How to treat mites/lites?

[Chicken poppy]

Hello. My chicken has either mites or lice. Her comb is smaller and pale (1 & a 1/2 years old) and her feathers are ragged. Shes all lethargic and depressed and hasn’t laid an egg in a few months.

She has either lice or mites, i think its lice. How should i begin treating this? I have lime and diatomaceous earth. What should i go pick up and how should i begin?

 

[Chickengirl2671]

Permethrine worked for me, 1 tsp to 1 quart, spray her once a week.

 

[Chicken poppy]

Permethrine worked for me, 1 tsp to 1 quart, spray her once a week.

Thanks so much ! And thanks for the fast reply.

Do you know where i can get this? I really want to purchase something ASAP. So preferably if its at a store like TSC, that would be better.

 

[coach723]

There are many brands, I'll picture one below that I have gotten at TSC in the past. Each product brand should have mixing instructions on the bottle if it's a concentrate. There are some that come ready to use.

You may need to treat more than once, and if you remove the nits that are usually gathered in bunches at the base of feathers, it will help get rid of them.
https://the-chicken-chick.com/poultry-lice-and-mites-identification/

 

[Chickengirl2671]

Thanks so much ! And thanks for the fast reply.

Do you know where i can get this? I really want to purchase something ASAP. So preferably if its at a store like TSC, that would be better.

Its at TSC, the post above shows the one I get.

 

[Chicken poppy]

There are many brands, I'll picture one below that I have gotten at TSC in the past. Each product brand should have mixing instructions on the bottle if it's a concentrate. There are some that come ready to use.
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You may need to treat more than once, and if you remove the nits that are usually gathered in bunches at the base of feathers, it will help get rid of them.
https://the-chicken-chick.com/poultry-lice-and-mites-identification/

What should i do with them? Burn them?

Thanks!

 

[Kiki]

Thanks so much ! And thanks for the fast reply.

Do you know where i can get this? I really want to purchase something ASAP. So preferably if its at a store like TSC, that would be better.

Get this:
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p...-equine-fly-spray-plus-citronella-scent-32-oz


No mixing. Just spray.