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2009年7月19日 · So, is sevin dust safe for chickens? Even what falls into their litter from treating them while on the roosts? Do you use sevin dust only when they actually have lice or mites or even just in case they do? Can you just sprinkle it on their back or something & they will get it spread around where it needs to go while preening and/or dustbathing?
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2016年8月17日 · I used to use Sevin Dust on my chickens when I was a kid, with good results. I just moved back to the farm last summer, and the lice have been present, but not a problem, so I have not treated. I had a sick rooster (droopy) so I caught him to take a look at him. He had a REALLY bad lice load... so I went and found some old Sevin dust in the Garage.
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2008年7月7日 · Sevin dust is extremely effective and it's also a pesticide with unknown side effects. Many here use it and love it. It's a personal decision. I'm about to declare war on my rat infestation and checmical and nuclear weapons have not been taken off the table. I don't use it and avoid pesticides, herbacides, and fungicides but I'm
Is sevin dust really safe for chickens? (permethrin and de)
2012年10月30日 · We've been using sevin dust since the 60's in our vegetable gardens, on our dogs, and on my chickens for the last 12 years or so. I'm still here typing. I dont recommend eating sevin dust or any other type of dust neither. Use common sense and wear a mask when dusting, the same is true for DE, poultry dust, etc...
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2011年6月15日 · There are 2 ways you can dust birds: 1. Fill a small garbage bag with dust and dunk the chicken in up to the neck. Cinch it around the neck to prevent dust from going into the bird's face, and swirl it around. This is easier with 2 people- one to hold the bird and bag, and the other to swish the bag around, covering the bird with dust. 2.
what's the difference between DE and sevin dust?
2010年10月7日 · ETA: We usually dust the birds about once a month unless it is around show time and then they get dusted before, during, and after the show. We use Sevin, or Garden and Poultry Dust to dust the birds mostley around their fanny, and DE mixed in the bedding in the coop and in the sand in their run just about every 2 weeks.
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2008年6月18日 · I detest sevin dust. I also keep honeybees, and sevin dust is deadly to bees. I do not let it or any pesticide anywhere near my place. I discourage my neighbors from using the stuff though I think my bees are filling their pollen needs on the wild things mostly.
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2011年6月15日 · You are on the right track. By stripping and spraying the coop with Sevin and dusting the birds with Sevin or Poultry Dust you should be able to clear it up as long as you re-treat every 7 to 10 days until you stop seeing bugs. I would also add the garden/poultry dust to the bedding instead of DE.
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2017年6月15日 · For what it is worth, Sevin 5% is still on-label for veggies. And if you get a prescription for Sevin from a veterinarian Sevin is still OK to use. Cas, why do you say Permethrin is more effective? Sevin has been used since I was a kid, many decades ago. There have been a few cases where the pests have developed a resistance to Sevin, but very few.
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2024年3月20日 · A bit more data on "Sevin Dust". Originally it contained carbaryl but was reformulated when it was acquired by GardenTech to contain bifenthrin, a pyrethrin variant. Pyrethrins are derived from the chrysanthemum flower and commonly used as an insecticide. CAUTIONS are needed in their use. Permethrin is a synthetic form of pyrethrin.