How Do You Remove Lice From Chickens?
Whether you have urban backyard laying hens or a rural chicken coop, lice as well as mites and other unwanted critters may show up, and there are easy, inexpensive and natural ways to remove pests like lice from chickens and keep them away. Follow the steps in this eHow article and you may see improvement right away. Step 1 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5025144/liceonchickenslicefromchickensmitesonchickenschickenmites_Full.jpg’); }); Put cedar chips in their nesting boxes. Cedar chips can be purchased bulk at garden, pet and feed stores. It’s an old farmer’s trick and repels not only lice, but other pest insects. Laying hens love it in their nest boxes. Some people say pine works just as well, others swear cedar is the best. Step 2 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep2 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5025144/li