Red Lake Earth, Diatomaceous with Calcium Bentonite.

[Chicken Review]

I have been ask the following question but have never used this product. Any information would be helpful.

"I'd like to hear people's thoughts on Red Lake Earth, Diatomaceous with Calcium Bentonite.
Is it ok is it bad is it a waste of my money? Thoughts please".

 

[Chick Charm]

DE is good. DE works. DE is used in some food form for humans intestinal treatments. DE is fairly inexpensive. On this site you will have arguments on both sides. It is used in commercial chicken farms.

DE is good for the insides as well as the outsides. My quail bath in it. My chickens & Guineas get dusted with it to combat parasites.

Bentonite is a natural element that comes from ash I believe. Ash is good for the insides as well as the outsides.

How you use it with your flock will affect the usefulness. Small amounts for internal use. External uses are used more excessively.

Wish ya the best.

 

[azahn]

Depends on what you are going to do with it. This type de is an affordable and natural bug killer. Lightly dust plants or garden to kill pests. It is indiscriminate though. Basically cuts the exoskeleton like glass and bug dries out. Harmless to chickens and pets. Will not kill earthworms in soil and plants can uptake. I sprinkle de in the coop and run. Always use food grade de, not the kind for swimming pools.

 

[Cynjay]

Depends on what you are going to do with it. This type de is an affordable and natural bug killer. Lightly dust plants or garden to kill pests. It is indiscriminate though. Basically cuts the exoskeleton like glass and bug dries out. Harmless to chickens and pets. Will not kill earthworms in soil and plants can uptake. I sprinkle de in the coop and run. Always use food grade de, not the kind for swimming pools.

Thanks! I just purchased some and it tell me how use..

 

[Folly's place]

Take it back to the store!
By 'natural' it means that it's mined in open pit mines; look it up. It's bad for anyone to inhale, and kills soft bodied insects when it's dry only. Not worth it considering it's origin, harmfulness, and limited usefulness.
Mary

 

[Cynjay]

Take it back to the store!
By 'natural' it means that it's mined in open pit mines; look it up. It's bad for anyone to inhale, and kills soft bodied insects when it's dry only. Not worth it considering it's origin, harmfulness, and limited usefulness.
Mary

Thank You!

 

[Birdielee]

Will it kill (tape)worm eggs/segments on my rabbit's poop? I'm concerned my hen might get worms from eating out of the mulch pile.

 

[Folly's place]

Tapeworm segments might be destroyed by direct contact with dry DE, but I don't know if the actual eggs would be affected. The individual who eats those eggs would get cysts in their tissues, not tapeworms in their gut. One reason we cook meat! Cooking destroys those encysted tapeworms at that part of their life cycle.
Mary

 

[Birdielee]

Thank you. By the way, the only reason insecticides in general are not mined in open pits .. is because they are not natural. Admittedly, open pits are horrible. But any alternative cynjay uses is likely to have its own terrible side effects. Likely worse ones, all things considered.