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- Aug 28, 2017
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We have two 4 month old silkie chicks who have been dealing with lice for the past month. We have tried diatomaceous earth and poultry spray weekly, for over aontj, to get rid of the infestation, and it has only abated a little. As these babies are young, we've been hesitant to use anything with an insecticide in it, but feel that that may be our only choice now. Can you give any suggestions...has anyone had this experience with young ones before? Momma hen is a surrogate of a different breed, and doesn't have nearly the infestation the babies have. Am wondering if part of that is due to the soft nature of the silkie's feathers. I have heard of using canine flea shampoo, as well as a poultry dust with insecticide. Any thoughts?