Can’t get rid of lice infestation on chickens

[dawg53]

Hello dawg53. Haven't run into you on a thread in awhile. You're still giving sound advice. I too prefer to spray the coop, but dust my chickens. Doing the follow up treatments is important too.

Thank you.

 

[getaclue]

castportapony, thanks for the dosage advice. I will copy/paste into a file on my computer, as I do with a lot of your dosage information, to save for future reference.

 

[kperki]

If you gave 0.3 ml of paste you gave 30 mg, which might not be enough. You will need to repeat this in 10-14 days at which time you might want to collect a bunch of poop and have a fecal test done.

Should I do like on the ivermectin and do the.5ml method?
Thx

 

[kperki]

Should I do like on the ivermectin and do the.5ml method?
Thx

Also if it wasn’t enoughshoukd I do another treatment again 10 days later just incase?

 

[kperki]

If you gave 0.3 ml of paste you gave 30 mg, which might not be enough. You will need to repeat this in 10-14 days at which time you might want to collect a bunch of poop and have a fecal test done.

My vet here is not really chicken friendly nor nearby. Is there a home testing kit possibly thatyou send off?

 

[casportpony]

Should I do like on the ivermectin and do the.5ml method?
Thx

The amount my vet has me use for large roundworms and cecal worms is 0.23 ml per pound, repeat in 10 days.

Also if it wasn’t enoughshoukd I do another treatment again 10 days later just incase?

You will need to give the Fenbendazole again in 10 days.

 

[kperki]

I prefer dusting birds, then spraying the coop. I put an old towel in a plastic container with a pile of permethrin dust on top of the towel. The container I have is the perfect size to lay down an adult Barred Rock and the towel is to prevent the bird from slipping around in the container when I dust. I lay the bird on its side and use one hand to scoop up the dust and apply it. Then I flip the hen over on the other side and dust. All the while her head is just hanging over the lip on of the container, that way the dust doesnt get in her eyes. As far as the neck goes, I put abit of dust on my fingers and gently rub it in so that the dust gets onto the skin. I dust the head in the same manner with a little less dust.
My BR's are somewhat tame and they dont struggle when I dust them or when I worm them.
It's a different story when I dust my young pullets. I use a shoestring to tie the legs together, not too tight, just enough so I can get the youngun quickly dusted and move on to the next pullet.

The featherless red inflamed skin is caused by your birds scratching and picking out feathers to relieve the irritation that lice cause. Once you eliminate your external parasite problem, apply Nu-Stock to the red inflamed areas. It will heal the effected areas in no time. Feathers may or may not regrow, but will definitely regrow after the next molt.
Inspect your 7 week old chicks for lice/mites first. If they dont have any, no need to treat them. Then just inspect them periodically.

Thank you Dawg,
Thissounds much easier. I will look for a container like the sounds of yours. I have Nu Stock on hand so I will applythat when this is under control. Also can you recommend a powderto use as I think it will be easier. Thanks

 

[kperki]

The amount my vet has me use for large roundworms and cecal worms is 0.23 ml per pound, repeat in 10 days.


You will need to give the Fenbendazole again in 10 days.

Ok thanks!

 

[dawg53]

Thank you Dawg,
Thissounds much easier. I will look for a container like the sounds of yours. I have Nu Stock on hand so I will applythat when this is under control. Also can you recommend a powderto use as I think it will be easier. Thanks

Here's a pic of the plastic container I use. It also comes in handy soaking a hen when she's eggbound.

 

[getaclue]

This is permethrin dust:

I also use Sevin dust. I tend to rotate every other year, so I don't get resistant bugs. Whichever I use to dust them with, is what I use to do the follow up, as long as it's working.