Ok just noticed some creepy crawlers on 1 of my boys as I was checking for healing of a wound. Lice! They are not the kind that stick to the vent/feathers. So. I grabbed some de (adding pic) in hopes of making a dust bath and to dust them also. I also purchased some permethrin for a spray....I’m not messin around with creepy crawlies. So temps in the evening is going to get down to 30. I’m gone 12 hours a day for work 6mdays a week. Their coop light shuts off just before I get home at dusk. Would it be ok to set the light to stay on and spray everyone before they go to bed so they are wetish tonight....or do I wait until Sunday. Creepy crawlies suck! I plan on cleaning out all the straw and dusting floor with de then putting in new straw. There is a litter under roosts that is scooped every day so I figure the day I spray them replace straw and spray lightly the litter (sand and pdz mix) they don’t spend time in the litter except this chicks. That’s my next question the are 6 week old brahmas to spray or not to spray. I’ve never dealt with lice before so any ideas advice etc is welcome soquestion 1. Spray tonight when I get home or let the lice fester till Sunday. Keep in mind I almost forgot I have a red who is moping around tail down. Given electrolytes in waters and also have dewormed...now lice so I assume the lice is her issue and do I wanna wait any longer? Question 2 spray or dust? And for either what is the suggested process? Question 3 dust bath inside coop or outside in weather. They don’t have a covered run. A huge fenced off area half the yard belongs to them. Thank you in advance for any info
as I’m sitting here scratching the crap outta my head! Psycho semantics
