LIME! AWAY?

[crawly01]

I've heard from an old timer in my area, that lime is a good way to neutralize smell(obviously) and mites. I've also heard from another gentleman that uses sevin dust in the same manner for the mites(only). He dusts the coop, while his birds are out, and dusts the backs and under the wings of his birds. I take to heart what men(women too) that have more expedience than my age. I want y'alls opinions also.

 

[Judy]

The pelletized kind of lawn lime does help with odors, and has no dusty white powdery mess with it. I sprinkle a handful on the litter now and then, especially in wet weather. There is a type of lime which should not be used around chickens. Sevin is the standard treatment for lice/mites and is used to dust them as well as in the coop when there is an infestation. I sprinkle a little in the nests now and then.

http://ohioline.osu.edu/vme-fact/0018.html

 

[crawly01]

The lime I used is hydrated agricultural lime. No burn(I applied to the floor and walls bare handed). From different things I've heard and read, the powdered stuff will coat the mites therefore suffocating them. I know I need to use sevin dust also, but for now I'm satisfied with the lime. BTW...anybody ever use the hydrated lime to make whitewash?