Diatomaceous Earth & Wood Ash For Chicken Lice And Mites

Published on 3 Jun 2014

You can read the full details here: http://www.thediyworld.com/blog/?p=1535

I found my favorite chicken dead in the chicken coop a few days ago so I immediately went to town to get diatomaceous earth to treat my birds for lice and mites. My little bird was swarming with them.

It is strange because just two days before that I was holding him and he was in full health and I did not see a single thing on him.

I treated all of my chickens for lice and mites with wood ash and diatomaceous earth to stop the infestation from spreading.

I cleaned the chicken coop and put diatomaceous earth in the bedding. I burnt the dead chicken to prevent further spread of the parasites.

I also poured diatomaceous earth and wood ash into the chicken's favorite dust holes so that each time they bathe in dust, they are self medicating.

Diatomaceous earth kills internal and external parasites but is harmless to animals and humans.

Be careful though not to breathe in the dust when you work with it and protect your animals from the air borne dust as well.

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