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[ozexpat]

There are two types of DE--one is Food Grade and the Silica is lower. It is the bones of dead sea creatures and high in Calcium. If it is fed to the chickens they absorb this calcium better.

It also helps keep flies down in the coop. It is not a good idea to breath it when putting in into the coop but is safer to use than poultry dust.

I was under the impression that food grade actually meant more pure and thus more silica.

Dusting birds with DE it has to be dangerous to the health of both the human and the chickens. I would counter that its safer than Sevin as its dose is accumulative to the lungs. Once its there its there - like asbestos.

 

[ronott1]

I was under the impression that food grade actually meant more pure and thus more silica.

Dusting birds with DE it has to be dangerous to the health of both the human and the chickens. I would counter that its safer than Sevin as its dose is accumulative to the lungs. Once its there its there - like asbestos.

I do not dust with DE. I feed it to them a couple of days and sprinkle it into the poop trays. It cuts down on flys. Food grade is safe. The other type of DE is for pool filters.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

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Caramel loves tomatoes. She'll suck one into her mouth as far as it will go, squish it and then slurp the seeds and then chew the meat. I find it highly entertaining.

 

[chickadoodles]

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Caramel loves tomatoes. She'll suck one into her mouth as far as it will go, squish it and then slurp the seeds and then chew the meat. I find it highly entertaining.

She is adorable SCG and I can see why it would be! lol

 

[chickadoodles]

I do not dust with DE. I feed it to them a couple of days and sprinkle it into the poop trays. It cuts down on flys. Food grade is safe. The other type of DE is for pool filters.

I read on BYC that alot of ppl were using DE on their chickens and in their bedding. So last March I got some and tried it. There was no warning label and no one said to wear a mask or anything like that! So I used it! After wards I had to go to the Doctor I would up with a lung infection that it took me nearly 3 months to recover from! I will NEVER use DE again! Maybe because I have COPD it hit me harder. Idk

 

[superchemicalgirl]

She is adorable SCG and I can see why it would be! lol

I have got to stop shoving tomatoes in her mouth. She's going to have an upset rumen.

 

[chickadoodles]

I LOVE that SCG! DH and I sat and watched it that is just tooooooo darn funny!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I LOVE that SCG! DH and I sat and watched it that is just tooooooo darn funny!

Glad you enjoyed it. I had a great time and can't wait to do it again tomorrow. Fortunately I have a lot of split tomatoes that I can't can.

 

[chickadoodles]

Glad you enjoyed it. I had a great time and can't wait to do it again tomorrow. Fortunately I have a lot of split tomatoes that I can't can.

I know our split also from all the rain we kept getting here. It ruined my few things I did plant. But I got a few seeds to plant this fall. So hopefully they will do better. I fed mine to our cows and chickens. She is so adorable!

 

[Arielle]

Quote: THat m akes sense. I do better if I eat meats for breakfast and save my salads for lunch or dinner. I lose more weight this way. If I eat a high carb food in the morning I eat a lot more food total for the day.

I encourage my kids to eat pork chops and hamburgers etc for breakfast. Breakfast cereals didn't exist until 100 years ago. No cold cereals in my house. Lots of eggs though. lol

A fellow I know eats 18 eggs a day plus 2 scoops of protein powder. He is trying to decrease his weight a little bit. A little extreme for my taste buds, but what ever . . .