I butchered a chicken yesterday, and while plucking, I found it infested with lice. The chicken looked very healthy, was missing no feathers...and all around looked good. So it came as quite a shock. After more research, I see that they have probably had them awhile. The chickens have lost weight and stopped laying, but I thought that was due to the severe cold that we have had around here. So my question is, what is the best way to get rid of the lice? I need something that doesn't have a weaning off time for egg consumption but that is very effective. I also need to know if there are any diseases associated with fowl lice. I was going to apply for NPIP certification in 3-4 months, even though these birds will be gone and I will have 100 new birds (babies from other stocks) have these lice brought diseases on my property that will keep me from participating in the poultry improvement program? Also, is it quite common to have bird lice? Or is it all my fault!?
2007-01-28 03:48:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
I would highly suggest to wash out their living quaters, very good, and move them all into one area while you do this. Also, you could use these three products on them:
Viper
Flea Killer Plus Fogger
Precor 2000
Hopfully this helps, also it probably isn't your fault, probably a robbin had it and went near your chickens, it is fairly uncommon though
2007-01-28 04:02:05 · answer #1 · answered by cyanosis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very common for any type of fowl to have lice. Farm and Fleet has a great powder that you sprinkle onto horses, cattle, or poultry. It's very inexpensive as well. It's easy to use and shouldn't damper their egg production. Lice are usually not associated with any type of fowl disease. To be safe you could vaccinate for Marek's Disease and Coccidiosis, but I think you should be fine. If you have the time, bathing the chickens before dusting them would help, but is not needed.
2007-01-28 12:13:08 · answer #2 · answered by Horsetrainer89 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its common for all birds to get lice .If you want something cheap easy to find and works good .Buy some seven garden dust to dust them with .Clean the nest boxes out and spray the boxes and their cage with a liquid insecticide (farm and garden )while they are not in it .Put clean material in the boxes after the spray is dry
and you should not have any more problems .You might repeat this process in a week or 2 if you think they may still have some
2007-01-28 13:50:15 · answer #3 · answered by dollars2burn4u 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes b/c its like a flea but give a flea bath
2007-01-28 13:56:31 · answer #4 · answered by here in va 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋