Chicken louse is a common extracorporeal parasite, mostly parasitized on the back of the chicken or the base of the downy hairs, generally do not suck blood, eat feathers or dander, causing chickens itchy and uneasy, long in the head of the chickens lice, can make the head, neck feathers off. It affects the feeding and growth and development of chickens, reduces production performance, and even causes death.
How to treat?
1: White vinegar coating method
Use white vinegar: pour white vinegar on the chickens and then rub it with a brush until the chicken lice are completely removed from the chickens. This method is not only fast and effective, but also has no harm to the chicken’s body.
2: Vegetable oil treatment method
Heat vegetable oil such as peanut oil, canola oil, etc., put in a small amount of salt, mix well and then apply it on the chicken’s feathers and skin, which can effectively kill the lice.
3: Mothball treatment
Grind mothballs into powder and sprinkle it on the market surface of the chicken coop and on the feathers and skin of the chickens, which can effectively repel and kill the lice.
4: Alcohol treatment method
Applying alcohol on the feathers and skin of chickens can kill most of the lice.
5: Pyrethroid Control Method
Sprinkle pyrethrin on the floor of the coop, and on the chicken’s feathers and skin, which can effectively kill the lice.
6: Tobacco water lice control
50 grams of dry tobacco leaves soaked in 1 kg of boiling water for 2 hours after rubbing the whole body of the chicken with tobacco leaves to rub wet to the extent that it is not too wet too long, otherwise it is easy to be poisoned.
Attention! Before using any chemicals, be sure to conduct a small-scale test to ensure that it will not cause harm to the chicken, while protecting their hands and respiratory tract to avoid contact and inhalation of harmful substances.
How to prevent?
1, environmental cleanliness and hygiene: Keeping the environment of the chicken coop clean and hygienic is the primary measure to prevent the breeding of chicken lice. Regularly clean the chicken coop, remove waste materials and weeds, and maintain good ventilation and drainage. In addition, regular disinfection of the chicken coop and the use of insecticides to kill the eggs and adults of chicken lice play an important role in preventing the breeding of chicken lice.
2, feeding management: reasonable feeding management also plays a role in preventing chicken lice. Breeders should ensure the quality of feed and nutritional balance, strengthen the nutritional conditioning of chickens, improve their resistance and reduce the occurrence of pests.
3, check the body infestation: regularly check whether there are chicken lice on the chicks is the premise of timely detection and treatment of infestation. Breeders can observe the behavior and appearance of chicks to determine whether there is pests. If you find symptoms such as itching, feather loss, loss of appetite and weakness in chicks, you should check carefully.
4、Strengthen the nutritional conditioning of the chicks to improve their immunity and prevent the reoccurrence of insect pests.
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Post time: Jul-31-2024
