How much Diatomaceous Earth for drinking water?

[WildHorseMountain]

I've heard so many great things about it and bought a small bag for the first time today to try it out and see how it works. My 6 girls are 9 weeks old now, and I figured it was time to clean things up a bit, especially since they prefer to sleep on the ground in the dirt still. Anyway, I plan to dust everything down including them, and I would like to put some in their drinking water for any internal parasites, so how much do I use per gallon? ~Thanks Kim~

 

[CarolynF]

It doesn't work in water, it just sinks to the bottom. Putting it in their feed is how others do it.

 

[dawg53]

DE is ineffective when wet.

 

[speckledhen]

That will destroy any benefit of DE, to get it wet. That is why I have serious doubts about its worming abilities on the inside of a chicken and that isn't what I use it for because of that. What you'll end up with is a clump of cement if you add it to water.