DyingPhoenix
Songster
I used to believe in DE for all kinds of insect treatments until I noticed it not working so well for my parent's dog's bedding for fleas when they had them really bad one year. There were eggs all over their beds even with a generous dusting. It just kept getting worse.
I then decided to do a test. I put some DE in a jar and would place random insects inside it. None ever died. Days later they'd still be crawling around like normal covered in the stuff.
I now put sevendust powder in the chickens nest boxes, bedding ( sand ) and especially wherever I see them choose to dust bathe in the yard. They dust themselves and thoroughly too!
Never had a single problem with bugs on my flock and we had flocks and flocks of starlings infesting the place the last couple winters so I know there was lice around. Plus the barn swallows build nests everywhere and they are notorious for mites.
I then decided to do a test. I put some DE in a jar and would place random insects inside it. None ever died. Days later they'd still be crawling around like normal covered in the stuff.
I now put sevendust powder in the chickens nest boxes, bedding ( sand ) and especially wherever I see them choose to dust bathe in the yard. They dust themselves and thoroughly too!
Never had a single problem with bugs on my flock and we had flocks and flocks of starlings infesting the place the last couple winters so I know there was lice around. Plus the barn swallows build nests everywhere and they are notorious for mites.