Post by FlipFlopFarmer on Aug 6, 2005 16:31:13 GMT -5
I've been wanting to whitewash the interior of the barn. I finally found a recipe for it on Fias Co's website and I'm reading this recipe and now I think we might be using the wrong kind of lime to neutralize the potty smell in the loafing shed and stalls.
When I went to the farm store to buy it they asked what I was using it for (I didn't really have a clue that there were other kinds of lime) and I told her it was for the barn stalls & loafing shed. She sold me hydrated lime.
So this morning I'm on Fias Co's site where I located the white wash recipe and it says on their site.....
"To make your own white wash, you need lime. There are two kinds of lime you can buy so be sure you get the right kind: hydrated lime, which is pure white. It is also called slake lime, builder's lime, or mason's lime (the old timers at our feed store incorrectly call it "burnt lime"- DO NOT use burnt lime). Hydrated lime is also very caustic, so the bag will have a warning on it. The other kind of lime is light gray and is the kind we use to spread on our barn floor. It is called "ag lime", "garden lime", "barn lime" or dolomite. Do not spread hydrated lime on your barn floor. Why do we spread lime on our barn floor? It provides that antibacterial quality, dries out, "sweetens" the floor , and Larry says it makes it easier to clean."
So it appears as though I have the right lime for my white wash but I've been using the WRONG kind for the stall floors and loafing shed.
What do you all use? I could have actually purchased the right lime and then when they loaded it up, they gave me the wrong lime. It doesn't seem to have hurt the animals though. When we do spread it, we keep them out of there for a while and always put lots of bedding on top.
Thanks!
Carla
When I went to the farm store to buy it they asked what I was using it for (I didn't really have a clue that there were other kinds of lime) and I told her it was for the barn stalls & loafing shed. She sold me hydrated lime.
So this morning I'm on Fias Co's site where I located the white wash recipe and it says on their site.....
"To make your own white wash, you need lime. There are two kinds of lime you can buy so be sure you get the right kind: hydrated lime, which is pure white. It is also called slake lime, builder's lime, or mason's lime (the old timers at our feed store incorrectly call it "burnt lime"- DO NOT use burnt lime). Hydrated lime is also very caustic, so the bag will have a warning on it. The other kind of lime is light gray and is the kind we use to spread on our barn floor. It is called "ag lime", "garden lime", "barn lime" or dolomite. Do not spread hydrated lime on your barn floor. Why do we spread lime on our barn floor? It provides that antibacterial quality, dries out, "sweetens" the floor , and Larry says it makes it easier to clean."
So it appears as though I have the right lime for my white wash but I've been using the WRONG kind for the stall floors and loafing shed.
What do you all use? I could have actually purchased the right lime and then when they loaded it up, they gave me the wrong lime. It doesn't seem to have hurt the animals though. When we do spread it, we keep them out of there for a while and always put lots of bedding on top.
Thanks!
Carla
. It also has scary warnings about using a mask and not inhaling the dust- kinda hard since it is a very fine powder like flour!
