SEVIN DUST YOUR CHICKENS

[happyfrenchman]

Sevin dust is a pesticide. It is innately poisonous. Permethrin is good too. It is apparently less toxic, It seems like it is less toxic because it does not clear out the mites as powerfully as Sevin.
I dust my birds with Sevin. It keeps down the mites and lice. You have to treat it like it is... (poisonous). Use it in a small area. Keep it away from food and water. Don't let children or elders near it. Don't inhale it.

 

[MrDeMaistre]

Sevin works really well: we used to use it, but now we're all organic and natural and so forth. Now we use diatomaceous eath: dust 'em with it and strew it around the hen house. It's not as effective and has to be reapplied, but it is assuredly safe, so that's what we use now. Our chickens are free-range and do a LOT of dust bathing as well, to the point that our yard is looking like a lunar landscape. Oh well.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Sevin works really well: we used to use it, but now we're all organic and natural and so forth. Now we use diatomaceous eath: dust 'em with it and strew it around the hen house. It's not as effective and has to be reapplied, but it is assuredly safe, so that's what we use now. Our chickens are free-range and do a LOT of dust bathing as well, to the point that our yard is looking like a lunar landscape. Oh well.

We use DE as well. But as a prevention not a cure. Ours are free to come and go sunrise to sunset. They moon crater so to speak a lot. Here in Florida this last winter we had a record mild season. Very little freezing. Certain pests were not controlled naturally. Now with record rainfall, our chickens are seeking shelter and hiding out in clumps sharing the little pests. The pests can leap frog while they pile.
We have already dusted them with sevin and it works almost instantly then the next day bathed them. We never just leave the dust on them after post treatment. It is a 2 step process. No sign of parasite infestation currently. Over 50 birds was no easy chore.
On the other hand. Our breeder birds in contained housing were not effected by the outbreak.
So we completely cleaned and treated the big house. It is 2 story so it was no easy chore.
Egg production is slowly climbing back up.
We only use sevin dust when we have to.
DE has been known to dry out skin so we just use of under the bedding and not as a dust. Especially when the bugs caused extreme feather loss.
DE on wounded birds I wouldn't do anyway.

 

[azygous]

Be aware that labeling, in the US anyway, is often political, influenced by lobbyists hired to decrease the competition for their corporate employers. The best way to determine the truth of a matter is to do a search for scientific papers on the subject.http://www.tfrec.wsu.edu/wvcclass/Randall.html

That said, I've used Sevin on my flock for lice with no observable ill effects. I now use spinosad under the label Elector PSP. This has no egg withdrawal as Sevin would.

 

[casportpony]

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Hi. This is a little bit different topic but can anyone tell me what is safe to use around ducks to control fleas ticks and Japanese beetles? We used to use sevin but since ducks are always drinking puddles and digging in the mud I'm afraid of hurting them.

 

[Cindy in PA]

Sevin is so safe that in the 1970s it was found that widespread farm use made bluebird, swallows & other birds lay thin shelled eggs. Glad you all like it, but I refrain from having pesticides with my eggs in the morning whenever possible. I keep birds & raise a garden to get away from that kind of stuff. JMHO

 

[casportpony]

Sevin is so safe that in the 1970s it was found that widespread farm use made bluebird, swallows & other birds lay thin shelled eggs. Glad you all like it, but I refrain from having pesticides with my eggs in the morning whenever possible. I keep birds & raise a garden to get away from that kind of stuff. JMHO

I just did a quick search for that and couldn't find anything. Can you help me find information on that?

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Hi. This is a little bit different topic but can anyone tell me what is safe to use around ducks to control fleas ticks and Japanese beetles? We used to use sevin but since ducks are always drinking puddles and digging in the mud I'm afraid of hurting them.

Dust them with sevin in a separate area one at a time. It kills bugs instantly. Rince off the bird then put it back in their habitat. Inspect them the next day or so for infestation. Repeat if needed.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Dust them with sevin in a separate area one at a time. It kills bugs instantly. Rince off the bird then put it back in their habitat. Inspect them the next day or so for infestation. Repeat if needed.

The trouble isn't bugs on the birds though, it's just trying to find out what I can use in my yard and on my ornamental flowers and such to keep the beetles from demolishing everything. I don't know if anything would be safe really