Unsecure chicken perches

[Dolly]

We seem to have lice on one of the girls so I've treated them both with Xeno 200 spray but have a few questions if anyone can help....

 

Is there an egg withdrawl period (it'll be typical if there is, as Lola laid her first egg for months the day after I treated her!)

 

How long after application will it be before the critters die?

 

Should I be treating the eglu too - will lice live in the housing?

 

Is this the best treatment product or is there something better/more effective?

 

Thanks all!

[The Dogmother]

Xeno spot-on does have an egg withdrawal period, from memory it is 7 days. It is best used as a preventative and dse the birds quarterly.

 

If they have lice, then I'd also recommend that you spray the birds as well - Johnsons anti-mite spray does this well and there are other permethrin-based sprays on the market too. You need to spray twice, a week apart.

 

It's always best to treat the housing on a regular basis anyway; I use Total Mite Kill Concentrate to clean and spray it, and Buz Busters powder to sprinkle around the housing.

 

I dust bath in their run is always a good idea in the war against lice; mine contains wood ash and some Diatom.

[Egluntyne]

There is an egg withdrawal period as it is *not licensed for use in poultry in the UK..

[Dolly]

Will it be okay spraying them with the Johnsons anti mite which contains permethrin so close to using the Xeno 200 spray which contains ivermectin (sprayed them with this 6 days ago)? I'm just worried about overdosing.

Thanks

[The Dogmother]

I usually do it on the same day, but that's just what I do, not a recommendation.