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Neem oil to control chicken lice – a.k.a. I am such a geek
Yesterday was sunny and ‘warm’ (45 F), so rather than watch the Superbowl, we treated our chickens for lice. After talking with fellow members of the Seattle Farm Co-op, I opted for the soapy bath with neem oil treatment in … Continue reading
Posted in chicken coop / run, chickens, education, geek, pest control, Scientific, Sustainability, update
Tagged chicken lice, menacanthus stramineus, neem oil
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Horror oh Horror
What’s the only thing better than internal parasites? External parasites! Our hen Blanca has a bad case of chicken lice. I have learned a lot about lice in the past few days researching the problem. 1 – Chicken lice do … Continue reading