Hi
I'm a newbie to chickens (only had them 4 weeks) and to my horror found a few lice under the wings of my 2 youngest girls (6wks old). Haven't had a chance to examine the older girls (18-22wks) but I guess that they will have them too....... I have checked out a few threads on natural treatments, but would love to hear from anyone that knows one that actually works. I am going to try Neem oil as a spray tomorrow, but I think it is more of a repellent than a treatment. The salt water and Dawn remedy that I have read on here would not be suitable as 2 of the older girls are not much used to being handled yet. I would prefer to avoid Ivermectin etc as we are trying to make our entire property is currently 'pesticide free'.
I bought all the girls from the same breeder who said that all of her stock is treated before sale. Does this mean that my girls weren't treated properly before I bought them, or can they catch it from wild birds?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thankyou
I'm a newbie to chickens (only had them 4 weeks) and to my horror found a few lice under the wings of my 2 youngest girls (6wks old). Haven't had a chance to examine the older girls (18-22wks) but I guess that they will have them too....... I have checked out a few threads on natural treatments, but would love to hear from anyone that knows one that actually works. I am going to try Neem oil as a spray tomorrow, but I think it is more of a repellent than a treatment. The salt water and Dawn remedy that I have read on here would not be suitable as 2 of the older girls are not much used to being handled yet. I would prefer to avoid Ivermectin etc as we are trying to make our entire property is currently 'pesticide free'.
I bought all the girls from the same breeder who said that all of her stock is treated before sale. Does this mean that my girls weren't treated properly before I bought them, or can they catch it from wild birds?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thankyou
