Treatment of lice

Deen · **Joined:** Thu Sep 20, 2012 9:46 am **Posts:** 3

What would you recommend to use for the treatment of lice on my hens I know there is a powder but is there one that work better than others? Could you please offer some names of products I should be looking at please

oozcorpse · **Joined:** Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:15 am **Posts:** 2715

Pestene Powder

Cydectin Pour On for cattle and Red Deer (off label for chooks but can safely be used) rate is 0.1ml per kg body weight for chooks

Ivermectin Pour On also for cattle and sheep too aparently = I dont use this one so cant give advise as to doses

all are available from your local Produce Store

Deen · **Joined:** Thu Sep 20, 2012 9:46 am **Posts:** 3

wow good list there thanks heaps do you have a favorite one to use?

oozcorpse · **Joined:** Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:15 am **Posts:** 2715

Cydectin is my fav but I use the powder as well but it mainly in the nest boxes = mixed with the bedding material

I suggest you try one for one bottle then change to the other to see which you prefer and which the lice are more susceptable to

forgot to mention I use it each time I get an Electricity bill - that way I know to do the birds (and to condemn the electricity prices

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Deen · **Joined:** Thu Sep 20, 2012 9:46 am **Posts:** 3

Thanks for the help soozorp I will give that a go, its confusing if you just start looking at all the different ones out there its so good to get a consumers review and recommendation. Thanks again

hardegg · **Joined:** Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:37 am **Posts:** 3

Hey thanks from me too I have been looking for the rate of cydectin Pour On woohoo!

oozcorpse · **Joined:** Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:15 am **Posts:** 2715

yr both welcome
FYI - you can safely overdose with Cydectin but I dont recommend it as the stuff isnt cheap and the more accurate you are the further to bottle will go

hardegg · **Joined:** Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:37 am **Posts:** 3

I know what you mean I was a little shocked at the price but they say its excellent stuff so worth the extra money

Brownie · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2012 12:10 pm

What about diatomaceous earth added to the dustbath. It's kills lice and prevents re-infestation and it's a natural product.

I wonder about using cattle products off-label on laying chickens. It may get rid of the lice and be fine for eating cattle or chicken meat after a short withholding period, but lots of chemical products (and medicated feeds) advise not to eat eggs for quite a while after using chemicals on laying hens because of the chemical residues they pass through to the eggs.

hardegg · **Joined:** Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:37 am **Posts:** 3

I have been wondering about that should I not eat eggs for a certain time after I treat them? Thanks for mentioning that Brownie

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