Pigeon lice

[Kirk Lawrie]

Whats the best cure and preventive???

[Guido Madrusan]

Kirk; check prior posts , this subject was covered quite extensively a few months ago.

[Nick Oud]

Kirk:
Pigeons are a natural host for feather lice. They will be an annual occurence. Any of the permethrin based pet sprays work. Some of our club members get a horse spray called Bronco from TSC. Hot weather seems to be when they are most active. My birds during the race season get a spray under the wings once a month. This seems to control it.

[Paul Tavares]

Hi Kirk,

I use Miraculous Insecticide Chalk ( Chinese Chalk ) about once per month when I am racing, all I do is make a line or an X with the Chalk on the nest boxes, perches, walls, floors, etc, etc, and if I get a pigeon that is lost for a while or just comes back full of lice, I use Spray from Colombine.



Paul Tavares;

[Joseph Erwin]

Hi Kirk : Just last week when I inoculated my young with there booster , I also dusted the with ,Louse Powder from the feed store ..,This and regular baths with Colombine bath salts seem to do the trick ........ Cheers

[Dracula]

6 months to give the mouth three drops of IVOMEC injectableI make hot bath to add Crystal Bath Salt (Klaus), after each competition pigeon breast and massage the Hand Wash. But I do note know so well as specialists in birds in Canada. If I Do Not know her well.