Spot on for chickens

Hi all. I am wondering whether I can use Bayer's "Advocate Spot On Solution" to help prevent lice and other nasties on my chooks? They are new and currently in beautiful condition and I'd like them to stay that way - the lice and mites sound awful.

Needless to say I clean their house out every day and give it a wash with Poultry Shield once a week, plus I dust their nesting box and dustbaths with louse powder (which is scented with lavender oil so they smell like grannies!) but I wondered if spot on would be belt & braces, so to speak.

if I can use it, how much should I apply? A pipette is supposed to treat my 20kg spaniels so presumably I would only put a drop on a chook!

For your delectation, I have attached some pictures of my lovely girls freely ranging in our back garden. I'm so proud! 

if you use frontline, i take it you would use one small dop on the neck, do you need to leave the eggs for any length of time ?, or can you still eat them ?

martyn

Thanks for this. My supplier (the lovely Tracy at Southmead Poultry) sold me some Diatom and I haven't used it yet but will start to do so now.

Are lice and mites seasonal, like ticks on my dogs?