Irish Fowl Forums
- General Poultry Chat
- Health & Incubation
- Bring & Buy Sales & Shows
- Poultry For Sale
- Poultry Wanted
- Country Life Forum
- Country Buy & Sell
- Fieldsports Forum
- The Off Topic Forum
Irish Fowl Shop
- Bird Control & Pest Scarers
- Books & DVDs
- Cage & Aviary Bird Supplies
- Cover Crops & Seeds
- Dog Training Equipment
- Electric Fencing
- Hunting & Shooting Gear
- Hunting Knives & Pocket Tools
- Incubators
- Poultry Keeping Equipment
- Verm-x Health
- Vermin Control & Traps
- Wire, Netting & Clips
Your Account
Irish Fowl FAQs
- Getting Started (new users)
- The Forum Rules
- How do I send a private message (PM)?
- How do I Post Pictures
Popular Posts
Contact a Moderator
- Send a PM to: Flock Master, Fry.
The General Poultry Chat Forum
Discuss all aspects of raising poultry. No topic is too small
You must have an account to comment here.
You must be registered with an email address to comment.
Recent Comments
- Modern Game Bantam ~ Incubator Attempt
- Poultry sales
- Mildly Interesting Rat
- First swallows
- Poultry sales returned ??
- Novital 24 incubator any good?
- Building a poultry pen,security question
- Insulating Incubator?
- Gender determining feed.
- Brahama ,isabella or lavender
- 12V Incubators.
- Two last dates for the Myshall Bring and Buy Sale
General Poultry Resources
- PoultryKeeper.com - Articles and Resources
- Brinsea Incubator Handbook
- Trouble Shooting Failures with Egg Incubation
- Genetics Calculator
- British Poultry Standards Book
Health Resources
Member's Photo Albums
Help Sheets
Links
Lime
Ive been speaking to a good few people near me who keep hens and they mix lime with the shavings in the hen houses they claim it kills lice and red mites and it keeps rats from the hen house because it stings there eyes as they have no eyelids, has anybody heard this before, the people who told me this have kept hens for years and they seem to know there stuff,
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
I have heard of this years ago that when people used to clean out there poultry house they used to spread a little lime all around the hen house not to mush that the birds would eat it as that would not be good i hard that it also kills mites and any diseases but i dont know about the rats.
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
not too much* sorry.
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
the hens wont eat it!mix it with water and white wash the walls with it.dont do this if the walls are made of wood me thinks!
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
I've heard of putting it on the walls too....
also, I'm pretty sure that rats have eyelids:)
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
If you no were mice/rats are getting in put sleep wool they hate it.
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
I sprinkle a few fist fulls of lime in all the coops after cleaning and i find it works well. I also use it in dust baths it helps with lice etc. Don't over do it as it can burn them. Wear rubber gloves as it is hard on your skin.
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
What is sleep wool out of curiosity?
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
sheep not sleep
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Steel wool.
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
sorry
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Sorry for the guessing, Thanks micheal, steel wool.
Friday, January 13th, 2012
ah shite,i'll get it next time
Friday, January 13th, 2012
Yes thats true I do it myself in my hen house .Rhino is the best its used on farm sheds to clean after scour
Monday, February 13th, 2012
Correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't lime have the same effect as diatomaceous earth which is also used for killing mites and worm larvae?
Monday, February 13th, 2012