I need advice on how to get rid of chicken lice/bugs!!!!!

[nuthatched]

What about diatomaceous earth? You would want the food grade one.

Diotomaeceous Earth doesn't work for pests and is a harmful irritant to your and especially your birds lungs. It's not effective, safe or good for the environment.

 

[FunnyBunny89]

You will need to treat the lice every 7-10 days, since they hatch at 10 day intervals. Once the eggs hatch, the louse will be killed by the permethrin garden dust. Apply it in a sock that is filled with the dust. Eventually the eggs will disappear, but you will also need to get some Gordons or Martins permethrin 10 concentrate, mix it with water 1 tsp per quart, and spray your roosts, nests, and coop AFTER bedding is removed.

I'm just gonna bomb the coop again, it works well. I just wanted to know if I could remove the eggs or not. Thanks!

 

[Tellyegger]

You have a very valid point regarding the need for protective gear. There are different types of DE.

But please don't fool yourself into believing it is worse for the environment that pesticides, let alone the everyday products used in kitchen and bath everyday.

I have been to many facilities numerous times where consumer and industrial grade products are made. It is no picnic literally feeling you skin itch in under half an hour while on these properties. There are no pests. There isn't any wildlife nearby or in the sky near these plants.

So using DE for a lifetime isn't nearly as bad for the environment compared to all the soaps one would find in the typical house.