Question about Sevin Dust in Petroleum Jelly for Stick Tight Fleas

CalBickieMomma

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Hello! Years ago when I was having a problem with the horrid stick tight flea, I Googled a solution and found a suggestion (probably on one of these forums ;)) about how to deal with stick tight fleas on chickens. Someone had used some Sevin dust mixed with petroleum jelly, applied carefully to the affected area. It works like a charm and I still use this method when the fleas get bad, but I'm wondering if anyone has done this and saved the leftover Sevin/petroleum jelly mixture for future use (I will sometimes treat my chickens with the flea problem in phases until the fleas are all gone). I often have some of the mixture left over and was wondering if anyone has saved it in a old Tupperware or plastic bag for future use, and if so, how long they kept it until disposing of it? Trying to be less wasteful :).
 
I would not use Sevin dust on or anywhere near my chickens. It is very bad for them. You don't even need the Devin dust, all you need to use is the petroleum jelly. See, here is some more info with the different treatment options - http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/fleas
 

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