How quickly can chicken lice spread

[Cwat2006]

Hey guys today we brought home a lovely isa brown rooster but unfortunately I quickly realised he has lice he was only with the girls for about 30 mins until I blocked him of and moved him into a seperate caged in area as well as dusting him of with pestene powder I’ll be keeping him in there until I know he’s definitely free of lice but was just curious should I dust my girls of as well and what are the best and quickest ways on getting rid of lice

 

[Kiki]

It takes one second for a louse to jump to a new bird.
Maybe less than one second.

 

[Kiki]

Make sure you treat weekly for a few weeks:

 

[Aunt Angus]

Hey guys today we brought home a lovely isa brown rooster but unfortunately I quickly realised he has lice he was only with the girls for about 30 mins until I blocked him of and moved him into a seperate caged in area as well as dusting him of with pestene powder I’ll be keeping him in there until I know he’s definitely free of lice but was just curious should I dust my girls of as well and what are the best and quickest ways on getting rid of lice

Oh, I hate lice! Quarantining is so important for this exact reason. I brought hone 2 rescue hens. I figured put they had lice on day 3 of their quarantine. I would hate to imagine how badly it would get after 3 days and having to treat my entire flock. Especially my super fluffy feathery Cochin...

I used permethrin spray, mixed the concentrate according to the directions, and sprayed it directly on the chickens. I did it again also according to the directions, and then once more because lice are icky. Then I cleaned the heck out of their quarantine area and sprayed everything in there with the permethrin, too. Did the trick. They were lice free within 2 weeks. Super easy. Just time consuming.

 

[Kiki]

What is pestene powder?

Permethrin...I'd treat everyone tomorrow.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Idk if it would spread THAT quickly, but you should probably still to treat the area.

 

[Aunt Angus]

What is pestene powder?

Permethrin...I'd treat everyone tomorrow.

Yeah. Can't hurt, and one bottle of the stuff goes a long way.

 

[Kiki]

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• Kiki
• Jul 3, 2019

 

[Aunt Angus]

It takes one second for a louse to jump to a new bird.
Maybe less than one second.

That fast, huh? Whew! I'm DOUBLY glad I quarantined my rescued hens!

 

[Cwat2006]

Make sure you treat weekly for a few weeks:
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Thank you everyone for your reply’s I will be treating my girls to be safe and will be having my rooster in quarantine until I’m sure he’s definitely free from lice I’ll be picking up some more things from the pet store for them