Chicken with bugs

[peafowl_Lover]

Hi all, my hen has bugs on her, they are biting her and laying eggs. I dipped her in dettol and water, it killed the bugs but not the eggs. They keep coming back what should I do?

 

[DobieLover]

Nearly all treatments that kill the lice/mites will need to be repeated in 7 days to kill what hatches from the eggs. I would personally use an insecticide like permethrin for the treatment. It's known to be safe and effective. If the infestation is bad, I would repeat treating the birds every 7 days for at least 3 rounds.

If they have mites, they can stay hidden in nooks and crannies in the coop as well as infesting the birds. That means that you would also need to completely clean out all bedding from the coop and double bag or burn it, spray down all surfaces in the coop paying particular attention to any place wood meets wood and re-bed. This cleaning would need to be repeated with each re-treatment of the birds.
Good luck.

 

[peafowl_Lover]

I dipped her in dettol 4 times 2 weeks apart but I will buy an insecticide

 

[Eggcessive]

Be careful to get something safe for poultry. Permethrin is very good, and there are sprays with spinosad. But in many countries these are not sold. Sulfur powder may work for you. Your vet may have something that will kill the lice eggs. If you use a magnifier, you may see if they are lice with 6 legs, or mites with 8 legs. Lice eggs are in clumps at the base of the feather, while mite eggs are in the skin. Here is some reading about lice and mites with pictures:
https://cpif.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/LIce-and-Mites-copy-3.pdf

https://the-chicken-chick.com/poultry-lice-and-mites-identification/