Poultry lice....

[KiwiandPeachthePigeons]

I have a lice problem, and every time I treat the chickens for lice, they stay away for maybe two weeks, and then they come back!
How can I get them to go away for good?

 

[cmom]

What are you using?

 

[KiwiandPeachthePigeons]

I’ve been using puoultrt lice dust, covering them in it until they just look like dusty brown specks wandering the yard

 

[cmom]

When I had my mite infestation the birds looked pretty pathetic and I was afraid if I didn't find something that would work I just may have lost some birds, then I used permethrin and after a couple of weeks I saw no mites. It kills lice too. If you have some type of pests, the best product to get rid of them in my opinion is permethrin which is very cost effective. I had a severe infestation of mites, the birds were loosing a lot of feathers which I thought was due to molting but upon closer inspection discovered the mites. I treated the coop weekly for awhile. Weekly repeated sprayings are necessary because it does not kill the pests eggs. Permethrin works and there is no egg withdrawal period. Initially I sprayed the birds too. If you have a TSC you can get the dust, premixed spray and the concentrate. I also use the dust on the birds and in their nest boxes and spray inside of the coops, every crack and crevice, on and under the roosts, ceiling, walls, floors, anywhere the mites can hide. I buy the concentrate but I have a lot of coops so I mix it in a gallon sprayer and the wand helps me to reach the hard to reach areas. For smaller places the premixed spray is good. It took awhile for the birds feathers to come back in, but they are beautiful again. If do use the dust or spray, wear special clothing including a mask and gloves. I have a headlamp I use. Some mites only feed on the birds at night so after they go to roost I go out and with the headlamp, I have both of my hands free to inspect the birds. If you want to bathe your birds, every over-the-counter (OTC) treatment for head lice contains either pyrethrins (Rid or Triple X) or permethrin (Nix). They are effective treatment. Both only kill live pests, not eggs. Good luck...

 

[#Chicken-whisperer]

Make sure you are emptying out all bedding and washing down the coop as well as treating their yard.. you can use Sevin dust or diamaceus (SP?) earth.

 

[cmom]

I just recently gave my coops a cleanout which I do a few times a year. When I do it I do spray weekly for three weeks and put the dust in the nest boxes. Then I quit the treatment. So far so good. I have had a couple of isolated incidents of mites but got on the treatments immediately. I'm pretty sure it's the wild birds that introduce them especially in the winter when we have the migratory birds.

 

[cmom]

When I had my mite infestation I bought a 50# bag of DE. After a couple of weeks of using DE the birds were still infested. They looked pretty pathetic and as I said in a previous post, I was afraid if I didn't find something that would work I may have lost some birds. Now I don't trust it. Permethrin works. Sevin dust is no longer approved for use on poultry. I have also sprayed or used the dust in their favorite places for dust bathing. Good luck...

 

[aart]

I’ve been using puoultrt lice dust, covering them in it until they just look like dusty brown specks wandering the yard

Which product exactly are you using...link or pic please?
Are you getting it onto their skin, under the feathers....
...around vent and neck, under wings ,and on belly?
Needs to be be reapplied every 7-10 days to get the newly hatched lice until you don't see them anymore(2-3 treatments might be needed).