Can I put out a pan of dust for my 6 week old chicks? Can you dose cats for worming? How much? Can I put some on the coop floor? In the nest boxes ?
If you are making a dust bath you would want to mix it with sand. I always dust the floor of my coop and the new bedding whenever I change the bedding and in the nests too. There is a recipe around here somewhere for whitewash for painting inside the coop especially the roosts. I don't know about the cats but I don't see whynot however I don't know the dosage I free choice it with my horses and I mix into my laymash to control insects...any deworming that happens with my layers is just a bonus. I truly love DE...wonderful stuff just be careful not to dust it onto your flowering plants as it will harm bees.
Here are some great threads to find answers to your questions. I hope this helps! (I pulled this from the "Frequently Asked Questions" area...). Q: What is DE, how is it used and is it safe for my chickens? A: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3688 A: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=705 A: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3800
