help with treating poultry louse

[Juno]

Hi all, I have a little problem with poultry louse at the moment and would appreciate a little advice. I notice a few lice and eggs around the vents of one of my (4) Brahmas and Gingenut Range, which I treated with DE. It cleared up fine on the Brahma - she had pulled some feathers out and these have grown back and no sign of lice for over 3 weeks. The other brahma had maybe a dozen lice I could see, so a bit of DE sorted these. The ones on the GR are getting no better, however - the DE is killing lice on her skin, but does not appear to treat the eggs, which are in large clusters around her vent feathers; she has not pulled any out. I though I might cut off the affecte feathers, but they are too close to the skin for me to risk attempting this. She seems happy enough in herself and is feeding and laying every day, but I would like to get rid of them for her benefit and to prevent re-ihfestation of my other birds. I also use DE liberally in the house ( a plastic Omlet Cube), bedding and run, so can't quite get why I can't get rid of them on this one hen. Help!

 

[Peepsicle]

try ditomaceous earth food grade. It kills and prevents mites

. try mixing it in with their bedding and the dirt in their run. ( if they have one ) You can even sprinkle some one the chickens themselves

. Don't breath to much of it in, b/c it can be irratating to your lungs.

 

[Juno]

Hi, thanks for that Peepsicle, I am alread using that - that's what I meant be DE - saves typing diatomacious all the time! lol Works in the coop and other chucks, just not helping much on this one. Maybe it's because she's old? 41/2 old for a hybrid I think.