chicken lice

[jgunter12]

While no, it won’t get rid of an infestation it does help prevent an infestation. I also have 4 red sex links, they dust bathe frequently and have had no issues with parasites

 

[Wyorp Rock]

My hen had been losing feathers so I checked her out and could see tiny white bugs crawling on her. I treated her, my other hen and my rooster on Wednesday with sevin on them and in their run/coop. However, I am still noticing today they are all still scratching. Should I try elector PSP? Or wait the week and retreat with sevin?

Yes, I put it on their feathers and then would rub it in down to their skin, I made sure I put some under their wings, around their vents, and turned them on their backs and put some on their chests/stomachs. I think part of the issue is, their silkies and don’t take dust baths in their dust bath area. They will bathe in the sand and will also go bathe in our bark in our flower beds… I even, these last couple of days have set up a corral type area in the dirt hoping they would take a dust bath but no such luck.. they just stand in there

You can use a Permethrin based poultry dust or Elector PSP, both should treat lice.

If you use Permethrin, re-dust in 7 day intervals. Do you see a lot of nits at the base of the feathers? With Silkies, often lice and mice seems to infest the head as well, so you may need to work some of your treatment onto the head too.