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[jellykelly]

One of my ex batts had a pooy bum this morning. So I picked her up (got pecked a lot for this - which is strange for her) and found lice on her. Obviously I checked the rest and yep - lice on all of them - Gross!!! It makes me itch just typing this.

Anyhoo - what is the best thing to treat them and the house with? Also, where do the lice originally come from??

 

THe newbies are seperate from the all the others, but should I treat them too??

 

Thankyou

[Egluntyne]

They come from wild birds.

 

Johnsons' Anti mite spray has excellent results, and despite its name, it works for lice. It isn't licensed for use on poultry, though, so a 48 hour egg withdrawal applies.

 

Dead cheap and available from pet shops.

[Falkor]

And best to spray it again in five days or so to catch any creepy crawlies that hatch after the first application.

[jellykelly]

Thankyou - look like I'm off to PAH then.

 

I think I'll treat everything today. Spray them, dust them, disinfect and powder the house and clean bums, feet and whatever else needs doing!!

[Falkor]

Sounds like a plan!

 

Not to scupper those plans but last time I went to PAH for Johnson Anti Mite - they didn't stock it I ended up at our small local pet shop. So you might want to have a back up plan

[Cranfield Kate]

frontline has been recommended too but it is NOT licensed for poultry. i googled it extensively though and the general opinion seemed to be that it was fine.... I used it and it killed the little critters overnight and allegedly keeps them away for three months.

[Chucky Mama]

frontline has been recommended too but it is NOT licensed for poultry. i googled it extensively though and the general opinion seemed to be that it was fine.... I used it and it killed the little critters overnight and allegedly keeps them away for three months.

 

You can use Frontline Spray on veterinary advise (is prescription only) but there will be an egg withdrawal. Spot on is not suitable.

[jellykelly]

Thanks for your advice and help. I'm not having a good day today though. I have sprayed the chickens, made a lovely dustbath full of all sorts of powders and cleaned the house and sprayed. Upon removing the base for an 'all over' clean, I found a massive rat hole. Maybe thats what brought the lice in in the first place - who knows - but roland and co. are to meet their end!

 

I'm trundling off to b&Q in a bit to grab some traps. The underneath of the house will look like that advert on telly with the mouse (cheese ad). There will be traps all around the hole and it'll have no option but to cross!!

[Chucky Mama]

massive rat hole. Maybe thats what brought the lice in in the first place - who knows -

 

Shouldn't be ratty at lice are host specific (can only live on a particular species)

[The Dogmother]

Sounds like you have a plan hatched, read this thread for info

[fantasticjudyann]

My enlightened vets have given me some Frontline Spray to prevent an infestation of lice on my girlies. I have treated them this morning. But does any body know how long before I have to treat them again i.e. how long does each application last?. I got this stuff over the phone ( I have been registered for years with my animals ) so no instructions for egg withdrawal were given and the vet was not there at the time. Does anybody know about this?

 

Any thoughts welcome .Thanks

 

Judy

[sewitall]

As Frontline spray (the one which comes in a white bottle with blue writing and is for cats and dogs) is not licensed for use on poultry there will be no recommended egg withdrawal period stated. I am not advocating this in any way but I have met a breeder who routinely (every 6 weeks) sprays her flock with this Frontline spray and sells her eggs to members of the public without a withdrawal period. Having tried to research this on the internet I have found that vets have offered their clients differing opinions on egg withdrawal periods from 7 days to no withdrawal so I guess this has to be a personal decision. I would err on the side of caution if you are giving/selling your eggs to members of the public. I have often wondered what commercial breeders use with their free range chickens and if they observe an egg withdrawal period.

[The Dogmother]

I don't use it but my vet recommends an egg withdrawal period of a week; this seems to be the standard fallback response with most unlicensed products.

 

Unless using a spot-on lice treatment, I'd suggest doing two treatments a week apart to snaffle the lice which have hatched since the previous treatment.

 

*this product isn't licensed fro use on poultry in the UK, but many vets recommend it.

[fantasticjudyann]

Thank you people for your comments

 

Many years ago when my daughter was at primary school and head lice weren't responding to chemical treatments, somebody gave me a recipe for a mixture essentail oils. This included tea tree and a couple of others which I have forgotten. You applied this to the child's head and wrapped the whole thing in cling film. Has anybody else done this ? It worked a treat and she never got headlice again.

 

Would this not be a good treatment for chicken lice....minus the cling film of course I was thinking in terms of a spray to use instead of Frontline etc.

 

Any comments would be welcome or am I barking up the wrong tree?

[The Dogmother]

That sounds like a product called Biz Niz, which I use on Rosie. I have used a water spray with lavender and tea tree in it on the chooks before, but it doesn't do a lot to deter lice; you're best going in with the big guns TBH, especially with this muggy weather.

[sewitall]

You may end up with a sticky mess of feathers and the chickens would try to preen off the oils which probably wouldn't do them any good. I wouldn't recommended that course of action. Frontline or Johnson's Anti Mite is the answer here.