Permethrin help!

[Bushastead]

So my girls have a good amount of lice on them, and after trying all the home remedies i saw online, I finally purchased permethrin.
I followed the directions, but now im so worried that the chemicals are going to hurt them. I bathed them in 5 gallons of water with 3.5 oz of permethrin. The directions called for 8 oz in 12.5 gal water. I want to make sure that I am not suppose to wash it off of them nkw that i have dipped them in it. They are pecking at themselves, so i know it is getting in their mouths. Just want some reassurance because now that I have dipped them Im affraid for them lol. I attached a photo of what I bought.

 

[MysteryChicken]

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[EmilyPosten]

So my girls have a good amount of lice on them, and after trying all the home remedies i saw online, I finally purchased permethrin.
I followed the directions, but now im so worried that the chemicals are going to hurt them. I bathed them in 5 gallons of water with 3.5 oz of permethrin. The directions called for 8 oz in 12.5 gal water. I want to make sure that I am not suppose to wash it off of them nkw that i have dipped them in it. They are pecking at themselves, so i know it is getting in their mouths. Just want some reassurance because now that I have dipped them Im affraid for them lol. I attached a photo of what I bought.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...-fleas-dealing-with-external-parasites.74599/

 

[EmilyPosten]

So my girls have a good amount of lice on them, and after trying all the home remedies i saw online, I finally purchased permethrin.
I followed the directions, but now im so worried that the chemicals are going to hurt them. I bathed them in 5 gallons of water with 3.5 oz of permethrin. The directions called for 8 oz in 12.5 gal water. I want to make sure that I am not suppose to wash it off of them nkw that i have dipped them in it. They are pecking at themselves, so i know it is getting in their mouths. Just want some reassurance because now that I have dipped them Im affraid for them lol. I attached a photo of what I bought.

For very severe cases where the bird is just moving and crawling with mites or lice, you might consider a "Permethrin Dip". You will definitely want to use a diluted mix of .5% in this case. (with 10% Permethrin, mix in 200ml Permethrin per gallon of water.) Never soak the bird in Permethrin, you would simply fill a large basin or tub with a .5% mix and quickly dip the bird up to the neck in the solution, avoiding the head, eyes and ears. Quickly remove the bird and towel off the excess. I recommend this only be done in the summer time when temps are high so the bird does not chill.