Death by dusting?

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I would like to believe it is never to late to care and bring a chicken back to health, hopefully they never get that far along. I am a firm believer in natural healing I don’t have a lot of faith in the pharmaceutical companies today, but I realize there are some that can be helpful, for me they are a last resort. There are so many natural remedies that have been around for hundreds and thousands of years. To expect to cure an animal overnight is just not possible it usually takes time. You are right when you state sanitation and cleanliness is of the utmost important which should be started at the beginning of raising animals since it is our responsibility to ensure they have an healthy environment to live in. I caught a parasite while duck hunting I was in a backwater marsh and splashed some water in my mouth it took me weeks to fight it off using an all-natural parasite tincture. I actually believe that worms and parasites are one of the main reasons for disease today. Because of the impurities and waste they leave in our blood supply. I like to use DE, bentonite clay, cod liver oil and raw apple cider vinegar, etc.
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Biodynamics is the oldest organized organic approach to farming: farms and gardens have been in operation in many countries and climates since the 1920's. Biodynamics is built on the premise that the more self-sufficient a farm is, the healthier it will be. The aim is to have a great diversity of plant and animal life. At the heart of Biodynamics is the use of special preparations in homeopathic doses that enhance the life of soil, plants, and animals.
 
I once again agree with Barnyard Dawg (and Sandra) and you all need to remember that DE is silica, and so being, if there is exessive dust from it it can cause silicosis (and cut up the insides of your/your chickens lung tissue.
Moderstion is the key, so use dry sand for them to bathe in, and add a little DE, and with feed, dust a little on the feed.
Billows of DE dust wafting out of the henhouse is a sure sign that eventually, their lungs will be injured.
These are microscopic tiny sea shells, silica.
And they are just as sharp wet as dry.
Just like glass is just as sharp wet as dry.
Now, end of discussion ?
I guess we move on, thanks all.
Great thread.
 
eggchel, I'd like to go back to original post about the roosters on their backs, fighting, etc. How are they doing now?
Are they showing any symptoms of a "poultry dust" overdose?

I personally use DE for maintaining a bug free coop, sprinkling lightly under the bedding, but if I do have an infestation I use 5% sevin. I heard they were going to ban sevin dust soon.

Adam's flea & tick spray supposedly works great too.

I apply Ivomec "Eprinex" on each bird every 4-6 months. 1/4 cc bantam; 1/2 cc standard. Put it between their shoulder blades. No egg withdrawal.
 
Does DE work for all external parasites such as leg mites? I recently got a new hen that had them, have been treating her, but worried the other hen she came with will get it too. Had to quarantine them both together...good thing I didn't put them with the flock (like I was planning to).
Also, my DH was very concerned about the inhalation of the DE and said that it comes in larger sizes (small rock like) and dust like form (idk about that) and that we should not get the dust sized stuff. What's the scoop on that? Is it only a concern if you have airway disease already? Would it affect the chickens the same way?
 
I've never heard of DE being "rock-like". Make sure it's Food Grade. It should be a dust. I always use a dust mask and put it under the bedding, never on top.

I've heard vasoline will suffocate scaly leg mites. There are many posts here for treating leg mites if you do a search.
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I want to edit my last post "I apply Ivomec "Eprinex" on each bird every 4-6 months. 1/4 cc bantam; 1/2 cc standard. Put it between their shoulder blades. No egg withdrawal."

I don't care who says there is no withdrawal....in cows maybe, since that's what it's for; but for chickens I simply don't trust. I always discard for 7 days.
 
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