From egg to chick!

[2ndTink]

My mid September chicks just barely started laying. In fact there has been exactly ONE egg so far and that was yesterday.
They are all Blue Copper Marans.

They all get there.....eventually.

Blue Copper Marans are gorgeous! Congrats on your first egg!

 

[2ndTink]

For an active infestation my advice is to definitely go with permetherin (spelling is ??).

I agree, I've never had lice in my flock, but I had mites once and went with Elector PSP because I just wanted them dead, ASAP

I have used DE though, we got two kittens who were crawling with fleas, like broad daylight walking across their faces, disgusting! They were too small for flea treatments so as a "what can it hurt" desperation act I put a pinch of DE with neem oil down the center of their backs. I had gone to the vet and gotten flea treatment for all our 4 legged critters and was waiting for the kittens to get big enough, expecting a flea explosion across everyone. Our older dog and cat are always outside but have never had fleas. I was super pleased that every single flea fled, or died, and I've never had to use the flea treatment from the vet on any of our animals, I still have it, it's probably about to expire so that's my one DE/neem success story, but I can't speak for mites or lice.

 

[fluffycrow]

If the diatomaceous earth doesn't work you

I would start with permethrin, DE isn’t very reliable

will need some permethrin or elector. You don't want that spreading to your girls! Kill them and kill them fast!

This. Don't let Hook near your other birds, and do regular lice checks. The hot spots are the face, under the wings, the neck and the bum. That has been my experience

 

[fluffycrow]

My mid September chicks just barely started laying. In fact there has been exactly ONE egg so far and that was yesterday.
They are all Blue Copper Marans.

They all get there.....eventually.

My August babies have started laying as well. Still rather sluggish. Marans eggs are really pretty

 

[GreenJay]

I would start with permethrin, DE isn’t very reliable

For an active infestation my advice is to definitely go with permetherin (spelling is ??).

Permethrin - Keep it away from your cats, it's toxic to felines (and fish too).

 

[ElfenLied89]

If the diatomaceous earth doesn't work you will need some permethrin or elector. You don't want that spreading to your girls! Kill them and kill them fast!

I get paid Thursday. Already planning a trip to the store. Can I get either one of those at the store too? (I have a TSC right down the road about 15 minutes away)

 

[ElfenLied89]

Oh no! I have never had chickens with lice so I don't know how to help, but I hope they go away.

Me either. Didn't know chickens could get lice (which, according to google, are different than head lice). I don't know how to get rid of them in the yard which is where they are at? Otherwise how would he get them?

 

[ElfenLied89]

Permethrin - Keep it away from your cats, it's toxic to felines (and fish too).

Well they will have to stay away from the yard. They have plenty of space though. Hopefully they won't come near it if they get a whiff? I will have to figure out how to keep them away for a bit.

 

[2ndTink]

I get paid Thursday. Already planning a trip to the store. Can I get either one of those at the store too? (I have a TSC right down the road about 15 minutes away)

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/y-tex-gardstar-garden-poultry-dust

Read up on it, typically with these powders you need to dust twice, once now, and once I think its 10 to 14 days to kill the next generation after they hatch, and before they can lay more eggs.

 

[2ndTink]

Well they will have to stay away from the yard. They have plenty of space though. Hopefully they won't come near it if they get a whiff? I will have to figure out how to keep them away for a bit.

We can just send some extra cold weather your way, that will help kill any in the yard