experiment with bedding

[coolcanoechic]

Hi Vinnie,
I think those are fine if they don't have any molases in them. The only difference would be the dust. The Gold has the dust removed. I just did a bedding change last week. The hay works out very well for my small coop. One bag is enough to fill it. I have been using a long pair of tongs to pick up the poops first before turning over the bedding so it is lasting even longer now. Call me frugal, but I like to get the most I can from one bag since it costs 12.50 a bag. I have not experienced any smell yet. I've been going about 2 months at a time between changes. I hope you can find some to try. It is much more pleasant to work with than shavings and breaks down quickly in the mulch pile.

 

[DiggstownChicks]

We are moving our coop (playhouse turned chicken mansion) this week and I have been researching the best bedding ... I CAN NOT WAIT to try this! Thanks CCC

 

[coolcanoechic]

Your welcome

 

[Vinniemac]

They can get the Gold for @ $13.39 A bail I think I'll try it when I get my chickens
Vinnie

 

[DiggstownChicks]

Almost $19 a bail here!

I wonder if using a sprayer, lightly coating the (Regular) straw/hay with soybean/veg oil will have the same effect? Maybe even infusing it with lavender twigs?

 

[Rooster Rules]

I thought I paid a lot for my bales wheat straw, oat straw, flax straw $2.50 per bale, 10 years ago was a buck a bale. Now hay, alfalfa,timothy broam grass is a little more.
Guess we grow a lot of crops up here, so it's plentiful....

 

[coolcanoechic]

The cost is high, but it lasts a very long time.

 

[Rooster Rules]

The cost is high, but it lasts a very long time.

Yah no kiddin, are these regular square bales of what? I guess I am lucky to have bales for a real cheep cheep price, up here......RR

 

[Eel Noob]

Since none of the stores around here carry Lucerne products, Lucerne rep put me in contact with a local distributor who could bring some in but I had to order a minimum of five at $19 each. When I went to pick the bags up from the local feed store the were delivered to, I was charge $23 each

. It's still not too bad considering I would of paid alot more if I had paid for shipping myself.

 

[coolcanoechic]

Wow. The shipping is expensive! I sure hope you like using it.
Because the inside of my coop is so small, I have actually been able to make it last longer by just removing the poops with a pair of long tongs before stirring it up. If your coop is small like mine, give it a try. It will stretch the hay for quite a bit longer.