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SodBuster87

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I was recently offered some oats. Just spit ball guessing but probably a few hundred bushels. Problem is it was dumped in bulk on the floor of a dairy barn. The coons and pigeon had a buffet and it is now full of crap ( literaly) any ideas on how to clean it. Not worried about food grade or selling it to an elevator. Just want to get it clean enough for ducks and geese. Its piled about knee deep and the worst of it seems to be in top 3-4 inches. Could just skim it off and discard but seems like a waste. If I could clean it theres probably a whole winters worth of feed.

Sod Buster
 
If the coons have urinated in it, there may be toxins present, not to mention
possible salmonella from the pigeons. Feed with caution.Ben
 
I would not touch it. I have known 2 people with histoplasmosis.
Not something I would risk.
Richard in NW SC
 
Most mechanical grain cleaners would break up the soft contaminates into smaller pieces or powder that would be even harder to remove. At about 18 inches deep it is probably contaminated all the way through to the bottom. I would not feed that grain, let the owner find another person to remove it.
 
A fanning mill would clean it up. the big thing is most of the top will be chewed to hulls from the various varmints. Look closer before taking it. Or could use for bird feeding.
 
If it's not safe for people to handle, could feeding that grain cause any disease problems for the wildlife?
 
That's not correct at all. Wildlife aren't "immune" to histoplasmoses, or any of the other things that could be lurking in the seed. Honestly, it should be buried.
 
Animals are smarter than most people think, If they aren't starving they don't eat junk. Sort of like horses and round bales, they pick out the good stuff and krap on the rest if you keep more good hay in front of them. Only time you have problems is when you expect them to clean up trash hay before you give them another bale.
 
Are you saying it will be safe to feed to the poster's livestock? If it's not safe to feed to livestock I definitely would not feed it to any wildlife.
 
Read a little into to histoplasmosis (sp?) says its come frome bird droppings. Well if I'm going to feed it to birds(ducks geese) is this still a factor? I brought about 750 lbs home the other day ( couple weeks ago) as a "sample" and they ate it so they must think its safe. The horses also did not hesitate to eat it. However any diseases carried by raccoons make me nervous as to wether I should grab more or not.

Sod Buster
 
I think they are saying YOU CAN GET SICK from just handling it, that it needs to be cleanrd up while wearing a hasmat suit and resperator so you do not get any on your body or in your lungs.
 
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