Orku 400g Fossil Shell Flour - Livestock Garden Pet Diatomaceous Earth

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: ½ 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)

• ½ - 1 tablespoon per day

Small dogs (<15kg)

• 1 teaspoon per day

Puppies

• ½ to 1 teaspoon per day

Cats

• 1 teaspoon per day

Kittens

• ½ 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.

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.