Dusted for Lice now it's even worse! HELP!!!

Her feathers look worse? It will take a good amount of time for the feathers to look better - untill they moult actually.

 

One of the easiest and most pain free ways to get rid of lice on chickens is to bathe the chicken in cat flea and lice shampoo. A couple days after that put one drop of cat one spot underneath the hackle feathers on the neck. This will protect them against lice for at least the next two months. Hopefully this helps you. If you want more information you can pm me.

 

Never used permethrin, b. If you have what you consider an infestation, here`s what to do. Get some Adams Flea and Tick Dip and mix as directed in warm water in a 5 galon bucket. Dip all your birds up to the top of their necks. Mix another batch and spray everything the birds come in contact with. No need to repeat in 10 days as with other methods. You can smell it for a month, so you know it`s working. I don`t have any confidence in anything except Sevin Dust (for light treatments) and Adams for infestations. Go gett`em and good luck.........Pop

 

Quote:Thanks for the info - I thought our outbreak was done, but found some more lice on another bird after treating a month ago and changing out all the bedding, etc. UGH!

My question, my birds seem to have it in their muffs and chin area, when I dip them, do I want to swish them a little and try to get that water mix all under the feathers and on their skin?

 

Is it possible that the older hens are just molting?

 

2 things IMHO:

I would say they are molting...tis the season.
You will need to treat for the lice every 2 weeks...Ivermectin works really well, I use the injectable as a spot on treatment and those suckers are dead within 2 days. But you must dust the roosts and runs as well as the birds. The birds will have eggs on their feathers until they molt out and that is why the continual treatment is necessary.

I have 2 hens and 2 roos that are molting right now, looks bad. I was worried as well since I had a lice infestation as well. They are all treated and doing great, but look terrible due to the molting. Give them extra protein, if you can, while they are molting as it's supposed to help them while they are growing new feathers.