sulfur powder against lice/mites?

[aart]

Liljerry71 Where can I buy the correct sulfur on your Georgia gulf sulfur site? Looking for maybe 10 lbs to dust the birds and nest boxes. Can't tell what to buy on your website.

@liljerry71 hasn't been on BYC since Apr 2015, might try calling the number they posted.

We offer a granular sulfur product that does the same thing but is dust free.
Jarrod Sullivan

Georgia gulf sulfur
904-838-8825

 

[chickenpaprikas7]

Hi spish,

I've used it in the past, in a 50-50 mix with dolomitic limestone powder dusted over each bird. It seemed to work. I'd only had a very light infestation of mites though. I used it quite liberally in the pen and nestboxes with no ill effects.

I've also used it on cattle and it seemed effective.

Now though I tend to use rotenone. It's quite toxic so I'm fairly cautious, but it's nowhere near as bad as organophosphates and it works (and is allowed under organic systems because it's derived from a root).

I haven't used sulphur dust orally with chickens. I'm not sure how much sulphur they can tolerate or whether the powder is pure. But essentially garlic works as a worm repellent by being high in sulphur, so maybe it's worth an internet search?

cheers
Erica

Hi, do you feed your chickens garlic? Was wondering how to use garlic to help with a mite problem that I'm curr;ently facing.

 

[aart]

Hi, do you feed your chickens garlic? Was wondering how to use garlic to help with a mite problem that I'm curr;ently facing.

@chickenpaprikas7 this thread is very old and the member you quoted hasn't been around since 2013.
Garlic will not kill a mite infestation, get some permethrin dust or spray.
I also replied to your thread here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...d-chickens-in-lower-hudson-valley-ny.1462105/

 

[Redsox7715]

Yes...but....read the ingredient label carefully, it need to be at least 99.5% pure sulfur (the .5% allows for a tiny bit of foreign material) some products may have other ingredients.

I strongly disagree with this statement. I have used Bonide 90% sulfur for years on NF mites and depluming mites, with amazing results over products like DE. Instead of mixing 10% into a dust bath, I may use a little more but I never measure anything. I also mix a half cup per gallon of water out of my backpack sprayer to thoroughly spray down my coop and also they entire run. I use it on the highest pressure possible to penetrate all crevices. Works wonders for me, but if you want to believe that "it has to be this much of 99.5% pure"and not just and not just a touch more of 90%, then all the power to ya!

 

[Redsox7715]

I could only find aluminum sulfur at a local garden center. It's not dust, but more of a granular. Does anyone know if this would be safe to add the the chicken's dust bath? I think it's 90% sulfur.

90% sulfur is safe and works phenomenal against mites (NF, Depluming in my experience, but many more). I mix it straight into dust baths, and also mix half cup per gallon into my high pressure backpack sprayer to spray coop and run. This allows it to penetrate all crevices mites like to hide in. You may hear that at least 99% sulfur has to be used, but I bet my past mites would strongly disagree

 

[ElfenLied89]

90% sulfur is safe and works phenomenal against mites (NF, Depluming in my experience, but many more). I mix it straight into dust baths, and also mix half cup per gallon into my high pressure backpack sprayer to spray coop and run. This allows it to penetrate all crevices mites like to hide in. You may hear that at least 99% sulfur has to be used, but I bet my past mites would strongly disagree

How long do you think it takes to work? We recently bought a Serama rooster and found he has mites. I dusted his quarantine area as well as liberally rubbing it all over and under his feathers so when he shook off later it would also help out lol. Little dude was yellowish with sulfur.

I was thinking this method could be done weekly for 3 weeks? Would that do it?

 

[Molpet]

How long do you think it takes to work? We recently bought a Serama rooster and found he has mites. I dusted his quarantine area as well as liberally rubbing it all over and under his feathers so when he shook off later it would also help out lol. Little dude was yellowish with sulfur.

I was thinking this method could be done weekly for 3 weeks? Would that do it?

http://entomologytoday.org/2016/07/18/battling-chicken-mites-with-bags-of-brimstone/

 

[Sally PB]

https://www.thefarmerscupboard.com/blogs/chickens-poultry/chicken-dust-bath

"Studies show that sulfur is very effective at treating mites and has been used for a long time by commercial animal farmers to control pests...

One is by adding handful of sulfur to a simple dry dirt bath. Alternatively you can hang a bag of it in your coop where the birds brush up against it. If you have an open water source, keep it away from that because you don’t want the sulfur dust mixing with the drinking water."