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The ingredient that is killing worms in Wormguard Plus is Diatomaceous Earth - the other ingredients (flax seed and grapefruit seed) were added for other purposes in the Worm Guard Plus. None of these three ingredients require a person to withdraw the wormer before eating the eggs. Diatomaceous Earth that you want to use for chickens is the kind which is FDA approved: and that is - food grade diatomaceous earth. Diatomaceous earth also provides certain trace minerals. (But do NOT use the swimming pool grade diatomaceous earth - pool grade is dangerous because of its high silica content - silica is not to be inhaled - silica inhalation can lead to silicosis - pool grade might also have other possible other added chemicals). Food grade DE still have some silica, but much less, good grades have 1% or less I believe - but you still don't want to inhale it or you may irritate your lungs.
See this page for more info about what DE is and is not.
http://www.dirtdoctor.com/view_question.php?id=21
The ingredient that is killing worms in Wormguard Plus is Diatomaceous Earth - the other ingredients (flax seed and grapefruit seed) were added for other purposes in the Worm Guard Plus. None of these three ingredients require a person to withdraw the wormer before eating the eggs. Diatomaceous Earth that you want to use for chickens is the kind which is FDA approved: and that is - food grade diatomaceous earth. Diatomaceous earth also provides certain trace minerals. (But do NOT use the swimming pool grade diatomaceous earth - pool grade is dangerous because of its high silica content - silica is not to be inhaled - silica inhalation can lead to silicosis - pool grade might also have other possible other added chemicals). Food grade DE still have some silica, but much less, good grades have 1% or less I believe - but you still don't want to inhale it or you may irritate your lungs.
See this page for more info about what DE is and is not.
http://www.dirtdoctor.com/view_question.php?id=21
