Identifying and treating Lice and Mites in Poultry | Chicken Husbandry Series 

I’m a parasitologist so am loving this topic

So sweet 😭 I hate how so many people mistreat chickens and act as though they’re disposable. They’re such sweet and innocent creatures and they deserve so much love

Thank you. Great advice andinformation and seeing photos did help

Ok I’m not even very far in and I’m already SUPER thankful for this video!!

“The Nameless Homestead” is such a clever name!

For pour on 1% it is 1 drop (eye dropper) per 1lb of bird then follow that on 7-10days later to catch those who have hatched in the interim

Hi Sis!! Found you on Small Homesteaders!! We are a Music Duo and Farmers/Hybrid-Homesteaders. You have a new supporter here!! God Bless you on your Journey!! We have chicken and guinea friends on our Farm. ❤️

Natural remedy, One application.. Elector PSP and Saturday Lime. Both pricey but I just ordered them today. Reviews on both products are amazing..

Great video! Thank you for sharing 😊

Enjoyed watching! Refreshing to see some good sense advice and not some magic potion to treat your critters. Keep up the good work, will look forward to seeing you you do on your farm next 😀👍 (I laughed so hard when you went outside and discovered the escapees! That could have been a scene from my farm, crazy goats!)

Awesome video thank you for the great info. You are super adorable and so easy to watch. you get a gold star from sammy 🥰👍🏼

Great video and very timely upload in my case as I have just discovered what I believe to be lice on my chickens. First time encountering this so I really appreciate your advice.

Your chook there is so freaking adorable. Thanks for the video. I'll have to order some iver on Amazon cause we don't have a TS here in hawaii.

Can you speak a little bit about what you like to treat the coop with? I know changing bedding is important, and that these critters are known to hide in cracks. What should I use on the structures and nesting boxes?

Great information

We just dusted 24 chickens tonight Going to get the pour on and retreat in 10 days Thank you

LOL have to laugh at the goats and camelids, raised both for years, it's always fun.

Like your video. Lol with the “crew” crossing boundary lines. Super cute. So question is how did it do they get them and how to prevent again? Not sure if my moms flock has all over mites or just the leg (scaly ) mites. Also noticed that the two that I saw (roosters) also seem to have some eye problems. They will rub them and shake their head every once in a while and the eye itself seems a little off can’t put my finger on it maybe it’s the color? Or structure not sure. One more question... do you know if rabbits can get it if near by? And one more (sorry) can you still eat their eggs when you put those droplets on them ?Thank you for making this video

Thank you so much for this video. My chickens have a terrible infestation of lice.. I didn't know it was even a thing to look out for.. I just went out and checked their necks cuz they have been losing feathers around there vent and their skin is so red. I looked at their necks and sure enough... lice.. I just ordered some ivermectin.. it can't get here fast enough

I really LOVE your style. I can tell that your animals are dear to you, and that you are confident in what you are doing. I used your formula on my girls (Clementine and Henne) for scaly leg mites after using Swarfega for a week. Everything is healing up just fine! Question I think Henne may have some mites of lice on her head. I dont want to give her too much Ivermectin. Should I wait to use the "behind the neck or under wing" formula until I finish with her scaly leg mites? Your are really a dear person and very appealing and cute in your very authentic presentation. Great Job

Thank you for actually showing how you do this,your great.

Be very careful, one of my hens pecked me in the eye. Required ER visit, antibiotics. She got me twice in an instant. One hole in eyelid, one in white area of my eye. We now wear saftey glasses anytime near chickens. Thanks for the lice info. Going to pick up some Ivomec tomorrow.

Hey thanks for that. There is so much opinions on RU-vid the more I watch the less I know what to do. But you have settled me, I will use Ivermectin 👍

Cynthia, I have a couple of questions about using the Ivermectin cattle pour-on on chickens. If your chickens have a problem on their heads/neck AND the vent area, where do you apply the 2 drops? And I’m wondering if you have to dispose of the eggs after the treatment and if so for how long? Thank you for your video on this issue. It was an answer to my prayers because I have tried so many different remedies and nothing seems to help my poor hens. I’m ready to give the Ivermectin a try. I hope you can answer these questions for me. Thank you!

This is very helpful as I'm having my first issue with lice. How do you treat your coop? Would you recommend two drops on silkies, too? Thanks!

Good presentation. Liked seeing the escape artists. lol. Been there, done that. Not sure what options I have in Canada for meds but everyone swears by ivermectin.

Could you use the same treatment on 5 week old chicks?

Did you have to clean out the entire coop?

Hello, my question is, what do you do in the coop area for lice? I have lice in my coop now, and a few chickens have mites on there legs. I put Vaseline on there legs and it helps. But to clean the coop to rid lice is hard. Thanks

the link doesn't seem to work. Thanks for the video. lol to the goats - crazy goats.

You can see mites with the naked eye when they aren’t full of blood they are clear yellowish bug! But bird mites are black speck looking you can still see them.

So can I use this and some diatomaceous earth????

If you have lice and scaley leg mites do you put a few drops on the back of neck and a few on each foot?

By mistake we gave our hen Luna a second dose of ivermectin for lice 7 days after her first treatment Is this serious for her health? What should we do now? Thx

By mistake we gave our hand Luna her second dose of Ivermectin for lice seven days after her first treatment. Is this serious for her health? And what should we do now? Thx

I've been using a mixture of water and dawn dish soap and neem oil - in a spray bottle - for poultry lice on my hen. The dawn dish soap kills the lice instantly and theoretically, the neem oil will break the life cycle of the lice (by starving them to death). I've also used DE a few times (and it does help). I change my hen's bedding every few days (using the same mixture of dawn dish soap and water with added neem oil) I spray her coop before adding new bedding.... I've just been spraying her vent area and under her wings and behind her head and on her chest (then I keep her indoors until she's dry) - I've done this 3 times so far, and so far so good... It's too cold to give her a bath, so I am seeing if this will hold her over until Spring - when it starts warming up. The dish soap is light on the soap and it doesn't appear to be irritating her skin (since I am not rinsing it). My question is - Is there a withdrawal period (for the eggs) after using Ivermectin? She's a Spring Chicken and she's just starting to lay - really good eggs...

What methods do you use to treat your poultry for lice and mites?

I love you video❤️ will ivermectin work for scaly face mite? I have that I think

Thanks for the video. Thinking about using ivermectin for the first time to treat my chicken's lice- is there an 'off egg' period after using? Thanks

Injection Ivermectin fed orally @ 10mg/mL with dosage of 200μg/kg ,= 1 drop/2.5kg , 2drops/5kg. To medicate smaller animals accurately you'll need to mix 10% Ivermectin to 90% saline solution(saline does not need to be for injection unless you are injecting)then administer 1 drop/250 grams , 2 drops / 500 grams. Fed to mouth orally with eye dropper.

Does the ivermectin have expiration date?

My chickens have bald spots all over there body is there any way can post a photo of them need help.

So my rooster has a red rash looking thing on his but and some feather loss he has scaly leg mites which I’m treating but I have never seen anything like what’s on his butt it’s like red and irritated looking any advice?

Janice - It was useless trying to by Invermectin! One company recommended it for guinea pigs in the UK! we live in France don't know what to do now!

This doesn't sound right, in my case! My chickens got Northern mites once before at the beginning of Covid-19. This afternoon I realized they're back. It's like having fleas, poison ivy and lice all at once. It's a nightmare that takes a long time to fully get rid of! I read that they can send pheromones to each other. This is absolutely true. They choose a person and it became very apparent that I was infested with them. They bite you every place imaginable and nothing relieves it. Others in our fam who go in the run, get a few on them and get maybe one bite. They crawl on your phone, and have so a few times as I write this message. They're very difficult to kill. I take tape to get them off of me. They're so tiny it's difficult to get a clear picture of them w a cell-phone. Today I noticed my gorgeous Buff Orpington Roo was missing it's sickle feathers. They were there this AM, now they're GONE! I went to inspect and mites immediately began climbing on me. And a little bit of black was on one side of his comb. The hens don't show signs yet. I'm a Momma bear at this moment.... I had to use several methods to get rid of them last time. This includes alcohol. Bleach, Permethrin 10, Diatomaceous Earth, Flea Medication, and sulfer (which smells just lovely). And of course, I've had to move the chickens from the coop and run and empty everything. And because they are on me, I have to put Diatomaceous Earth on me, flea meds, spray our house (just in case) wash sheets every day and spray flea meds all over my and put stuff on wood. They can hang out in wood for a long time without feasting on something. Anyway, I'm happy to try this as well. I even changed the kind of bedding to cedar bedding. I think I'm gonna have PTSD from this! ;) Thanks.

Do you know if the ivermectin works systemically when applied topically?

Do you with hold eggs after treatment? If so for how long?

I cant afford $125.00 for this,,is there something else I can use

Janice - Wow Ivermectin very difficult - found something called 'Harkermectin' on Amazon no mention of chickens it was for pigeons however when looking at the opinions there were tons of people saying it works very well on chickens - hooray!

Will ivermectin kill the ones that hatch too plus adults

Janice - I admit I have hoped I could get rid of them by just letting them ash bathe - however, not worked as they have had red skins upper and lower tail missing feathers. This was very comprehensive - I hope I can get the Ivermectin!

I am asking for help to get my chickens to let me pick them up and hold them. Mine run from me

What leads to the bird’s getting this? Is it poor coop maintenance?

Is there egg withdrawal??

By mistake we gave our hen Luna her second dose of Ivermectin for lice 7 days after her first treatment Is this serious for her health What should we do now?

We have scaley leg mites.

Nice femal working

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I'm sorry -- "Break Out the Big Guns" ?? Kill them?

No chickens were injured or killed while making this video. Haha 😂🤣🥲