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i have only seen the red & black ones on the birds. The adult lice I have not.View attachment 2958561
The red ones look like this. They vary in size.
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i have only seen the red & black ones on the birds. The adult lice I have not.View attachment 2958561
The red ones look like this. They vary in size.
I deleted the photo which may have messed with things. I accidentally uploaded the wrong one and couldn’t change it for some reason. So I reuploaded.@cherrynberry if I click that link, it logs me in as you. I can’t do anything, such as view your profile, or stuff like that. I can’t even click stiff, because it says “security error”. I just wanted to let you know, just In case.
Ah ok, thanks for telling me!I deleted the photo which may have messed with things. I accidentally uploaded the wrong one and couldn’t change it for some reason. So I reuploaded.
I didn’t purchase permethrins/pyrethrins because of some safety concerns I had while perusing the web. Spinosads i didn’t purchase either because of the upfront cost of Elector PSP. I’m aware they are effective for some people.Okay. For both lice and NFMs, permethrin dust works. I dusted the birds with permethrin dust and sprayed the coop with permethrin spray. Spray in all the cracks or the coop. I did this in 7 day intervals. I dusted twice and sprayed the coop once, but sprinkled dust in the coop twice. I would say to keep dusting them until you see no more mites. Dust all the way down to the bottom of the feathers and especially under their wings and vent. The permethrin spray I used (Gordons Permethrin 10 concentrate) uses a mix of 1:200 for poultry. A lot of this I learned from various BYC members and it worked really well.
Maybe one of the experts can jump in to identify the bugs, but I "think" those are mites.
Permethrin dust isn't as bad as DE, in my honest opinion. But I see why there are safety concerns. I wore a mask while using it. But again, the reward is worth it. Its much easier to sleep knowing they are bug-free.I didn’t purchase permethrins/pyrethrins because of some safety concerns I had while perusing the web. Spinosads i didn’t purchase either because of the upfront cost of Elector PSP. I’m aware they are effective for some people.
I’ve mainly been relying on a garlic spray I’ve been making (homemade garlic juice, rosemary, peppermint, and cinnamon bark essential oils. Rosemary is used in IC3). I’ve added other oils to the mix today (Clove, Lavender, Teatree, Thyme - I had to order all but the teatree).
That has had mixed success - some birds have fewer bugs, others have more.
I’ll look into the pyrethrins/permethrins some more to understand better, since I may have made a mistake.