Lice or Mites - Tried DE and they're still there... What to do?

[tallyho]

Didn't I just read about someone having success with lice (mites?) using coconut oil. Might be the same theory behind the neem oil. I think someone said it 'loosens' the glue on the eggs attatched to the feathers and smothers the lice. If I remember right, they warmed it up spritzed on. Wish I could find where I read it.

 

[welasharon]

I too read about the coconut oil and tried it. Not to kill them but to remove the nits after dusting with seven. I THINK it is helping to remove the nits...It would probably work better if I had used it more than once but then I got sick and just haven't really worked on it. Should be able to Sunday. I just dusted with seven and the bugs died immediately.
sharon

 

[Miss Lydia]

I googled to see if I could find that thread but didn't find it. sorry But we had a discussion about the ivermection last week and it's safety when someone mentioned that it is given to people to treat for River Blindness. The poster said she didn't understand why there would be an egg withdrawl if it's given to people to treat this disease. So I am thinking maybe there isn't one after all. If it's safe for people to use then the eggs should be okay too.

 

[nwfl]

Wow, I haven't had any trouble with mites or lice. Some friends here use eprinex. Neem smells to high heaven. I rotate out my birds with new younger stock and move my coops every tree to four years, gardening in old coop location. We have fire ants in great abudance here and the birds stand and scratch in the hills till they can't stand it. They pick off the ants and then. They destroy the hills and dust bathe. I do treat my roosts once a month and nest boxes with sevin powder when I clean them and before I put new hay in.

 

[DAFox]

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The reason that there is a withdrawl period isn't because Ivermectin can "poison" a person. It is because it is used to treat worms in humans. Giving a non-lethal dose, like what you would get from eating eggs or the chicken, may help worms become resistant to Ivermectin. Then if you needed treatment for worms -- Ivermectin would be useless. Same with using most antibiotics in chickens. You may create resistant bacteria by eating small doses of antibiotics in your chicken or eggs.
Dale-Ann

 

[dawg53]

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The reason that there is a withdrawl period isn't because Ivermectin can "poison" a person. It is because it is used to treat worms in humans. Giving a non-lethal dose, like what you would get from eating eggs or the chicken, may help worms become resistant to Ivermectin. Then if you needed treatment for worms -- Ivermectin would be useless. Same with using most antibiotics in chickens. You may create resistant bacteria by eating small doses of antibiotics in your chicken or eggs.
Dale-Ann

Ditto. This is why I prefer to use sevin dust rather than ivermectin or eprinex when treating for lice/mites. The wormers are just that...wormers, why build worm immunity when you're only treating for lice/mites? Dont get me wrong, I'd use the ivermectin or eprinex in a pinch if I didnt have sevin dust on hand. Additionally their house, roost and nests must be treated as well...that's where the sevin dust comes in, might as well use it on the chickens. Sevin dust is a heck alot cheaper than ivermectin or eprinex.

 

[knjinnm]

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Well for sure DE isn't going to be the cure for an infestation of mites or worms. DE like wood ash is a prophylactic, a preventive measure. Keep it in the area your birds dust.
Joe

 

[mskluck]

if you are going to the TSC get some pour on ivermectin, that works well

What does that do?