AT wits end with these girls PLEASE HELP!

[dawg53]

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DE is not a worm preventative nor a wormer. It is ineffective when it is wet until it dries. The insides of chickens are wet, therefore DE is ineffective.

 

[schellie69]

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DE is not a worm preventative nor a wormer. It is ineffective when it is wet until it dries. The insides of chickens are wet, therefore DE is ineffective.

That is how I feel right now,

 

[lynnolekas]

Lots to read, lots of opinions! I have used diatomaceous earth for 30 years in an old
System One filter when I change water in aquariums. The DE is immersed and the
water is forced through the spiny, honeycomb pieces and traps large particulate.
Some people thinks it will dehydrate insects by cutting the bodies as they motor
through the stuff on the ground. Everyone agrees it's inert! Here is more info
from the camp of 'it works for parasites' http://wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/defaq.html

I will hang my hat on my own experience - and in this case, when or if my girls
get wormy! Either way, they still get DE in their feed...just in case!

Crazy back and forth on this one!

Lynn

 

[dawg53]

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If you wish to believe what the sellers claim about DE being a dewormer, by all means spend your money... they made their money. They say it kills internal worms including roundworms. Roundworms in chickens are about 3 inches in length....about the size of alot of earthworms. Yet they say DE wont harm earthworms????????? They even go on to say that earthworms carry DE into the soil and it's good for them!!!! Think about it.
There are 2 types of DE: One for feed that is stored in grain bins to keep it dry from moisture. The government gave the label "food grade" as a designation so that DE could be mixed in the feed. That's where the term "food grade" came from. It wasnt meant to be eaten, only as a drying agent.
The second use for DE is in pool filters. It is a more "course" grade of DE and not meant to be put in feed because of it's courseness. This is most likely the type of DE that in your filter for your aquariums.
DE is over 80% silica...the equivelent to sand. Why would anyone feed sand to their chickens is beyond me.
As a drying agent, DE is good for dehydrating lice/mites and other bugs and keeping coops dry, it absorbs moisture. When it becomes wet, it's bug killing effectiveness is nil, until it dries.
Hope this helps.

 

[mrkpero]

Dawg,
Can you tell me your dosage for the eprinex? Is this the ivomec eprinex pour on that you drop on the skin like frontline for dogs? Thank you in advance for all your help. You make worming easy to understand!

Robyn

 

[dawg53]

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Thanks! 1/2cc for standard size chickens, 1/4cc for smaller chickens. It must go on bare skin on the back of the neck.

 

[mrkpero]

Ok, thanks! I bought some and used it on a rescue hen that's in poor shape. I figured it would either help her or put her over the edge but I am scared to try it on my flock of girls. Will bite the bullet and give it a shot. Thanks again!

Robyn

 

[klmclain1]

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DE is not a worm preventative nor a wormer. It is ineffective when it is wet until it dries. The insides of chickens are wet, therefore DE is ineffective.

Dawg.. you should put that statement under your picture! You have to repeat it at least daily!! ;-)

 

[NHchicks]

Is eprinex preferable to sevin?

 

[Miss Lydia]

For me it is easier to treat my birds with epernix than using the sevin dust only because I don't like the dust. but for the coop and bedding I would use sevin dust or spray.