Mine have plenty of dust bathing areas, but they still get lice, and they got lice even when put DE all over their coop and in all of their dust bathing spots.
-Kathy
-Kathy
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Mine have plenty of dust bathing areas, but they still get lice, and they got lice even when put DE all over their coop and in all of their dust bathing spots.
-Kathy
Mine have plenty of dust bathing areas, but they still get lice, and they got lice even when put DE all over their coop and in all of their dust bathing spots.
-Kathy
Same situation here and I think that anyone who exposes their birds to areas visited by wild birds will eventually have an infestation of some sort of avian parasite that their chicken can't manage themselves but it does look to me like some are more/less prone to lice infestations as only 1 hen has/had them and she was in with the Roo and other hens for in all likelihood a few weeks before I noticed but no one else has them.
On a side note, the bottle of Carbaryl dusting powder I have says to re-apply in 4 weeks if necessary and after checking her last night I could not find a single living louse but their are still many attached egg bundles on her feather shafts. Is carbaryl effective in killing the eggs as well or will I have subsequent recurrences until I've beaten them all down prior to egg laying?
The last time I did that Google thing, Carbaryl (a.k.a.) Sevin was still allowed in the UK but Pyrethrim was verboten. The same thing may be true in Canada.Carbaryl is no longer labeled for use in poultry, livestock, and pets, but not because of residues.
-Kathy
The last time I did that Google thing, Carbaryl (a.k.a.) Sevin was still allowed in the UK but Pyrethrim was verboten. The same thing may be true in Canada.
All it takes for ignorance to triumph over knowledge and science is for some true believer (like those who are addicted to DE) to slap themselves on the forehead and say "There ought to be a law." And like magic a new and often unnecessary law jumps out of the weeds.
Just saying.
Remember, your chickens are your chickens and if you don't sell (many) eggs use what ever anti mite and lice concoction you like. Otherwise you'll need to follow the USDA's orders.