Canadians check in here....

[pondrosapoultry]

Thanks again I see what you mean now.

 

[Kattia]

Also Canadian here! Aldergrove, bc. Ducks turkeys geese and emu!

 

[hennible]

Hello
Emu wow!

 

[Saantaru]

Hello, I'm new to this site. My family recently bought a place in the country ( just outside Dunnville Ontario) and we will be getting some red sex link pullets in a month or so (just have to get the coop ready first) .
Glad to see so many Canadians on here and excited to have a place to find advice on having chickens in Southern Ontario.

 

[hennible]

I love my red sex links they are four years old and still laying ( though not daily )
Welcome to BYC

 

[The Hawk]

Hello, I'm new to this site. My family recently bought a place in the country ( just outside Dunnville Ontario) and we will be getting some red sex link pullets in a month or so (just have to get the coop ready first) .
Glad to see so many Canadians on here and excited to have a place to find advice on having chickens in Southern Ontario.

Hello and welcome to BYC
There is a lot of very good info on this site and lots of very helpful people.

 

[Toast n Jelly]

Hey Canadians; I need your help!! I have one chicken with lice - apparently with all sorts of Government restrictions I can no longer buy Dry Kill or Sevin - or well anything. It seems if you are not a certified farmer you are unable to buy these things.
Any alternative ideas???

Would a dog flea powder work??

I have found DE dust that I will just leave in their coop now. Is there anything else I could be doing?? I want to deal with this before the nice weather comes and the lice start laying eggs!!

Hi and

I order Ivermectin from Jeffers every few years when needed. It does have a long expiry date which makes it worthwhile. Let me know if you need help with dosage by pm.
http://www.jefferspet.com/products/ivomec-injection

 

[ShortHenTallPen]

Hey Canadians; I need your help!! I have one chicken with lice - apparently with all sorts of Government restrictions I can no longer buy Dry Kill or Sevin - or well anything.  It seems if you are not a certified farmer you are unable to buy these things. 
Any alternative ideas???

Would a dog flea powder work??

I have found DE dust that I will just leave in their coop now.  Is there anything else I could be doing?? I want to deal with this before the nice weather comes and the lice start laying eggs!!

Hey, haven't tried any of these on my own chicks yet, but there's a bunch of great ideas on Pinterest! The wood ash that CountryMousette suggested is one I've heard good things about, and there's a recipe here that calls for incorporating garlic powder into your feed, and it works as a a natural repellant. Some folks also suggest panting and using clippings of other fly- and louse-repellant plants like Artemesia Silver Mound, rosemary, basil, and lavender around the coop and in nest boxes. Hope some of that helps, not sure of anything more immediate or hands-on, unfortunately!

 

[Toast n Jelly]

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I meant to add that I sprinkle DE in the nests and litter as well as the Ivomec in their water.

 

[HanwellChickens]

Hi everyone from Grand Falls, New Brunswick. Just started getting chicks and im super excited

Hello, from Fredericton area of New Brunswick. Welcome!