Poultry Lice.... sevin dust or permethrin bath?

[SIMZ]

Yeah, pretty much. It makes me feel neglectful, yet I also feel like my chickens are pretty spoiled. They're lucky cause they're not laying right now either since they're molting, and they're pretty spendy to maintain when they aren't holding up their end of the deal.

Yup!! I just figured out my paperwork for last month and am shocked at how much I spent on mite related stuff.... spray, dust, shavings, sprayer, etc. Ugh. At least mine are at least laying!

 

[casportpony]

I think this *might* be the one he uses. Note that I have not used it on my birds, nor have I researched the active ingredients for safety, but I do have the one bird that was covered in mites when I brought her home and the mites are gone.

http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=0447102d-d036-4de1-9650-89528c9a9cc7
Active Ingredients:
Bug Killer:
Pyrethrins

0.975%
*Piperonly Butoxide, technical

1.950%
N-octyl bicyloheptene dicarboximide

3.050%
Inert Ingredients

94.025%
*Equivalent to 1.56% (butylcarbityl)(6-propylpiperonyl) ether and 0.39% related compounds.
Contains petroleum distillates. Contains no CFC’s or other ozone depleting substances.


-Kathy