GlennT
Gold Member
OK, I'm confused. Exactly how toxic is treated lumber? I have a chicken coop built out of the stuff and several generations of chickens have lived there and been happy and seemingly healthy. I have a couple of feed troughs made out of treated lumber and my sheep have eaten out of them and apparently thrived and multiplied. Now I need to build another trough but am reluctant to do so because of the adverse publicity. I can see where wet treated lumber might contaminate feed for livestock, but what about dry, seasoned lumber? If the stuff is painted with a good primer (KILTZ, for example) and a finish coat, wouldn't that reduce or eliminate the problem?
It's a bit confusing because there doesn't seem to be a good substitute for the arsenic-treated lumber.
It's a bit confusing because there doesn't seem to be a good substitute for the arsenic-treated lumber.