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Lice treatment?

Hi all,

So, I noticed in the summer that my girls had lice - not very badly, but there were a few bugs.  I got some DE from Laura and have been dusting them with it and putting it in their dustbathing spot and around the coop, but it's gotten much worse and they are now losing feathers and looking bald in spots (& not as if they are molting - they are breaking the feathers off from excessive grooming).  I'd like to treat them. On the backyardchickens forums I've seen Ivermectin mentioned (I've used this before for horses as a wormer).  Any suggestions on the best way to treat lice & where I can get something?  A lot of the sites mention Sevin dust & Adam's flea & tick, or poultry dust, but as we're in Canada many of these have been banned (and thankfully so - some are carcinogenic!).  

Thanks!  Hope you are all well.

Cheers,

-K

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Permalink Reply by Kristi Tatebe on March 7, 2012 at 9:25pm

Hi Laura,

I did wonder the same thing - when I put the kitchen scraps out they go crazy for my daughter's leftover tofu, so I think they might be craving extra protein.  I'll try to give them more (scrambled egg seems to be a popular recommended protein food, if a bit odd!),

I also wondered if it was molting, but it's happening now & that seems like an odd time to molt.  One of my birds is losing feathers like crazy though, so I do wonder if she is molting now (she isn't the one with all the broken feathers, though).

Did your girls grow their feathers back & look normal now?

I also want to treat the lice though, since it can't be comfortable and they are all preening much more than they used to (I imagine they are quite itchy?).

Thanks for your thoughts!  I hope your ladies are doing well now, and your family!

-Kristi

Permalink Reply by Laura Arp on March 7, 2012 at 11:04pm

Yes - all the feathers totally grew back in. Bruna was easily over 50% bald at one point. Then they started to grow back and the stubs were whitish and I thought it was a mould of some sort! Hehheee. - Laura

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