How do you 'dust' with DE?

[sbennett]

i also cheap cheap strainer. came from the dollar store and it works great

 

[Freckle Face Farm]

I use my sifter works great!!!

 

[PhlyinPheBee]

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That is how I do mine too. I am going out to dust the new coop.

 

[d73]

Whats DE?

 

[Judy]

Here's one place you can buy DE, along with a lot of discussion of it:

http://www.custommilling.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=27

On the FAQ page, under index, there are links to some threads about DE as well.

 

[codybird]

Panty hose works for DE and Sevin dust.

By the way, a plastic quart mayonaise jar uses the same lid as a small mouth mason jar. I drilled holes of the appropriate size in the plastic top for sprinkling and put a used small mason jar lid under the plastic ring to close it when not in use.

 

[sonew123]

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I just grab handfulls and sprinkle it around in their next boxes--for the coop I make a fine layer in bwteen shaving layers-put a few pinches in with their food-I do dust ther roosts and blocks they sit on...

 

[OrpingtonHopeful]

Can you use it beginning with new chicks or is there an age they should be before they are exposed?

Are there any downsides? risk factors?

I have read on this site that cayenne pepper (3TBSP per gal of feed) will prevent worms- Would you do that in lieu of the DE in the feed, both?

Sorry for all the questions- as you can see I am a very new egg. My BO babies are only two weeks old today...We took them outside for the first time for some fresh air this weekend...

 

[mom2chicksandpups]

My dad suggested to me to cut the leg off of an old pair of pantyhose or use a pair of knee-highs and use it to shake out the DE. I tried this yesterday and it worked great for me.

 

[CityChook]

I use an old garage sale flour sifter