MKchicken85
In the Brooder
Rookie chicken keeper here so please bare with me.
I’m positive my girls have a bad case of lice. I’ve done my research and much to their chagrin (they don’t like being handled; I didn’t raise them from chicks) I am going to need to treat them multiple times with DE, garden poultry dust, or Sevin dust. I also read to use Permethrin to spray down the coop after I clean it.
I’ve read about actual soap and water baths and I’m going to do that as well and then towel and low setting blow dry them.
My big question since it is winter (and it is frequently below freezing) would it be a good idea to put petroleum on the more bare looking spots after the dust treatment? Is it overkill for me to do a soap/water bath AND dust bath?
It’s particularly bad on my EE. I included the one picture my squeamish brother took while I looked her over. It’s a tad blurry and it is a picture of the back of her neck. She does have nit nests on her butt below her vent which I don’t have a picture of.
I’m positive my girls have a bad case of lice. I’ve done my research and much to their chagrin (they don’t like being handled; I didn’t raise them from chicks) I am going to need to treat them multiple times with DE, garden poultry dust, or Sevin dust. I also read to use Permethrin to spray down the coop after I clean it.
I’ve read about actual soap and water baths and I’m going to do that as well and then towel and low setting blow dry them.
My big question since it is winter (and it is frequently below freezing) would it be a good idea to put petroleum on the more bare looking spots after the dust treatment? Is it overkill for me to do a soap/water bath AND dust bath?
It’s particularly bad on my EE. I included the one picture my squeamish brother took while I looked her over. It’s a tad blurry and it is a picture of the back of her neck. She does have nit nests on her butt below her vent which I don’t have a picture of.