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I know lots of people use sevin on their chickens, but I've heard it's no longer approved for use on poultry. I started looking into other options because the DE I've been using just isn't cutting it. I ended up getting the 'poultry powder' at TSC, but I came across this info in a couple older threads on BYC:
"There is no doubt Sevin works on bugs however it is being taken out of the market gradually, for both plants and critters. It's proven to be highly carcinogenic and a long residual nerve toxin as well as highly water toxic for a very long time. Many people that thought it safe for years and used it now have tremors and even seizures from the lasting effects building up. If you check it's status on the PAN info site you will see most of the licenses to produce it are now canceled. Enter Sevin here. If you go to an individual product like this one you can read the risks and studies under each warning about it.
Depending on where you are Sevin could already be restricted for use in poultry, we can't use it here. And even when it was approved there is a withdrawal time for all concentrations, and it could never come in contact with eggs as they are too porous. So check to make sure your using the up to date information on this product."
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"I don't use sevin dust anymore. I used it at one time. It is a carcinogen. Just because you don't see its effects now doesn't mean you might not see it down the road. Cancer is not something a person or an animal gets immediately after exposure to a cancer-causing agent. I recently had an older hen to die. I sent her to a State lab, and it was ovarian cancer that killed her. Only a lab could have diagnosed this; otherwise I would not have known. I have no way of knowing what caused the cancer but the sevin dust I once used COULD be the culprit (as well as other things). She was a hen I had when I used sevin regularly. Sevin Dust kills honeybees and other beneficial insects, such as Ladybugs, Green Lacewings. etc."
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"Sevin is a chemical can carbaryl that is a neuro toxin. It is classified as a likely human carcinogen by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It is toxic and bad for the environment and is illegal in a number of countries. It is commonly used in the US on crops but is not approved for use on poultry or any other animals. It is not good to breath in at all.
It works great. It will be far more effective than other dusts available and it is not going to make you or your chickens drop dead. That is all true. But, it is nasty stuff and is devastating to wild bee and other helpful insect populations. It is also EXTREMELY and terribly toxic in water and kills crustaceans and aquatic invertebrates like crazy."
"There is no doubt Sevin works on bugs however it is being taken out of the market gradually, for both plants and critters. It's proven to be highly carcinogenic and a long residual nerve toxin as well as highly water toxic for a very long time. Many people that thought it safe for years and used it now have tremors and even seizures from the lasting effects building up. If you check it's status on the PAN info site you will see most of the licenses to produce it are now canceled. Enter Sevin here. If you go to an individual product like this one you can read the risks and studies under each warning about it.
Depending on where you are Sevin could already be restricted for use in poultry, we can't use it here. And even when it was approved there is a withdrawal time for all concentrations, and it could never come in contact with eggs as they are too porous. So check to make sure your using the up to date information on this product."
and
"I don't use sevin dust anymore. I used it at one time. It is a carcinogen. Just because you don't see its effects now doesn't mean you might not see it down the road. Cancer is not something a person or an animal gets immediately after exposure to a cancer-causing agent. I recently had an older hen to die. I sent her to a State lab, and it was ovarian cancer that killed her. Only a lab could have diagnosed this; otherwise I would not have known. I have no way of knowing what caused the cancer but the sevin dust I once used COULD be the culprit (as well as other things). She was a hen I had when I used sevin regularly. Sevin Dust kills honeybees and other beneficial insects, such as Ladybugs, Green Lacewings. etc."
and
"Sevin is a chemical can carbaryl that is a neuro toxin. It is classified as a likely human carcinogen by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It is toxic and bad for the environment and is illegal in a number of countries. It is commonly used in the US on crops but is not approved for use on poultry or any other animals. It is not good to breath in at all.
It works great. It will be far more effective than other dusts available and it is not going to make you or your chickens drop dead. That is all true. But, it is nasty stuff and is devastating to wild bee and other helpful insect populations. It is also EXTREMELY and terribly toxic in water and kills crustaceans and aquatic invertebrates like crazy."
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