First Saturday Lime for Chicken Coops & Backyard Chickens
First Saturday Lime for Chicken Coops & Backyard Chickens
If you keep backyard chickens, keeping your coop clean, dry, and comfortable is an ongoing job. First Saturday Lime has become a popular addition to many chicken keepers' coop-care routines because it's easy to use, versatile, and can be used around the coop, run, dust-bathing areas, and backyard.
CityChick carries First Saturday Lime in convenient 20 lb bags for backyard chicken keepers.
What Is First Saturday Lime?
First Saturday Lime is a specially formulated lime product made with calcite and citric acid. Unlike traditional agricultural lime products, it's designed for a variety of uses around homes, animals, gardens, barns, and backyard farms when used according to the manufacturer's directions.
For chicken keepers, it's especially useful as part of a regular chicken coop maintenance routine.
How Do You Use First Saturday Lime in a Chicken Coop?
One of the easiest ways to use First Saturday Lime is around the perimeter and base of your chicken coop.
It can also be lightly applied inside the coop underneath your regular bedding. Whether you use pine shavings or hemp bedding, First Saturday Lime can be incorporated into your normal coop-cleaning routine.
Always follow the manufacturer's application instructions when using First Saturday Lime around your flock.
Can You Use First Saturday Lime in Chicken Dust Baths?
First Saturday Lime can also be used in appropriate chicken dust-bathing areas.
Dust bathing is a natural behavior chickens use to maintain their feathers and skin. If your flock already has a favorite dry area for dust bathing, First Saturday Lime can be incorporated according to the manufacturer's directions.
First Saturday Lime vs. Diatomaceous Earth for Chickens
Chicken keepers frequently ask about the difference between First Saturday Lime and diatomaceous earth.
One important distinction is that First Saturday Lime does not contain crystalline silica. This makes it an appealing alternative for chicken keepers who would prefer not to use diatomaceous earth as part of their coop-maintenance routine.
Regardless of which products you use around your chickens, avoid creating airborne dust and always follow the product label.
More Uses Around the Backyard
One reason we like First Saturday Lime at CityChick is that a 20 lb bag isn't limited to the chicken coop.
It can have a variety of uses around a backyard farm, including coops, barns, stables, kennels, sheds, gardens, water troughs, birdbaths, and other outdoor areas.
It can also be used as a limewash on appropriate surfaces.
And if you keep chickens and have a garden — which seems to go hand in hand — lime can be useful for raising the pH of acidic soil and adding calcium. It's always a good idea to test your soil before adding lime because not every garden needs its pH raised.
Is First Saturday Lime Safe Around Chickens?
First Saturday Lime is marketed for use around animals, pets, children, gardens, and organic farming when used according to the manufacturer's directions.
As with any coop-care product, use it as directed and avoid unnecessarily creating airborne dust around your flock.
First Saturday Lime is not intended for human use or consumption.
Where Can I Buy First Saturday Lime for My Chicken Coop?
CityChick carries 20 lb bags of First Saturday Lime for backyard chicken keepers.
We're an Atlanta-based chicken supply company specializing in premium products for backyard flocks, including chicken feed, hemp bedding, coop supplies, supplements, treats, and more.
For local customers, CityChick offers convenient chicken-supply delivery throughout our Atlanta delivery area.
