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How to treat chicken lice? Practical methods to cleverly get rid of chicken lice

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Chicken lice are external parasites of chickens. The body is small, with a body length of only 1-2 mm, no wings, 3 pairs of legs, a pair of antennae on the head, and chewing mouthparts. The head, thorax, and abdomen are separate, and the width of the head is generally wider than the thorax. In chickens infested with chicken lice, the feathers fall out, the spirit is listless, and appetite decreases. In chicks, development is affected, and in hens, the egg production rate drops sharply. The following introduces three methods for eliminating chicken lice: The dusting method is simple and effective, and can be applied all year round. The method is to grind lice-killing medicinal powder, such as Shenqi Yaobi, into powder, or use veterinary Miexiaoqing powder, put it into a gauze bag, and for treatment hold the sick chicken, then carefully dust the powder into the feathers on the chest, back, lower abdomen, thighs, neck, and wings. After dusting, gently rub the feathers so that the powder is evenly distributed.

Chicken lice are external parasites of chickens. The body is small, with a body length of only 1-2 mm, no wings, 3 pairs of legs, a pair of antennae on the head, and chewing mouthparts. The head, thorax, and abdomen are separate, and the width of the head is generally wider than the thorax. In chickens infested with chicken lice, the feathers fall out, the spirit is listless, and appetite decreases. In chicks, development is affected, and in hens, the egg production rate drops sharply. The following introduces three methods for eliminating chicken lice:

The dusting method is simple and effective, and can be applied all year round. The method is to grind lice-killing medicinal powder, such as Shenqi Yaobi, into powder, or use veterinary Miexiaoqing powder, put it into a gauze bag, and for treatment hold the sick chicken, then carefully dust the powder into the feathers on the chest, back, lower abdomen, thighs, neck, and wings. After dusting, gently rub the feathers so that the powder is evenly distributed.

The medicinal bath method is fast-acting, uses little medicine, and is suitable for treating large numbers. In warm regions, medicinal baths can be given all year round. In cold regions, they can only be used in summer. The method is to choose a warm, windless day, preferably in the morning, and carry it out in the sun so that the chicken feathers have enough time to dry. Use warm water for the medicinal bath, hold the sick chicken by the wings, immerse the body in the medicinal liquid for a few seconds, until the feathers all over the body are fully loosened. Then immerse the sick chicken's head 1-2 times. After the medicinal liquid on the chicken's body has drained slightly, let the chicken go. A commonly used bath agent is 0.5% trichlorfon solution, which has the strongest lice-killing effect, but poisoning should be prevented.

Spray method: take 1 veterinary trichlorfon tablet, grind it into powder, add 100 ml of water, and stir to prepare a 0.05% concentration medicinal liquid. At night, use a small sprayer to spray the medicinal liquid onto the chicken's feathers, spray once again the next morning, and spray once more after about 10 days.

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