Lice and Mites

[Pure Poultry]

Our chickens have either lice or mites and I was wondering if this is an issue. If it is, is there anything I can do to get rid of them.

 

[Pyxis]

Yes, mites and lice are bad. Mites suck blood and a high enough parasite load of mites can cause death. Lice destroy feathers, and are very itchy.

What you need to do is go to Tractor Supply or another farm/feed/garden store and pick up some Sevin 5% Dust. It's in a red container. Dust the birds with it, either by putting some in old nylons and using the nylons as a powder puff all over their body, or by filling a small bag with Sevin, putting the bird in leaving just its head out, and gently shaking the bag so the dust goes all around the bird. I like the nylon method.

Then, clean out the coop. Clean it very well. Use a gentle soap and water. Dust everything with the Sevin (the walls, floor, roosts, literally everything), put bedding in and mix the bedding with Sevin. Wait seven, and do it all over to kill any that might have hatched in the meantime, since Sevin does not kill eggs, just adults.

 

[Pure Poultry]

Yes, mites and lice are bad. Mites suck blood and a high enough parasite load of mites can cause death. Lice destroy feathers, and are very itchy.

What you need to do is go to Tractor Supply or another farm/feed/garden store and pick up some Sevin 5% Dust. It's in a red container. Dust the birds with it, either by putting some in old nylons and using the nylons as a powder puff all over their body, or by filling a small bag with Sevin, putting the bird in leaving just its head out, and gently shaking the bag so the dust goes all around the bird. I like the nylon method.

Then, clean out the coop. Clean it very well. Use a gentle soap and water. Dust everything with the Sevin (the walls, floor, roosts, literally everything), put bedding in and mix the bedding with Sevin. Wait seven, and do it all over to kill any that might have hatched in the meantime, since Sevin does not kill eggs, just adults.

Thanks you so much for this. We have figured that it is probably live. We will probably do something in the next week or so.