Will permethrin take long to kill lice?

[Kareemsal1]

I bought pure planet poultry spray and applied it to my chickens one night. The next morning, my chickens are still itching from lice. How long should I wait till reapplying? Will permethrin dust work faster?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I personally prefer the dust. It kills almost instantly. You do need to make sure you get it down to the skin, so I generally hold birds by the feet with the chest on the ground and dust down so the feathers open up. You do need to dust or spray weekly for 3-4 weeks to break the life cycle. You also need to treat your coop, mostly roost cracks or anywhere else they can hide like nestboxes.

Lice will leave nit eggs at the base of the feather shafts and sometimes they need to be physically removed.

 

[cmom]

The best product to get rid of the mites and lice in my opinion is permethrin which is very cost effective. The first thing I tried was DE. My birds weren't improving after treating them for a couple of weeks. I used the poultry dust on the birds and in their nest boxes and sprayed inside of the coops, every crack and crevice, on and under the roosts, ceiling, walls, floors, anywhere the pests can hide. It's best to clean out the coop before you spray. I use pine shavings in my coops. Wear special clothing including a mask and gloves. Permethrin only kill live pests, not the pests eggs. TSC and Amazon carries the permethrin powder, premixed spray bottles and the concentrate. I use the concentrate. It did not affect the birds but I did keep them out of the coops while it dried. I spray my coops as needed and when I spray I do weekly spraying for 3 or 4 weeks then stop as I don't want the pests to develop a resistance to the permethrin. Repeated weekly spraying is necessary because again, it does not kill the pests eggs and as an added benefit is there is no egg withdrawal period. There are other products available but much more expensive and in my opinion the permethrin works great. Good luck...

 

[latti1]

The best product to get rid of the mites and lice in my opinion is permethrin which is very cost effective. The first thing I tried was DE. My birds weren't improving after treating them for a couple of weeks. I used the poultry dust on the birds and in their nest boxes and sprayed inside of the coops, every crack and crevice, on and under the roosts, ceiling, walls, floors, anywhere the pests can hide. It's best to clean out the coop before you spray. I use pine shavings in my coops. Wear special clothing including a mask and gloves. Permethrin only kill live pests, not the pests eggs. TSC and Amazon carries the permethrin powder, premixed spray bottles and the concentrate. I use the concentrate. It did not affect the birds but I did keep them out of the coops while it dried. I spray my coops as needed and when I spray I do weekly spraying for 3 or 4 weeks then stop as I don't want the pests to develop a resistance to the permethrin. Repeated weekly spraying is necessary because again, it does not kill the pests eggs and as an added benefit is there is no egg withdrawal period. There are other products available but much more expensive and in my opinion the permethrin works great. Good luck...
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How do you go about killing the eggs? Do you spray the chickens and the coop weekly until they are all dead?

 

[cmom]

Yes, spray weekly for 3 or 4 weeks and as the pests hatch out they will die.

 

[latti1]

Thank you!