Response to Wood ashes for lice?

Wood-ashes work fine as a dust-bath for chickens. However, ashes are potentially caustic - after all, that's where the original pot-ash (potassium) lye for making soap came from. I've seen chickens dust- bathing often, so I guess they're built to take it; but I've never seen an animal with solid fur or hair dust-bathing - dirt, yes; dust, no. I'd be extremely doubtful about packing something caustic into an animal's fur, hair or wool coat. If you really want to try, I'd suggest a small test patch first, then a single test animal; but I wouldn't do it.

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