sulfur powder against lice/mites?

[liljerry71]

Use the granular sulfur in their feed. Granular sulfur is dust free and will not be beneficial in a dust box.

 

[aart]

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

Georgia gulf sulfur
904-838-8825

Use the granular sulfur in their feed. Granular sulfur is dust free and will not be beneficial in a dust box.

I wondered about using granular as a 'dust'.

...and @liljerry71 how would you propose using granular sulphur in feed....for what purpose, what dosage, what withdrawals?

 

[liljerry71]

aart,

In commercial layers we recommend 4lbs per ton for mite and ammonia control. Im not sure how many birds you have but I would say anything under 100 you would be better off using a dust box. I would suggest a baby pool with half sand and half sulfur.

 

[ladyearth]

I bought the 99.5 % from'" Duda Energy"... can I put some of this "flour" in their feed or grains? how much in their dusting areas?
IS IT BETTER THAN THAT POULTRY DUST?
thanks

 

[PeterNaomiGray]

Hello. I'm not sure which poultry dust you're referring to, but we've found sulfur powder to be very effective against mites when I put a soup ladle scoop or so in each of 8 or 10 dustbath pits around the yard, maybe 3 times per year. We've never mixed it in the feed, and from what I understand from the research, there's little evidence that it's effective that way. If the chickens are already infested with mites, I would go a little further, applying sulfur to their skin and feathers, and puffing it into cracks and gaps around their roosting area.

 

[annagoodspeed]

This thread kept coming up when I was googling around for information about sulphur, so I thought I would add this link for those who like studies.

It finds that sulphur in a dustbath not only works on those who use the bath, but extends to provide control to the others in the flock!


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22458590

This sounds like the study PFGray is referring to in post#11?

 

[Molpet]

This thread kept coming up when I was googling around for information about sulphur, so I thought I would add this link for those who like studies.

It finds that sulphur in a dustbath not only works on those who use the bath, but extends to provide control to the others in the flock!


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22458590

This sounds like the study PFGray is referring to in post#11?

good info thanks

 

[RWise]

I have and use both powder and granules, the granules get tossed in the garden and over the yard, the chickens do eat some of it. I use the powder on plants in the garden, myself for blackberry picking, and in the dust baths. I will add it to the coop! Though it is not toxic, it will make your sweat stink to others, I was raised on a sulfur water well,,,,,well is not in use today, and I own it.

 

[BF Vince]

How do I get my girls to dust bathe in the kiddie pool I filled for them?? They don't let me hold them and it's next to impossible to catch them one by one to dust them for mites. They are sooo itchy. I am getting a new coop this week and don't want the mites in there. Any suggestions?

My girls don't come to me nicely either. I would wait until bedtime and take them out of coop one at a time (7 hens) with a trouble light hanging so I could treat them. Usually at the hour I'm tired and thats the last thing I wanted to do. I made the best purchase ever this month! Paid $5 at Goodwill for a big fishing net. Now I capture them one by one during daylight hours. Treat them and release them. All while I have energy left and daylight left. Best purchase ever!

 

[ShotGunBetty]

aart,

In commercial layers we recommend 4lbs per ton for mite and ammonia control. Im not sure how many birds you have but I would say anything under 100 you would be better off using a dust box. I would suggest a baby pool with half sand and half sulfur.

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.