Livestock Pet, and Garden Grade Diatomaceous Earth Mined here in Australia, mainly used as an additive to livestock, poultry, pet feed, dusting pens and adding to grains for pest control and worming.
Diatomaceous Earth can be used for dusting green houses, dusting fruit, flower and vegetable crops. Can be done even on day of harvesting crops with no harm to animals or humans as it is pure and organic. Don't dust when Bees are present.
Please Note: Although this fossil shell flour is food grade, it has not been sterilised, hence is it not suitable for human consumption.
Specifications:
- Particle size: Ranges from 80% Super Fine Grade with some 20% particles up to 2mm - 20 to 200 UM size particles.
Suggestions For Use:
Around the Home
- Outside areas ??approx. 250g ??500g per 100 square metres (dry powder)
- As a liquid spray ??approx. 250g per 4 litres water
- Lightly sprinkle in carpets
Livestock and Pets
Feed rates for livestock and domestic pets vary due to the differences in farm practices and animal size. Suggested feed rates are as follows:
Dairy and Beef Cattle
- Initial Rate: 5% of dry feed per day for 90days (300g)
- Ongoing: 2% of dry feed per day (130g)
Goats, Sheep, Pigs
- Initial Rate: 10% of dry feed per day for 90 days
- Ongoing: 5% of dry feed or grain per day
Horses, Donkeys
- Initial Rate: ? to 1 cup in feed per day
- Ongoing: 2% per day
Chickens, Ducks
- Initial Rate: 15% of dry feed per day
- Ongoing: 5-15% per day
Large dogs (>50kg)
- 1-2 heaped tablespoons per day
Large dogs (>35kg)
- 1 tablespoon per day
Medium dogs (15-35kg)
- ? - 1 tablespoon per day
Small dogs (<15kg)
- 1 teaspoon per day
Puppies
- ? to 1 teaspoon per day
Cats
- 1 teaspoon per day
Kittens
- ? teaspoon per day
Horticulture
- Before planting ??use 2-5 kgs per 15 metre row
- Mixing with soil ??250g to a hole 300mm wide by 300mm deep
- 500g to 8 litres water to spray top and underside of leaves
- Approximate coverage for gardens:
- 250g will treat 25 square metres
- 500g will treat 50 square metres
Agriculture
- As anti-caking agent in grain ??2% per volume
- Agricultural farming ??approximately 1000kgs per hectare per year*
* High quality silica has a residual effect when used in soil and depending on the soil conditions prior to first application its subsequent application rate will most likely be reduced and may even be unnecessary for a period of 1 to 3 years.
Package Includes:
Garden, Pet and Livestock Grade Fossil Shell Flour in Resealable Bag.
- You are most welcome to collect your order from our warehouse at 1/191 The Horsley Drive Fairfield NSW 2165 (Entry from Tangerine Street).
- You need to place your order online first and make sure you have received confirmation that your order is ready for pick-up before coming in. Please note that we require up to 2-3 business days to process your order.
- Free shipping is only available to select post codes and may not include certain far regional areas, to check eligibility enter post code into shipping calculator.
- Provide us with your correct delivery address and contact details
- Please make sure someone is at home from 7 am - 7 pm on the delivery day. if you believe an alternative address is more convenient to deliver the item then please make sure you change the address at eBay checkout.
- Delivery guy will require an assistant to unload heavy items of his vehicle. Our delivery guys only deliver at property entrance on ground level.
- We do not ship to PO boxes and surrounding islands.
For all metropolitan areas allow between 2-7 working days for delivery and for all non-metropolitan areas allow between 5-10 working days.
After ordering online, you will receive an email confirmation from Bargains Online containing your receipt of payment details (if you have provided your email address). We will also normally confirm receipt of your order soon after ordering.
100g Organic Fossil Shell Flour - Livestock Garden Pet Grade Diatomaceous Earth
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