DE and it's uses...looking for more ideas

[winekntrychicks]

Hi all, finally bought my bag of DE. Interested in how every one uses it, all the basics and more ideas. Thanks, Lisa

 

[Wildsky]

I sprinkle in the coop - nest boxes etc. in the run during summer.
I make sure to put some in their dust bathing area's.

I use it for my horse and goat barn as well, and also in summer I'll sprinkle it outside, and in the poop cart.

you can also add it to feed if you have a problem with bugs and such - I haven't done that.

Try not to breath it in, and keep it off your skin - it won't KILL you but its nasty. I often get it on my hands, and it dry's them out horribly.

 

[TurtleChick]

forgive me if i'm telling you something you already know!!! just make SURE your d.e. is "food grade".

 

[LynneP]

Keep a sprinkle in the bottom of your cleanup bucket; sprinkle a little around the perimeter of your run. Use in places where chickens dig and dust bathe. Use on floor of coop porch/entrance so anything on your boots is treated before you enter.

Food-grade DE only!

 

[winekntrychicks]

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Thanks, It is.

 

[GopherBoyFarms]

I mix some in each new bag of feed, and also mix it into the cats food, and put it in the cat littler box (just about a cup )
We use it in the coop (Deep litter method) and I have used it in the brooder from day one with the little ones. Our chickens free range all day....but they do have a run area around their coop.....there is NOTHING there ...they have picked the ground clean so it gets sloppy wet. SO when it is super sloppy I thinly spread straw over the run area, and then sprinkle DE around the run. It makes the area less sloppy, and then we just rake it all up in a few weeks (or days depending) and put it in the compost mound.

~Tiff~

 

[tknjk]

I'm pretty new to the whole chicken thing, but I like to think I have done my homework, but I have no idea what DE is???

 

[what was i thinking]

i haven't been able to find it around here. can anyone suggest where i can get some? thanks

 

[ncCHICKS]

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Where'd you get it. I heard it's used for bugs, but not sure

 

[spatcher]

I sell PermaGuard Food Grade DE for 22.30 for 7 pounds. That includes PayPal fee and USPS Priority Mail 2-3 day delivery time. PM me if interested.