lice

silkielova · **Posted:** Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:47 pm

what can i do when my chickens have lice.

Grahame · **Posted:** Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:21 pm

Gday Try using a flyspray first,hold the chook by the legs and a few sprays all over is good,then a dust in tomato dust.just sprinkle it on the chook and rub the feathers to get it onto the skin,Ivermec will kill lice and throw some garden lime around the coops this is what I do GRAHAME

Peacocks Australia · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2002 9:14 am **Posts:** 310755

Hi Silkielova, try this http://www.getphpbb.com/phpbb/viewtopic ... cksaustral

Hope this helps

Thanks
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silkielova · **Posted:** Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:15 pm

ok ill try that we bought some of that "Maldison 50" today just before i saw ur message thanks 4 the help

Peacocks Australia · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2002 9:14 am **Posts:** 310755

Hi Silkielova, great minds think alike :-D

We use it and highly recommend it.

Thanks
P.A :lol:

jo-chicken · **Posted:** Sat Nov 24, 2007 8:57 pm

There's a really easy solution to lice - I use 1/4ml per kilo of ivomec on the skin behind the neck. Will kill all lice and scale on leg plus worms (everything).

Downside is you can't eat eggs for 2 weeks but ok for incubation and you have to weight your bird.

You will need to dust their bedding and coop with lice dust (available at most supermarkets, pet and rural stores) I just throw a little around every 4 months and use Ivomec once a year.

Most vets sell it (will cost around $4 for 20ml) or most farmers keep it as treatment for pests on sheep cattle etc. The vet will usually give you a small syringe for the job to, easiest way to do it. Other than the once a year dose i sometimes use a little of the powder on the birds in between. Dose new stock on arrival with ivomec, prevents infecting your own with parasites.

Goodluck

Jo-chicken

jo-chicken · **Posted:** Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:18 pm

I just remebered, surface spray on perches especially at ends. Stops them in their tracks! :!:

Multimixer · **Posted:** Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:41 am

If it is legmite (scales), you just need to rub vaseline all over the legs and after about a week, the old scales would have fallen off thus killing the leg mites.
This does no harm to your chickens

summer · **Joined:** Mon Aug 20, 2007 3:38 pm **Posts:** 6

did you get rid of your lice?

Jeff Trescott · **Posted:** Sat Dec 01, 2007 1:59 pm

Very good information everyone, did you get rid of them Silkielova :?:

Jeff

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