Barnlime in poop boxes?

[BlueMoonFarm]

I am going to spring clean my coop this weekend. I have a poop box under my roosts that I've always filled with Sweet PDZ. (Copied from the awesome poop box thread...mine is exactly like the pics in the first post.) When I was at Theisen's buying new shavings and PDZ yesterday, I noticed bags of barnlime right next to the PDZ. I did a quick search of BYC on my phone and saw that barnlime is safe for chickens, so I bought several bags, thinking I would mix it in the poop boxes to "stretch" the PDZ, as the Sweet PDZ costs $20/bag and the barnlime is only $3 for the same size bag. Now I am worried about using the barnlime, as it most definitely will get kicked up and the chickens (and I) will breathe it. There are a couple of my girls who like to take a dust bath in the poop box even though they have a nice sand bath available.

Am I better off just spending the $$ for the PDZ and skipping the lime? I don't want to cheap out and end up causing a problem for my birds. Anyone have any experience--good or bad--using barnlime in the poop boxes? Thanks in advance!

 

[ChirpyChicks1]

I've never heard of it

<<<<off to do research>>>>

 

[BlueMoonFarm]

Any help/insight greatly appreciated! Sometimes barnlime is referred to as "agricultural lime."

 

[ChirpyChicks1]

Well I did some research and it seems like it's alright.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/47639/is-it-safe-to-use-lime-in-the-chicken-coop

 

[BlueMoonFarm]

Thanks so much for the help, ChirpyChicks1! I felt pretty certain that it would be fine on the floor in the litter, but wasn't feeling entirely comfy about the poop boxes. I think I will go ahead and mix the barnlime with the Sweet PDZ to save some coin.

If anyone else has an opinion, please chime in!