Fleas in my coop - help!

[lja440]

I use fly predators to control flies at my place. We also hang fly traps. Pretty much the only time I need fly spray is if we are going for a ride up in the woods to keep the deer flies away.

 

[ChickenPox]

OMGoodness! I had no idea Seven could KILL a PERSON??!!???! Wow. My parents sprinkled it all over our dogs growing up, and I have used it for years and years. Crazy!

And the lady fed her horse Diatomateous Earth, not Seven. It did NOTHING to the worms......horse had serious case of colic and the vet was pretty mad when she came out because she had TOLD this owner that DE is not a dewormer and not to use it as such.

Like I said, I have seen it keep fly numbers down, but I personally believe it was because it helped dry out moisture, not because it's some "miracle dirt" that's perfectly safe but kills insects. (Call me a pessimist. LOL!) To each his own though!

 

[Sfraker]

The way DE is supposed to work...

It is like shards of glass to an insect. When they move over it the sharp edges lacerate their waxy like coatings that keep moisture in their bodies. Or in the case of soft bodied insects it simply lacerates them. This allows their bodies to lose moisture and they quickly dehydrate to death.

Once DE get's wet, it does not work as well as the water will coat the sharp edges and provide the insects with something to walk so they do not get injured.

My assumption would be that it woudl not work when ingested because it gets wet. However I know many people who swear by it.

ChickenPox: Do you know what type of worms? I am also a horse person and just nosey. Worm colic is rare, I hope I never deal with it.

 

[ChickenPox]

I knew it was supposed to "cut" the exoskeletons on insects. I never really thought about the "wetness" changing that factor, but it makes perfect sense. I just know I wouldn't feed it to my horses. I had another friend who fed it to her KIDS for the same reason.......to "deworm" them.

I don't know what type of worms it was. I know the fecal egg count was EXTREMELY high......the horse didn't have surgery and did live through it, but by the looks of it at the time, it seemed like a miracle. Unless the horse was just a huge baby. LOL! I've seen impaction colic cases that the horse acted just as bad and didn't make it. There might have been other stuff going on too, I don't remember. But I guess my whole point was.......DE isn't a dewormer! LOL!

 

[lja440]

Colic most often isn't from the parasite load but due to the dead and dying worms forming obstructive balls and then starting to decompose, similar to how dogs react to treating heartworm too quickly . With paste wormers this seams to happen more often. It's best to either have the Vet treat different classifications of worms in stages.

 

[Terry S]

I took a class from a chicken farmer and she recommended Frontline in the spring and fall. Prevents lice, mites and fleas. You can't eat the eggs for 5 days after treatment.

 

[aart]

Check out the link. Good stuff.


http://happyjackinc.com/product/kennel-dip-ii/

Do you know if there is an egg and meat withdrawal on this product and how long it is?

 

[JackE]

Do you know if there is an egg and meat withdrawal on this product and how long it is?

This is for the coop itself, I don't spray the chickens with it. So I would say there isn't any withdraw time.

 

[aart]

Quote: Ohh OK, Sorry.