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<blockquote data-quote="NikatKimber" data-source="post: 1481618" data-attributes="member: 423">Lead powder, or lead oxide is what&#039;s bad. In &quot;solid&quot; form it&#039;s mostly harmless. Your body won&#039;t digest it so it just passes through.However, we had some goats that got lead poisoning. VERY unpleasant way to go! They will nibble the dirt, especially as kids; and for a while we penned them up in an old tractor shed. This shed had been around for 50+ years; and apparently the lead from old leaded gasoline will stay in the soil for ages; just nibbling the dirt was enough to kill them. Bad stuff. My understanding is that if you are dealing with lead, wash your hands with *cold* water and soap thoroughly before going on with life, especially eating. Cold water is important, as hot water opens the pores up more in your skin, making it ever so slightly more likely you could absorb any of the dust on your fingers.I don&#039;t take lead poisoning lightly, but I don&#039;t lose sleep over it either.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="NikatKimber, post: 1481618, member: 423"] Lead powder, or lead oxide is what's bad. In "solid" form it's mostly harmless. Your body won't digest it so it just passes through. However, we had some goats that got lead poisoning. VERY unpleasant way to go! They will nibble the dirt, especially as kids; and for a while we penned them up in an old tractor shed. This shed had been around for 50+ years; and apparently the lead from old leaded gasoline will stay in the soil for ages; just nibbling the dirt was enough to kill them. Bad stuff. My understanding is that if you are dealing with lead, wash your hands with *cold* water and soap thoroughly before going on with life, especially eating. Cold water is important, as hot water opens the pores up more in your skin, making it ever so slightly more likely you could absorb any of the dust on your fingers. I don't take lead poisoning lightly, but I don't lose sleep over it either. [/QUOTE]

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