Parasites!! Help me!

[21henmom]

The stuff at the base of the feathers is lice eggs.
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They are white but looks pretty much the same.

 

[Eggcessive]

Yes, those are lice eggs. If you part feathers, you will usually see them scurrying off. Permethrin 10 concentrate mixed with water 37 ml per gallon of water is good and safe to use once, and again in 10 days to get the newly hatched lice before they lay eggs. Treat the coop, nests, and roosts as well after removing the bedding. You may also use Ivermectin Pour-on 0.1 ml per pound put on the back of the neck along the spine, and repeat in 14 days. Ivermectin is not an approved drug for chickens.

 

[21henmom]

Looks like lice. Permethrin spray is usually the recommended treatment.

I accidentally posted Ho trying to comment on your post!

 

[Aunt Angus]

Ewwwwww.... That's a bummer. I'm sorry.

But more that you know what it is, you can treat it! Permethrin, as @sylviethecochin and @Kris5902 said. I bought some recently @ TSC. You'll have to treat all your birds and clean out the coop and spray it, too. All the info is on the bottle.

 

[21henmom]

Yes, those are lice eggs. If you part feathers, you will usually see them scurrying off. Permethrin 10 concentrate mixed with water 37 ml per gallon of water is good and safe to use once, and again in 10 days to get the newly hatched lice before they lay eggs. Treat the coop, nests, and roosts as well after removing the bedding. You may also use Ivermectin Pour-on 0.1 ml per pound put on the back of the neck along the spine, and repeat in 14 days. Ivermectin is not an approved drug for chickens.

Do I need to toss the eggs during either treatment?

 

[21henmom]

Ewwwwww.... That's a bummer. I'm sorry.

But more that you know what it is, you can treat it! Permethrin, as @sylviethecochin and @Kris5902 said. I bought some recently @ TSC. You'll have to treat all your birds and clean out the coop and spray it, too. All the info is on the bottle.

Heading there tomorrow!!

 

[21henmom]

Ewwwwww.... That's a bummer. I'm sorry.

But more that you know what it is, you can treat it! Permethrin, as @sylviethecochin and @Kris5902 said. I bought some recently @ TSC. You'll have to treat all your birds and clean out the coop and spray it, too. All the info is on the bottle.

Do you spray the birds directly?

 

[sylviethecochin]

I accidentally posted Ho trying to comment on your post!

Not the first or the last time it's happened.

 

[Eggcessive]

Yes you spray it directly on the area where the lice are. You can also use permethrin garden dust on the birds instead, but if it is warm enough, the spray goes farther and will treat the coop. There is no egg withdrawal with permethrin.

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is the smallest bottle which will make many gallons. It can be used in a spray bottle on chickens and in a garden sprayer in the coop.
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/gordons-permethrin-10-livestock-and-premise-spray-8-oz