diatomaceous earth

[RichmondHens]

What's CWG? When I search on google I get Clean Water Group and Common Wealth Games .

Used to be known by its full name - Central Wool Growers, but now I think most refer to it as CWG.

[RichmondHens]

hyperdrug online sells benzyl benzoate. its painted on gloopily and is incredible! I gave up on surgical spirit after a cockerel kicked and flicked some in my eye.
e bay sells diatom (we got big tub of smite diatom powder - it lasts forever!)

Petal with the BB, is it a one off application? Just looking at Hyperdrug after reading your post - 1L for £14.99, is that the stuff you use? I know what you mean about the SS getting in your eyes, I haven't had that problem yet but as I find increasingly I am doing chooks on my own I am in need of something that doesn't require an assistant to hold the jar, "kick back" being the downside.

[petal]

Rh- we used the BB weekly for a month. of course it takes a full moult until the legs are in show condition. it lasted a long time and was used on nearly 50 birds regularly. I have 2 kids helping so it makes life easier and they seem to enjoy brushing ointments on chickens. Wierdos.

[Snadger]

Don't want to be a scaremonger but I feel people should know the facts about DE.

Diatomaceous Earth Side Effects | eHow.com

Use a face mask at all times as its what you can't see that could do you harm.

[petal]

goodness Snadger- thanks for that- will always get kids to wear masks in future when they apply the stuff- I was very interested to hear its a snail/slug deterrant too.......

[RichmondHens]

Rh- we used the BB weekly for a month. of course it takes a full moult until the legs are in show condition. it lasted a long time and was used on nearly 50 birds regularly. I have 2 kids helping so it makes life easier and they seem to enjoy brushing ointments on chickens. Wierdos.

Thanks Petal, think I'll stick with the one off dunk in SS for now.