The Poultry Keeper

monica · Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 59 Location: aldershot

hi. i was going to buy some biosuper for the soil in the chicken run, but someone said it's main ingredient is chalk. is that true? if so i might just scatter some chalk. what do you think everyone/anyone?

Pekinout · Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 1185 Location: Cornwall

Have you tried googling biosuper, I'm sure there's some information about it on the net.

CP · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 10:31 pm Post subject:

http://www.farmchem.co.uk/biosuper-br25-kgs-359-p.asp

I'm no expert but don't think just scattering chalk would have the same affect... Rolling Eyes

monica · Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 59 Location: aldershot

yup. upon further investigation biosuper is not chalk. i just wanted to neutralize the amonia on the run floor really and an old farmer suggested it, but thanks.

CP · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:44 am Post subject:

There are members who use Biosuper as I'm sure it's been mentioned before.

We use Stalosan, which is very similar. Wink

monica · Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 59 Location: aldershot

CP - do you have a local supplier as i seem to remember you live near us?

monica · Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 59 Location: aldershot

CP - the website shows it being good for the housing but can i put it on the soil in their run too?

Chris Kurzfeld · Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 1645 Location: Carmarthenshire

I've used Biosuper for the past 2 1/2 years. I used it in the lambing shelter at lambing time originaly but later found out it is also good for neutralising the amonia in the coops and runs of the chickens - it also says it's good for keeping cocidiosis at bay. I always put it at the bottom of the nest boxes and on the coop floor when I clean out and, although it has been used for 2 lambings and every time I clean the chooks (I have 6 coops and broody/quarantine houses) and do the runs every month, I still have some left out of the original bag I bought a couple of years ago.

layla · Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 588 Location: West Midlands

I use it too ...thanks to Chris thumbup

It is brilliant keeps the hen house dry too smells good and kills all the baddies well worth investing in a bag ....I have heard on the grapevine that its a good price at regency poultry Wink

CP · Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:07 am Post subject:

monica, we usually get ours from Ascotts but have had it from other places too. http://www.ascott.biz/index.html
Only ever used it in the coop though so not sure if it's suitable for the run & I'm not going out to the shed now to read the instructions! (as it's 1am!)
If I can remember I'll have a look in the morning. Wink