Is sieven dust safe for chickens?

[mommy of two]

We recently had a very bad grain mite problem, and I want to prevent any other mite problems. I use sand in the coop and was wondering if I could toss in some sieven dust so they could dust themselves in it? My dad used to put sieven dust on our dogs back and it never hurt her so is it safe for chickens?

 

[4H gal]

I am not sure if seven dust is harmful, but to be sure there is a type of dust that is safe for chickens. It is called GaurdStar Garden & Poultry Dust.
Hope this helps.

 

[artsyrobin]

if you look at the ingredients, seven is the same as permithryn which is what is in the poultry dust, alot of people put the dust in the chickens dusting areas and they love it-

 

[StephieSky]

Sevin-5 * Ready-To-Use 5% Dust *
Active ingredient: Carbaryl [ 63-25-2 ] 5%
Inactive Ingredient: Quartz 47-57%, Mica 16-24%, Kaolin Clay 1-5%, Pyrophyllite less than 35%

CHRONIC TOXICITY:
[FONT=TimesNewRoman,Bold][FONT=TimesNewRoman,Bold]Carbaryl [/FONT][/FONT]
has been shown to cause tumors in laboratory animals in lifetime feeding studies. Carbaryl, when administered by various routes, at
doses toxic to the maternal animals, has been shown to produce developmental toxicity in a number of species. Carbaryl produces no
teratogenic effects in the absence of maternal toxicity.
[FONT=TimesNewRoman,Bold][FONT=TimesNewRoman,Bold]Pyrophyllite[/FONT][/FONT]
: Sparse literature specifically addressing pyrophyllite dust exposures are complicated by concurrent silica exposures. Absent free
silica, a low category pneumoconiosis (with little respiratory disability) is probable in prolonged, high dust concentrations.
[FONT=TimesNewRoman,Bold][FONT=TimesNewRoman,Bold]Kaolin: [/FONT][/FONT]
Published literature suggests that extremely high exposures to kaolin dust over a prolonged period of time can lead to a low category
pneumoconiosis (with little respiratory disability) in a small number of workers.
[FONT=TimesNewRoman,Bold][FONT=TimesNewRoman,Bold]Crystalline Silica: [/FONT][/FONT]
Overexposure to respirable crystalline silica dust can cause silicosis, a form of progressive pulmonary fibrosis. “Inhalable”
crystalline silica (quartz) is listed as a Group 1 carcinogen (lung) based on “sufficient evidence” in occupationally exposed humans and
sufficient evidence in animals. Crystalline silica is also listed by the NTP as a substance reasonably anticipated to be a carcinogen. Some
studies have not demonstrated a cancer association and considerable controversy exists concerning the IARC and NTP classification.
*****************************************************************************************************
SECTION 12 - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
This product is extremely toxic to aquatic and estuarine invertebrates. For terrestrial uses, do not apply directly to water, or to areas where
surface water is present or to intertidal areas below the mean high water mark, except under the forest canopy and use on rice. Discharge from
rice fields may kill aquatic and estuarine invertebrates. Do not contaminate water by cleaning of equipment or disposal of wastes. This
product is highly toxic to bees exposed to direct treatment or residues on blooming crops or weeds. Do not apply this product or allow it to​

drift to blooming crops or weeds if bees are visiting the treatment area.


In short: Its safe for chickens so long as you don't feed it to them for the next 5 years.

 

[mommy of two]

Thank you everyone! Does any one know if the grain mites are harmful or does any one have problems with them?

 

[sprig]

That may be what I have. Check out my pic in the "Help Bugs Everywhere" post right above this. Is this what they look like?

 

[mommy of two]

No mine are more white or grey. I hate bugs!!! We bug bombed the shed the bugs were in last night (5' x 5' area) and there are still a few crawling around!! Next we are dusting every thing with sieven dust hopefully that will do the job.

 

[Joultry]

HELP! I have a huge problem with fleas and I've tried putting seven dust down and it just doesn't kill them. Is there anything else that I can put down that is a little more powerful but still won't hurt the chickens?

 

[mommy of two]

Do they have a place to dust bathe? If so put the sieven dust in there LIBERALLY! I haven't had a flea problem but the sieven dust took care of the mites. Did you dust the walls and nesting boxes with the sieven dust also? I don't know of anything else for them that is safe but more potent than the sieven dust. You could ask your vet. Hope this helped.

 

[treehouse]

For fleas, a few years ago , I used diatomacous earth....picked up each chicken and dusted them very well myself getting the tail and back and chest really well, almost rubbing it in and then left them some to dust in. I WOULD NEVER personally use Seven or Seven dust , its toxic and all chickens peck and eat from the ground ... they will injest it and it will make them sick and taint their eggs but It looks like I am in the minority. They used to do alot of things in farming that they do not do any more, I remember when we had deet in our repellents and we do not any more ... That is my 2 cents

There is a difference between seven dust and straight seven though

http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/degen.html