Category / food grade diatomaceous earth
July 7, 2013
We pulled these immediately after a walk in the woods from our dog. We learned fast! This year has been a very bad year for ticks on Cape Cod and it seems the rest of the country too. Spring time’s weather was optimal for their population’s expansion. We now have three types of confirmed ticks …
July 6, 2013
For years, I have known that chickens enjoy eating many bugs in the yard, including ticks. In my years of keeping backyard chickens, I have never found a tick on the flock, yet I know they are lurking in the yard. Yesterday as I was out refilling the coop waterers, I was a bit disturbed-perched, …
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