LIme in Coop? - good or bad idea?

[**1Marie!!]

Have a brand new coop - waterproofed it, have straw which will go in before hens arrive! Someone told me it is good to sprinkle lime arouind inside of coop. Good, or bad idea?

 

[BlackBart]

We've done it for as long as I can remember and before that. We also sprinkle it on the manure piles between layers.
IMO works much better than DE and it neutralizes the PH.

 

[**1Marie!!]

Thanks much - on way to Home Depo to buy some Lime! A farmer from Minn told me this, and figures he'd be right! : )

 

[Nicole01]

I use food grade DE and pine chips inside the coop. It's very easy to clean and my coop has no bugs or any odor. I do clean up the poop daily.

 

[jerseygirl1]

The thing I found out about straw is that it will really add a lot of dirt to the coop and when it gets wet, it is just a mess - I would do the shavings - lime dries it up, but not all that much