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  1. barnyard betty

    anyone used lime as flooring in coop?? Pro/con?

    Bear Foot Farm....thanks for the heads-up on that. I wasn't sure at all what the heck is actually was lol! dreamcatcherarabians....thanks for the info...I may go the peel & stick route, sounds like you have had no issues with it coming up etc? How long have you had it in there?
  2. barnyard betty

    anyone used lime as flooring in coop?? Pro/con?

    Thanks! All good ideas. I went out and got the pine shavings from TSC and started using it in my brooder. I will go back and get more to use in my coop once I do a total clean-out here pretty soon. I'm gonna post a wanted on CL and see what I find. We went and looked at the peel and stick and...
  3. barnyard betty

    anyone used lime as flooring in coop?? Pro/con?

    Oh thanks for the links Painted Cavalry!!! Once I get closer to building my new coop (starting next week) I need to really decide what I'm going to do for flooring so I may do shavings as you said. Will the chickens dig under the floor a lot if you do have just dirt floor with shavings or sand...
  4. barnyard betty

    anyone used lime as flooring in coop?? Pro/con?

    Thanks for the advice! Pardon my ignorance here but what is sweet PDS? LOL! I'm assuming you refer to pine shavings (not cedar) and you mentioned it comes in a large size, do I need to ask specifically for large? About how big is a bale of the shavings?...similar to a small or med hay bale? As...
  5. barnyard betty

    anyone used lime as flooring in coop?? Pro/con?

    Quote: Hummm...so what benefit did it serve under your stall mats? I definitely don't need to deal with breathing that stuff in. What is this kind of lime even made of? Is it cheaper than sand? So once you lay it down and wet it or whatever, does it become hard or semi-hard and does it dry...
  6. barnyard betty

    anyone used lime as flooring in coop?? Pro/con?

    Does anyone have experience with using lime as a flooring for a coop? I heard someone recommend it saying you could lay it down and smooth it out then wet it and it becomes a hard surface easy to maintain. I have my doubts and I really don't know what type of "lime" they are talking about...and...
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