fishingtex Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Just a question for all you knowledgable folk out there. Our pheasant pen has been on the same site for a fair few years now, we are thinking rather than re-site it (which is a lot of hard graft and expense) Is there any way to cleanse the soil? I've heard that lime is good, but not sure about wether that is powder or liquid form. Obviously something that can be sprayed on will be better than having to clear out all the natural cover we have in the pen. Hope that someone has experience of this and can advise me. Many thanks. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR1 Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Lime powder is used to kill gape larvae which can survive in the soil for a long time . Especially treat feeder and drinker sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Ive used lime powder in the past, do it early before the vegetation gets up, gives the rain a chance to wash it in too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1steele Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Ive used lime powder in the past, do it early before the vegetation gets up, gives the rain a chance to wash it in too +1 I'll be doing mine in the next week or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 The previous shoot captain used to do it with lime. But does gape worm larvae not prefer a more alkali environment? If so u may make it worse. If pen is in the right position i'd just worm accordingly, after 3-5 years in ur new pen will start catching it anyway so ur back to square 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishingtex Posted February 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Cheers for the replies fellas. Can I mix the lime powder in water and then spray it? Or is it best to put powder down and let rain do the absorption? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Gapes is easy to control, the lime helps with many of the other bacteria type problems Bucket and scoop and a decent dust mask! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBW Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 (edited) Have never been convinced with lime to be honest, all its really doing is changing the ph int soil. Not sure if you can get it still, but Patrick pinkers used to sell this pink sand that had disinfectant property's. I use it to treat the areas around drinkers and where feeders have been (moved regular when birds are in) then treat where feeders and drinkers are placed for the next again year, unless your pens are in pretty wet boggy areas which will be a bit more difficult. If your pens are on dryish ground then dry ground won't harbour nasty stuff the same as wet will I have found this method combined with a good hard frost into the soil in winter seems to do the job for me..... Touch wood Edited February 28, 2016 by MBW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Changing the ph is the whole idea, all species have their limit regarding ph, temp etc. Raising the ph pushes it above the limits that gape and other parasites can survive. You could use acid, but it's a bit more dangerous and destructive! Do you mean stalosan? I used to use it when I worked on a pig farm to dry up scour in the pens, it isn't sold as a disinfectant but seems to help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Give the NGO a call. They were very helpful when we asked this question. They have numerous game veterinarians on hand to dish out everything you need to know regarding the rearing of game. That's what they do. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishingtex Posted March 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Thanks for all your info fellas. We've decided to lime our pen so the next thing is what type of lime, Burnt, agricultural, granulated,hydrated??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Hydrated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishingtex Posted March 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) Cheers Paul , I've just looked online and the best price is £8.70 for blue circle hydrated lime at B&Q. is that the right stuff? Neil Edited March 18, 2016 by fishingtex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1steele Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Cheers Paul , I've just looked online and the best price is £8.70 for blue circle hydrated lime at B&Q. is that the right stuff? Neil It's the correct lime but you may get it cheaper at your local builders merchants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 It's the correct lime but you may get it cheaper at your local builders merchants. This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishingtex Posted March 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Cheers again Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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