There are lots of resources on the Web that list mineral requirements
for sheep (and toxic levels, too). See one at
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/ansci/sheep/as989-3.htm As Eldon points
out, it would be difficult and expensive to test all forage that our
sheep consume at various seasons of the y
BB Supplement Feeders--
I bought a 50lb bag of DE from Welter Seed and Honey Co. that was rated for
animal consumption. I believe one of my health food stores said they had
carried it once upon a time. I have also found human food grade on-line
from several stores.
Bottom line of all these sup
Hey John,
Thanks for the DE reference! I'll look into that.
And no, I never found out what happened to my lambs. They
disappeared off the face of the earth without a trace. However,
since then I have put padlocks on all my perimeter gates, and have
installed 5 wildlife monitoring cameras a
Mary: I have ordered 50# bags of food grade DE from Shadow Ridge Donkeys
(http://www.shadowridgedonkeys.com/perma_food_grade.htm). Did you ever
figure what happened to your lambs?
Sandy: Used the absolute best field fence you can afford for your perimeter
and make sure it is properly installed
aving.
Thanks for explaining.
Nancy L. Johnson
imgr8a...@comcast.net
cell: 301 440 4808
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From: "Crystal Wolf"
To: "Blackbelly digest"
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 7:30:35 PM
Subject: [Blackbelly] DE
My apologies for using an acryony
My apologies for using an acryonym without the explanation. Diatameceous
earth is (DE) is fossil flour that comes from Utah. It is tiny ancient
fossils ground into a flour consistancy. When fed to poultry, dogs, cats,
horeses and sheep it literally cuts up the internal parasites. It is al
John,
I mix soaked sugar beet pellets with any of my grain feeds for horses and
sheep. It accomplishes the same thing as the oil. I hate to waste money on
minerals that they blow out of the feed bowl. Dampening with water will
work, too.
Beth in Central OR
Sierra Luna Blackbellies
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Hi John and Barb,
I add DE to my sheeps grain but I have a mist bottle with water in it.
I mist the grain and stir it up making sure most of the grain is
slightly wetted, then add the DE and the DE sticks nicely to the grain
and there is no dust.
Cathy
LeapN' Lambs
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> Any ideas on how to reduce the dust from DE added to dry grain feed?
>
> John Carlton
> Double J Farms
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Any ideas on how to reduce the dust from DE added to dry grain feed?
John Carlton
Double J Farms
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Thanks for the info - Is the food grade like the kind they use in pools -
very powdery and dry? How do you get them to eat that? My sheep won't eat
a piece of corn that touches the ground or has a speck of dirt near it in
the feeder - not sure how I'd get them to eat that. I wonder if putting i
Barb,
The only thing I know of about silica that makes it unsafe is if it is a
reaction to the dust in the lungs. Silica ingested orally passes unchanged
thru the gastrointestinal tract exiting in the feces leaving no trace
behind. DE is too minute to penetrate the mucus that lines organs or
pe
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>I really don't know if DE works when diluted with water..thats a good
> question. It looks like fine flour and if you smell it it really
&
I really don't know if DE works when diluted with water..thats a good
question. It looks like fine flour and if you smell it it really doesn't
smell like anything. It doesn't taste bitter either. If you do feed cob or
pellets just sprinkle some in and the sheep will most likely eat it. You
can'
Onalee,
Look for FOOD GRADE DE rather than the stuff that goes in pools. There are
loads of websites that sell it for livestock. Many holistic wormers have DE
in them.
I pour it directly into my container of dry cob..not only does it keep the
sheep from worm explosion it also keeps the cob "bug
Hi all,
We bought the natural/food grade (not for pool filters, yes it is treated
and does not serve our purpose) DE at a feed store in Weatherford, TX
(Dillard's) for $18.00 for a 50# bag. We are mixing it in the sheep feed
(the chickens eat it, too), goat feed and dog food. Just started using
At 06:40 PM 6/22/2006, you wrote:
>I don't know if it's true or not, but many sites say the DE you buy for the
>pool filters doesn't work the same as the 'nursery' or food grade DE. It
>may just be hype from the people that want you to buy the expensive DE, I
>don't know.
Yes, you don't want th
At 04:59 PM 6/22/2006, you wrote:
>Julian, can you quote your source? How could DE cut up internal worms
>and maggots, and not earthworms or dung beetle larvae? I am not
>challenging you, I'd just like to read it from the source.
>
>Thanks,
>Barb
Well, as I said, it's anecdotal on the dung bee
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As I recall DE is used in swimming pool filters. I bought some 10 years ago
to put around the house to kill the crickets. I think it was about $3 a bag
back then.. Probably still have some sitting around in storage somewhere.
It is an ingredie
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Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 5:01 PM
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>
> At 07:27 PM 6/21/2006, you wrote:
>>I think it would probably mean death to earthworms and dung beetles too.
>>Maybe fly p
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> At 07:27 PM 6/21/2006, you wrote:
>>I think it would probably mean death to earthworms and dung beetles
>>too.
>>Maybe fly predators would be a solution worth considering.
>>
>>
At 07:27 PM 6/21/2006, you wrote:
>I think it would probably mean death to earthworms and dung beetles too.
>Maybe fly predators would be a solution worth considering.
>
>Barb
Fly predators are $$$. DE is not harmful to earthworms, and I've found
anecdotal evidence that it is not harmful to du
I think it would probably mean death to earthworms and dung beetles too.
Maybe fly predators would be a solution worth considering.
Barb
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h as pyrethrins, although some DE sold for
filters is also food grade. Food grade is very safe.
Chris B.
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Chris,
Where can you purchase this DE? Sounds like something that we would be
interested in using. Sounds like it is safe and easy to mix with the feed.
Will it work with calves also?
Sue Miller
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