Ingredients: 100% Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth Description:
Diatomaceous Earth packaged under our Fossil Shell Flour® label comes from an extremely pure fresh water deposit of fossilized Aulacoseira diatoms created in the Miocene epoch. Why is this diatom so special? Its shell is made of amorphous silica. Its shape and hardness in the fossilized form are important to how it works. Its hardness keeps it from dissolving in liquid. The diatom’s tubular shape and holes along the diatom's wall allow it to absorb moisture, hence its use as an anti-caking agent. The tubular shape of the diatom gives it more surface area than other shaped diatoms. This means it has a greater absorptive capacity with the holes that open to the center and improved mixing and flow of animal feed. Fossil Shell Flour® does not swell, does not absorb nutrients and poses no long term hazard when used as an anti-caking agent in your animal's feed. Fossil Shell Flour ® consists of 89% (and often more) Silicon Dioxide plus numerous trace minerals. Fossil Shell Flour® is almost pure white when dry and appears light tan when wet. Other diatomaceous earth deposits often contains an excess of a particular mineral such as iron or a high percentage of clay giving it a darker color or a reddish tint.
Common Uses for Fossil Shell Flour®
Fossil Shell Flour® is beneficial to add to bird seed and animal feed, such as sweet feed, that contain sticky substances like molasses or used and stored in areas of high humidity that cause the feed to clump. Fossil Shell Flour® used as an anti-caking agent improves the flow of sticky feeds. Fossil Shell Flour® mixed in the feed, coats each particle making it difficult for the particles to stick together. Its ability to absorb excess moisture helps prevent feed from molding in high humidity conditions.
Fossil Shell Flour® anti-caking agent is to be mixed at a rate not to exceed 2% of the dry weight of the ration. This means, when mixing, in every one hundred pounds of feed, 2 pounds of feed is replaced by 2 pounds of Fossil Shell Flour®. All regulated products are sold by the information on the label.
Perma-Guard Fossil Shell Flour® is OMRI listed, Certified Kosher and is accepted for use in the Organic Certification process.
Pets: Our best friends come in all shapes and sizes. Mix the Diatomaceous Earth into your pets food. Ask your vet how much for your size pet. Not to exceed 2% of the dry weight of the ration.
Cats – 1 teaspoon/day Kittens – ½ teaspoon/ day
Dogs – 100lbs+ -2 tablespoons/ day 50 – 100 lbs – 1 tablespoon/ day under 50lbs – 2 teaspoons/ day Minidogs – 1 teaspoon/ day
Livestock: All livestock, Horses, Cows, Pigs, Sheep, Goats, Rabbits, Chickens and others will benefit from the use of Diatomaceous Earth. It is completely safe and nontoxic.
Some of the benefits are; stimulates basic metabolism, converts feed better, reduces odor and moisture in barns and stalls, results in better coat and hoof condition, reduces annual vet bills, better egg production, stronger eggs, and reduces overall animal stress. Diatomaceous Earth can be mixed right in with the animals feed. Cows/Horses get 1-2 oz per day, Sheep/Goats/Hogs get 1/2 oz per day, For Chickens and other livestock you need to weight the feed and add 2% of that weight in Diatomaceous Earth. Your livestock will also get the benefit of over 14 trace minerals that make up Diatomaceous Earth.
