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Hannah2911
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- Aug 15, 2025
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Definitely gonna stop. I haven’t added it in months but it has to be still in the mix. As soon as I can. A month maybe I’ll go get 100-200 bucks worth of that chicken sand. Every time I add that and get the other stuff wet and take some of that out bc it clumps when wet it seems to help with dustI've read here where too much DE can cause respiratory problems if inhaled too much. I would use that sparingly or not at all. At this time of year there shouldn't be too many critters in your coop or run with the cold weather, depending of course on where you live.
Some people swear by Diatamacious Earth and others don't use it at all. I used to use it in the poop trays but with cleaning and washing every day, it really isn't necessary so I no longer use it. I never put it in the nest boxes as those get cleaned daily as well.
You could stop using that and see if it helps with the occasional respiratory symptoms you see happening.
