Two of our American Blackbelly ewes appear to becoming skinnier, and skinnier.

[purplequeenvt]

I'm glad it's working for you! How much are you feeding per animal? How do you give it too them?

Where do you find your DE? I think our TSC sells it, but I'm not sure if it's food grade.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

I would LOVE to see a study of DE working.

Do you know how it kills the parasites?

So far all of the farms I have seen that uses the DE still have awful worm issues.

 

[Southern by choice]

I just put this thread up of the most recent studies on DE.

http://www.backyardherds.com/threads/diatomaceous-earth-parasite-control.32666/

 

[bareback90]

I would LOVE to see a study of DE working.

Do you know how it kills the parasites?

So far all of the farms I have seen that uses the DE still have awful worm issues.

I think it crytalizes the worms some how.
I bought my first bag of DE at a health food store @ $80 Then I found a pond supply store that carries the exact same food grade DE but the cost was considerably better@$55/bag Both places sold me De in 50 lb bags and a bag lasts me a year. I feed it at the recommended rate of 2% of their daily feed.each day. My show animals get grain and DE very day My pasture flocks only when they are off pasture and getting grain. I believe the DE eradicated the Barber Pole worm in my flock.