Lime

[shasha]

hi guy can i put lime down in my loft i was told it was good.thanks baz.

[Guest IB]

Agricultural or Garden lime - yes. Any other kind is likely to cause burns to the birds eyes (I've never used these so can't confirm from experience, something I read in BHW yonks ago, happened to another fancier.)

[shasha]

Agricultural m8 its the stuff we put down on the cow matts.

[PATTY BHOY]

hi guy can i put lime down in my loft i was told it was good.thanks baz.

 

 

you get the new loft up?

[shasha]

lol how do u no lol.yeah m8 still got the boxes n all that 2 put in still its a pure c..t lol.what do u think about the lime m8.

[Guest Dorset-lad]

lol how do u no lol.yeah m8 still got the boxes n all that 2 put in still its a pure c..t lol.what do u think about the lime m8.

 

I use garden lime its very fine granule,s rather than powder...go get yourself a small box and try it, i find it very good it dont seem to fly about when the birds are flapping and going, all i do is put a couple of hanfulls down brush it in and leave it, dries it up lovely

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

THATS ALL I DOOYOU DONT NEED A LOT .AWE DROP DOWN AND BRUSH IT ALL OVER THE FLOOR MATE.///

[PATTY BHOY]

lol how do u no lol.yeah m8 still got the boxes n all that 2 put in still its a pure c..t lol.what do u think about the lime m8.

 

just use wood shavings

[andy Burgess]

i have used "garden lime" for the first time in the last 12 months ,when i bought the loft we race to ,there was some accesories ,and this was left in. i cant always get to scrape out ,so when i do ,i put some down to dry the floor out . we have easibed down in 5 of the 9 sections and i coated the floor with it first .

[shasha]

the lime i can get its for under cow mats it yellow and heavy like sand.cheers guys.

[andy Burgess]

the lime i can get its for under cow mats it yellow and heavy like sand.cheers guys.

i wouldnt know if that was suitable ?/ why is it to go under the matting ?? if your using it in the loft will it be under mats or grilles ???

[shasha]

this stuff kills lice.mites .all wee insects .and soft 4 them 2 lie on .

[andy Burgess]

this stuff kills lice.mites .all wee insects .and soft 4 them 2 lie on .

ask where you get it from if its safe for poultry Baz, if it is maybe be ok then ?

[shasha]

cant see wht not bud but il ask.cheers

[andy Burgess]

cant see wht not bud but il ask.cheers

just in case its too strong and burns there feet or eyes pal.

[shasha]

ok true buddy.

[Guest IB]

There's basically 3 types of lime. The one you want is calcium carbonate, which is natural limestone, crushed.

 

The other 2 are in this bucket in the video. Watch what happens when water gets at it.

 

[Diamond dave]

This is just my opinion but I don't reckon that lime in the loft is any good for you - let alone the pigeons - I think (no medical back up)that lime might contribute or aggrivate pigeon lung disease.

Stands to reason that it can't be good for you breathing it in and if you are brushing it into the floor it is inevitable that you will be breathing it in......?

I've stopped using it anyway.

 

D.D.

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

A CUP OF LIME TWO SHOVELS OF SHARP SAND GOOD MIX AND PUT ON FLOOR GREAT KILLS THE WE BEASTIES

[Guest TAMMY_1]

This is just my opinion but I don't reckon that lime in the loft is any good for you - let alone the pigeons - I think (no medical back up)that lime might contribute or aggrivate pigeon lung disease.

Stands to reason that it can't be good for you breathing it in and if you are brushing it into the floor it is inevitable that you will be breathing it in......?

I've stopped using it anyway.

 

D.D.

 

would agree with you there 100%,we tried it once and neither me nor Liz could hardly breathe and I wore a mask then and even with a mask my breathing was slowly getting worse so that was the first and only time we tried lime and if it was doing that to us we thought what was it doing to the birds but that was just our experience others seem to be okay with it.

[Guest IB]

I think you'll find that some of the floor dressings on sale, e.g. floor white, is just crushed natural limestone (calcium carbonate) sold under a pigeon product brand name. Their instructions were to brush it in.

[shasha]

ok guys thanks for that.