Hydrated lime in coop

[Sutherlandfarms]

how do I get this out now that my dumb ass self put it in? I was sold “garden” lime that I now see is hydrated. Help!!

 

[cavemanrich]

Get a water hose out and rinse it out....
It will be diluted and flow into ground outside coop and no harm done....
WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and

 

[Deblett]

I also was sold hydrated Lime when I asked for agricultural grade lime, I even told them it was for my coop. I haven't used it because I was suspicious! What should I ask for to get the right one?

 

[cavemanrich]

What is the reason you want/need lime. ??? In your coop..
Years ago I used Hydrated lime in my Garden Shed. I mixed it with water to make a whitewash. (consistency of paint) . My reason was to keep insects out. Old school way to protect trees from insects , going up the trunk of fruit trees. My grandmothers orchard was like that.

The inside of my shed had this lime treatment and seemed to work. The drawback ,, was that if I touched the sides, some of the lime would rub off onto my fingers , or shirt, if I made contact with wall.
After extended time, the whitewash did start to peel off, but it was a few years, not weeks.
If you would use inside coop, the chickens can potentially rub their feathers on the walls. I do not see any harm from that myself, other than dust/dirt.
In my Coop and Pigeon Loft I use this;;;; Thin layer of DE (diatomaceous earth food grade), then a thicker layer of PDZ. I cover this with hay. The DE controls the creepy crawlers,, (insects) The PDZ absorbs ammonia from the droppings. The hay makes a nice medium for the chickens to walk on. It also keeps the other things underneath from getting scratched around and in place.
I am assuming you could use the lime the same way I use the DE.

I also was sold hydrated Lime when I asked for agricultural grade lime, I even told them it was for my coop. I haven't used it because I was suspicious! What should I ask for to get the right one?

Get Garden Lime from a Garden Center, usually hydrated lime is sold by building supply stores/centers.

 

[Sutherlandfarms]

A lady told me lime is good for keeping flies away from the chickens

 

[cavemanrich]

Wherever you chickens, you have droppings. You will attract flies . I use fly traps and they control the fies well. I use purchased ones as well as a few home made ones.

 

[Deblett]

What is the reason you want/need lime. ??? In your coop..
Years ago I used Hydrated lime in my Garden Shed. I mixed it with water to make a whitewash. (consistency of paint) . My reason was to keep insects out. Old school way to protect trees from insects , going up the trunk of fruit trees. My grandmothers orchard was like that.

The inside of my shed had this lime treatment and seemed to work. The drawback ,, was that if I touched the sides, some of the lime would rub off onto my fingers , or shirt, if I made contact with wall.
After extended time, the whitewash did start to peel off, but it was a few years, not weeks.
If you would use inside coop, the chickens can potentially rub their feathers on the walls. I do not see any harm from that myself, other than dust/dirt.
In my Coop and Pigeon Loft I use this;;;; Thin layer of DE (diatomaceous earth food grade), then a thicker layer of PDZ. I cover this with hay. The DE controls the creepy crawlers,, (insects) The PDZ absorbs ammonia from the droppings. The hay makes a nice medium for the chickens to walk on. It also keeps the other things underneath from getting scratched around and in place.
I am assuming you could use the lime the same way I use the DE.


Get Garden Lime from a Garden Center, usually hydrated lime is sold by building supply stores/centers.

Hi, thanks for your post, DE is not available anywhere in Northern Portugal, so after reading numerous posts on this site and others (for and against) I decided that Lime was worth a try to disinfect, reduce chance of mites and keep flies down. I keep the coop very clean but flies are problem where I am as it is a rural community with lots of animals and the Portuguese in this area are not as sensitive to smells and cleanliness as I am!!