The first time was a tricky experience because no one wanted to help me. They were still trying to get over the fact that the girls had lice. The first reaction was 'ewww, are you nuts, they'll jump on me'
I on the other hand had had some time to get over it so I got into the dusting with great gusto. (Although for the next two days after that I thought I could feel creepies crawling all over me - my workmates were pretty grossed out when I told them my chickens had lice)
White chicken was very evasive, such is her stray nature, but I managed to get a tiny bit of dust on her. Flit Flit was much easier to catch and she looked quite forlorn when I was done with her - she was standing there sadly covered in white powder. Poor thing didn't understand it was for her own good.
The lice rose to the surface after a short while only - they were big weevil looking kinda things - and both girls were eating them. Not too sure whether this is a good idea but I'm sure they've eaten worse when they're out free ranging.
Dust bathing is nature's best preventative measure for lice and all that icky stuff and here is a good example of that.
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