Chickens ticks

[Marie7]

Agreed, stick tight fleas.

The permethrin spray mentioned also has some residual effect...

And would be my choice for treatment. It has been very effective in my area... in addition to affordable, easy to use, and NO withdrawal time for eggs. I use a cotton swab to treat heads when needed.

Good luck!

Please note... permethrin is NOT safe for use in cats. But it is labeled for use in chickens.

Thats what im planing to use today, will keep everybody posted.

 

[Cupcake1243]

Was all good?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Would diatomaceous earth (DE) work on these things? Also, I have a friend who insists that only food-grade DE should be used on any critter, but before I knew that , I ordered a good-sized box of the kind used in sweimming pool filters. We have dusted our hens with it maybe 2 -3 times when we noticed them scratching, and also dusted the hen house and nesting boxes, and it seemed to clear up any problem there may have been with mites or whatever. This stuff seems to work just fine. Just wear a dust mask and goggles when using and protect the hens' eyes too.

We don't have much trouble with insects in the hen house because we don't use use straw, hay or sawdust for bedding. Instead we use shredded paper DH gets from the bank where he works. It wicks moisture so it stays dry even in our humid climate, and bugs don't seem to breed in it, so we have no fly infestations. Poop dries out and falls out of it so cleaning is easy. Best of all it's free and easy to transport even in his little car!

I don't use DE any more. Anybody interested can ask me why.