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Why do chicken lice treatments need to be repeated after about 10 days?

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  1. Adult lice return from the soil every 10 days
  2. The treatment does not kill louse eggs
  3. One treatment reaches only the wing feathers

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References

  1. Lice of Poultry, Merck Veterinary Manual www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/arthropods-in-poultry/lice-of-poultry Checked 2026-10-11.
  2. Lice of Poultry, Merck Veterinary Manual www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/arthropods-in-poultry/lice-of-poultry Checked 2026-10-11.

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