lice eggs

  1. Helicopter Mom

    Treatment of Lice

    Have a chicken that is loaded with lice eggs in the throat area. Ordered 9mL of Elector PSP to mix in 1 gal of water to treat all our chickens and coop, but curious what the best way is to administer the mixture. Is just spraying the feathers with the insecticide enough or does it need to get...
  2. M

    What is this? White specs. Lice? Mites? Molting?

    Our silkie rooster has been looking pretty sad lately, feather loss and broken feathers. He has lost feathers right above his tail feathers as well as some near his wings. I assumed that he was just molting until it dawned on me today that maybe it could be lice. What do you guys think? I didn’t...
  3. Z

    treating lice on my hens

    Today I have discovered lice in 2 of my poor hens eating them alive and laying their eggs on their feathers what is the best natural way to put on them like something made from nature? I stopped spreading powder such as Diatomaceous Earth on them kept getting in my eyes and they struggle from my...
  4. M

    Dirty feathers and lice treatment

    Hello, I treated my chickens for lice about 4 weeks ago. I used the strong 1 time treatment stuff. Nothing is crawling on them, some of the eggs are still attached to the feathers, but i check thoroughly and no mites are crawling around on any of my hens. Do those feathers that are covered in...
  5. MCchickies

    My chickens have lice!!!

    Yesterday at my weekly cleaning I did my check over my chickens and notice my chickens have lice. I gave them a bath yesterday to help sooth in the meantime before I can get anything for treatment. I’m going to pickup a dust bath from my local feed store, and just ordered permethrin (liquid)...
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    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  6. MetroMutt

    Stubborn chicken lice eggs? (Advice on removing?)

    For the past half a year my sweet crossbeak girl was struggling with chicken lice, we tried many things to treat her and nothing worked until some prescribed imvermectin spray a month or 2 ago! We've had no more signs of live lice on her but there are some very stubborn lice egg clumps in her...
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    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  7. aimz127

    Lethargic then sudden death - Lice? Virus? Help

    I had a pullet (4+ month) orpington pass today and I don't know why. This is my first round of chickens and she was one of my favorites. She was lethargic yesterday but seemed to be eating/drinking. Today she was also lethargic and breathing heavy. I tried to give her nutridrench, but she...
  8. S

    Lice eggs?

    Found these eggs cemented on the base of my chickens feathers. My mom says they are fly eggs but I looked at pictures of lice eggs and I think they resemble them. Does anyone know what these are, and how I deal with them? I cut out the big chunks of them and dusted her with Diatomaceous Earth. I...
  9. Neuroscigirl

    Lice eggs concern

    I have treated with Elector PSP for lice (please leave off your comments about elector psp not being labeled for use on lice, thanks) and I see zero live lice but there are still eggs at the base of the feathers. When will those fall off? Do I need to treat again? Feeling very paranoid about...
  10. Chicks 'n ducks

    Getting rid of lice and their nits before show

    Hello! I have a show coming up in 2 weeks (first one in over a year) That I am really excited for! Except, my birds have lice :barnie I have silkies. I see some adult lice in the feathers on the body of my birds, and they have a lot of nits in their beards that I can't get off. I don't see any...
  11. E

    Chicken Lice Eggs???

    Hello all! I have an angel of a silkie named Ruth and she has had issues with lice this past Summer. I check her regularly to see if they are crawling around on her because I can see them pretty well even if they're tiny. I haven’t seen any on her for weeks, but there are definitely still eggs...
  12. Blizzkona

    Help with Nutri-Drench and lice

    I was wondering how many mL of nutri-drench to give my 3 month old silkie chick. Her wry neck has been getting worse, though she only seems uncomfortable when getting ready to sleep. She is a little over a pound. Also, does anyone have some tips on how to get rid of lice snd their egg sacs...
  13. Rose Quartz

    Lice eggs

    I was given my sisters birds after her neighbor complained about them... Of her birds there are 2, 3 year old (langshan)hens, and 2, 2 year old (brahma) hens, as well as some less than one year old bantams and marans hens. The langshan hens are just finishing a very hard molt and seem to be...
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