Hemp Bedding

[Dhkoenig]

Hi All! Thinking of switching to hemp from the Flock Fresh I use. Flock fresh is too dusty and before I went back to the pine shavings I used to use, I decided to give hemp a try. Any experience here?

 

[DobieLover]

I use it. It is much less dusty than pine but it's tough to find.

 

[Sally PB]

I used it and it was great! It was also about 5 times the cost of pine shavings, and I had to order it, so there was shipping added on as well. Since it was a big, bulky bale, shipping added a lot to the cost. If I had a local supplier, I'd get it once or twice a year to go along with the shavings.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Here's my gathering of info about hemp.

Hemp Bedding- Why is it the best?

NOTE: I am not responsible for some information as it was gathered on different websites. This article is just a gathering of information to explain why hemp is a good bedding. Thank you One of the most heavily discussed topics is: What is the best bedding? We all have different opinions, so...

• PippinTheChicken
• Jul 14, 2021
• 3.43 star(s) 7 ratings
• Comments: 23
• Reviews: 5
• Category: Housing & Feeding Your Flock

 

[Orpingtons Mom]

I have switched to hemp as one of my local feed stores now stocks it.

Love it. I use far less…oh and they love it for dust bathing!

 

[Imataken]

I've been using hemp since summer I absolutely love it last so much longer I pay less then 40 for a 33 pound bale at my local feed store I still have little less then half of bag that I use in coop and nesting boxes left from when I bought it in August. No dust very easy to scoop poop dropping no dirty coop smell

 

[HiEverybirdy]

I love it for the low dust and compostability. Plus it lasts a really long time. Just not long enough to justify the cost, which is 10x what pine flake costs us. If I could source it more locally, it'd be our bedding of choice.

Last summer we tried flax because the consistency and compostability are similar. It smells great and is only 2x the cost of pine flake. However, flax doesn't us last long at all. Not because it breaks down but because our birds activate a search & destroy mission to scratch/bury/eat the flax until you can hardly find it anywhere. Not sure if they love it or hate it that much.