anything's possible. These feathers came directly off of the birds lol. Like I said earlier, I know there is the presence of some type of lice, the light brown bug that will get on me sometimes. But it's not what you would call an infestation like what...
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    How to treat poultry lice in a flock of 200 chickens plus turkeys?

    I had another picture that I can't get to upload for some reason...oh well. But you can see in this picture, the darker feather, the almost straight line of feathers gone. Then below that, if you look close, you can see where there are two more lines where something has gone across but wasn't...
  5. shannybell

    How to treat poultry lice in a flock of 200 chickens plus turkeys?

    I have also seen a few lice on my chickens (or on me after I've been in the coop). It drives me nuts thinking that those little bugs are all over my birds. I like to think that I practice good poop and coop management :D. I have a sand floor in my new coop and I clean it out like a cat...
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