[AlpacaTalk] DE questions
<<Well, I do breathe it in - most people can't avoid it and I've never
had any
problems from it. I mix it with their grain and just mix it and then leave
the feed room for awhile until the dust settles. It is only dusty when you
feed it, once its mixed in with the pelleted grains it is fine.
SUSAN OLSON
Alpaca Loco
Riverside, CA>>
Susan, can you elaborate? I have a friend who uses DE with her milk
goats and uses no chemical dewormers at all. I have long planned on
getting started with this, but don't know the details - ratios, daily?
2x daily (every time you feed?), etc.
Years ago I used DE to powder my house, carpets, furniture, etc to
prevent fleas. It works great IF you get the house powdered *before*
the fleas become adults. I have never used it internally. I also use
it to dust the chicken house and pen in the fall and/or spring.
By using it internally with the alpacas is that what you (or someone
else) was referring to when you said that the fly population was
noticeably reduced? Or are you sprinkling on piles? I would think that
would get rather expensive quickly.
Thanks!
Janice in GA
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