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How to treat chicken lice? Prevention and control measures and precautions

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Prevention and control measures 1. Eliminating lice on the body surface. 1. Spraying to eliminate lice. At noon in spring, autumn and winter, you can choose non-toxic lice-eliminating essence (mix 5 ml of non-toxic lice-eliminating essence with 2.5 L of water) or use Houning insecticidal aerosol, non-toxic Duomieling, deltamethrin (Decis), etc., prepare a diluted solution according to the product instructions, and spray (pick up the chicken and spray against the feathers). 2. Sand bath to eliminate lice. For adult chickens, you can use sulfur sand (10 parts yellow sand plus 0.5-1 part sulfur powder, stir evenly) or use non-toxic lice-eliminating essence, ivermectin, abamectin

Prevention and control measures

1. Eliminating lice on the body surface.

1. Spraying to eliminate lice. At noon in spring, autumn and winter, you can choose non-toxic lice-eliminating essence (mix 5 ml of non-toxic lice-eliminating essence with 2.5 L of water) or use Houning insecticidal aerosol, non-toxic Duomieling, deltamethrin (Decis), etc., prepare a diluted solution according to the product instructions, and spray (pick up the chicken and spray against the feathers).

2. Sand bath to eliminate lice. For adult chickens, you can use sulfur sand (10 parts yellow sand plus 0.5-1 part sulfur powder, stir evenly) or use non-toxic lice-eliminating essence, ivermectin, abamectin, etc., prepare a diluted solution according to the product instructions, then add 0.5-1 part of the diluted solution to 10 parts yellow sand, stir evenly, and carry out a sand bath.

2. Eliminating lice in the environment. You can choose non-toxic lice-eliminating essence or Houning insecticidal aerosol, non-toxic Duomieling, fenvalerate, deltamethrin, etc., prepare a diluted solution according to the product instructions, and spray the floor, walls, perches, litter, cracks, etc. of the chicken house and exercise yard to kill chicken lice in the environment. If necessary, repeat the medication once every 15-28 days.

3. Precautions.

1. The above drug dosages are for reference only, and the product instructions shall prevail. When using the drugs, calculation and weighing must be accurate, and stirring must be even. For the first use, a small-group trial should be conducted with 10-20 chickens first. Only when there are no toxic side effects may use be gradually expanded. If there are toxic side effects, the dosage may be appropriately reduced or other drugs with lower toxicity may be used instead.

2. Lice-eliminating drugs all have a certain degree of toxicity. Do not contaminate feed or drinking water. After use, promptly clean up residual liquid medicine or medicated sand. After spraying drugs in the chicken house, sufficient ventilation is required.

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