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[taz1967]

Hi All

 

Having a spot of bother with what we think are lice (could be mites). Have read about the lice etc on one of the other sections of this forum and know to treat with mite powder.

 

But. We want to know what is the best way of applyng the powder to the chicken withour causing to much stress. And how much do we put on.

 

Cheers

Gary

Edited November 15, 2010 by Guest

[miller30]

Hi i find the powders are tricky so i use johnsons anti mite spray for pigeons i give them a spray under each wing and around the vent and repeat it every few days until i know ive got rid of them its not licensed for use on poultry but ive been using it for years leanne.

[cathybc]

I can tell you how NOT to do it - running round garden after chicken with tub of powder in hand. Entertains the neighbours tho....

[Cranfield Kate]

shhhh.... say it quietly but you can frontline them... it's not licensed for poultry but the general consensus seems to be that it's fine. and it's never done mine any harm. and it kills the evil mites overnight.

 

OR you could try putting the chicken on a towel, dousing them with powder then wrapping the towel around them and creating a cloud that envelops chicken, human, house and everyone in it.

[taz1967]

Well. I done the 'Run round the WIR' thing chasing the chickens earlier. All 4 of them got a powdering, some more than others.

 

Mabels neck looked fine today but still got a good handfull on that. all the other 3 girls looked fine on their necks so thay just got a covering when I could get hold of them.

 

Bad daddy. they know to keep away from me now..................

 

Any others used frontline on chickens?? where do you put that as have never used frontline at all.

 

CHeers

Gary

[Gelbel]

I put a tea towel on my lap, get a girl stood/sat on my lap and rub handfuls in. If the little madams won't stand/sit I just shake it over them and hope for the best.

 

I do give the Hemcore/wood chip/Bedmax a good shaking when I clean out the run as the girls roll about all the time in their run.

 

Damn top came off the container last time - looked like a bomb had gone off in a flour factory. It was practically a new tube too.

[Ash]

Grab them and hold them by the legs upside down while you powder them. It's the best way I found. It won't do them any harm.

[Ash]

Cranfield Kate, I used to goto school in Cranfield.

[Lavenders_Blue]

Another vote here for the Johnsons Anti Mite spray. The powders are repellants and will not get rid of an infestation on the birds (I speak from experience!).

The Johnson's spray will zap the lice dead but you do need to actaully part the feathers and spray down to the skin as the spray needs to make contact with the lice to kill them.

Hope this is helpful.

[AmberSky]

The active ingredient in louse powder is also in bob martin spot on (not licensed for poultry) and i have used it when i noticed mites, i just put a small drop in-between the wings and seems to work like a dream and its readily available in the supermarket.

[Stella14]

Like Taz I wonder if others have used Frontline on chickens? Kate, do you think it would be necessary to not use the eggs for a while after using it? Also if it's not licensed for chickens, how did you decide how much to use? Sounds like a great way to go, I must say!

[Cranfield Kate]

I googled it and read loads on it first. the general idea seemed to be that you put it somewhere they won't lick it while preening (a bit like cats) so i put it right on the back of the neck. I read that one drop is enough so one of theose little pipette sachet things is enough for me to do the flock. and you can buy it from pets at home.

 

we first did it on peeper when she was ailing last year. she had filthy knickers so we brought her in and bathed and blow dried her and in doing that noticed she had some. i put the frontline on and the next morning the newspaper (she was living in the kitchen at the time) was covered in mite corpses. brilliant stuff.

 

I then did the others to be sure and now they get frontlined every three months (read somewhere that that was the right time frame).

 

we never withdrew eggs as the stuff isn't systemic so it isn't absorbed into the chicken's system, just disrtributed along the body in some clever way. or something.

 

hope that helps. the whole powder/towel thing was just too messy and stressful for the girls. and me., to be honest.

 

p.s. Ash - is there a place called cranfield then? it's the name of my road...

[beach chick]

I reckon I'm going to give frontline a go, cant be doing with the powder and I do find the spray quite stressful for all involved.

 

one drop per chook you reckon? I think I'll try between the shoulderblades, and I assume it is like with dogs and cats - you need to get the stuff onto bare skin?

[Mollie333]

I put the powder on at night, so that they are more relaxed.

 

i had to hold the turkeys by there legs, and they don't like it, and if done wrong, you can damage the legs and really put the bird in pain! (so my vet said) But i'm not so sure on that one.

[Cranfield Kate]

yes, it needs to go on bare skin - no point in putting it on a feather.

 

mites are evil and desrve everything they get.

[Chooks Aloud]

I pick the girls up as normal, cupping them up and rest them on my arm with my fingers between their legs. You can manouvre them by tucking them under your arm with their head down. Their wings are held in by the side of your body and your arm. Use the other free arm to puff the powder right down onto their skin.

 

Hope this helps.

[taz1967]

I think it might be worth a shot and a trip out to get some frontline.

 

Oh by the way we are off to the poultry show on sunday so might see some of you there.

 

Gary

[Chortle Chook]

I use spot on too. (We are all coming out of the woodwork now ) I believe that it goes into the bloodstream. I figured that I use it on my dogs and as I would not put anything on them that I would not put on myself, then I could put it on the chickens and eat their eggs. Nothing has happened to me yet but I do realise that one could not do that and sell the eggs. Elf and Safety would not like that.

[eggalp]

Hi folks,

 

i like the sounds of using Frontline as i find the powder really quite difficult to apply to the girlies. Is it the Frontline for cats that you are using? thanks

alison

[beach chick]

just been and frontlined my lot. took 25 mins to do 10 girls (including catching them ) and I have to say it was a lot less stressful than spraying or powdering, and they seemed calmer without the noise of the spray or the fuss of the powder.

it was the cat spot-on product, and I used 3 things across 10 girls.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I use a big soft paintbrush . Pour some powder into a dish, dip the brush in and wipe it all over their arm(wing?)pits . Gets into all the nooks and crannies .