[Jacob-list] side note on nicotine

[Kelley Rambo]

Interesting. I hadn't heard of that, but have heard of dusting chickens
with tobacco or using tobacco juice on the perches and such.

Kelley

CARL FOSBRINK <carlfosbrink at yahoo.com> writes:
>Kelly,
>   There was a product called Black Leaf 40, which has been taken off the
>market. It was pure nicotine and I used it on my chickens to keep the
>lice and mites off. I would take a small paint brush and apply a small
>amount to the feathers between the legs and it would keep the lice and
>mites off for months. It was great stuff, but you didn't want to breathe
>the fumes or touch it to the chickens bare skin.
>Carl Fosbrink