sodium fluoride

[micko and jack]

hi I have been following on pottasium permanganate and other treatment for the control of lice and I did a google search and came across a poultry site that recommends sodium fluoride and I was wondering if anyone on this site may have used it micko

 

Lice will not trouble the poultryman who practices the “clean-up measures’’ previously outlined, At the present time sodium fluoride seems t o be the best general remedy. Bishopp and Wood recommend dipping the birds in a solution of sodium fluoride as follows: The dip is made in a tub in the proportion of one ounce of the commercial, or two-thirds ounce of chemically pure sodium fluoride to each gallon of water. The bird is held by the wings with one hand and submerged in the solution; the other hand is used to ruffle the feathers and wet the body. Finally, duck the head of the bird a few times, drain for a few seconds, and release. One pound of sodium fluoride will be enough to treat 300 hens when using the dip method.

 

[REDCHEQHEN]

Its in toothpaste (so must be safe)

 

chemical formula is NaF (evil)(evil)(evil)

[Guest IB]

Its the controversial stuff added to most UK public drinking water supplies - except here in Scotland where a ban on its use was imposed by the Scottish Government.

 

Can't see an insecticidal use for it, always thought it was antimicrobial.

 

Not nice stuff. Hazard details at:

 

http://msds.chem.ox.ac.uk/SO/sodium_fluoride.html

 

[jimmy white]

i have found that cypermethrin  wash [deosect] is one of the cheapest and best ways to rid pigeon lice, mixing 10ml in 500ml of water and spraying the birds nestpans etc directly ,, a 100ml bottle made up for me [including gloves ] cost me £6,,,,,  would spray a lot of birds 5,000 mls of solution