Lime to stretch straw?

[Kazak]

Looks like might b short of straw this year.. silage made late is quite wet..
Does any here spread lime in sheep sheds to kill bacteria and make sure bedding is dry?
Also will stretch the straw as bed be drier...
Any ideas welcome..

 

[livestock 1]

Looks like might b short of straw this year.. silage made late is quite wet..
Does any here spread lime in sheep sheds to kill bacteria and make sure bedding is dry?
Also will stretch the straw as bed be drier...
Any ideas welcome..

We lime sheep pens at lambing time to kill bacteria. Don’t use it for bedding though. What price is it in bulk?

 

[Will Blackburn]

Better off with the dried paper waste product as it is very absorbent. Might be a similar price to straw though.

 

[Sheep92]

We lime like the sheds before bedding everytime, definitely keeps the sheds dryer and helps stretch straw, we get the 1 ton bags of white rhino lime, thinks it's around 180 euro for the ton bag, use about 2 tons a year

 

[VMD100]

Would be worried about burn from lime if using as a bedding source - good for killing bacteria but also good at killing skin cells as lime is caustic.

 

[Skintagain]

Buy some straw

 

[Nearly]

Would be worried about burn from lime if using as a bedding source - good for killing bacteria but also good at killing skin cells as lime is caustic.

Limestone flour is just dust, but alkaline.
Hydrated lime is the nasty stuff.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Buy some straw

That’s why you’re ‘skint again’

 

[Skintagain]

That’s why you’re ‘skint again’

I know I will never learn

 

[sjt01]

Have a look at Pruex https://www.pruex.co.uk/
It looks like magic, but we thought we would give it a go on the water supply, which seems to be working well, then moved on to cubicle bed treatment to replace lime. We have just been using it for a week, so far so good

 

[le bon paysan]

Its possible to 'bed' down with lime(ground limestone),
Tip, spread to5/6 inches and let cattle in. Some folk rake with a spring tine once a week.