Trying to source pine shavings

[vintagegem]

Hi All, does anyone know where I might be able to buy pine shavings in the Vassar/Reese/Frankenmuth or 15 mile radius of those towns? I've been buying from the hardware store and its kind of pricey for a small bag, I'd like to buy bigger quantities if possible.

Thanks in advance for any replies

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Anywhere people raise horses there are feed stores that carry pine stall shavings by the bale and they are WAAAY less costly than from hardware or pet stores. They're also a more appropriate size shaving for chicken bedding.

Contact any stable and they'll give you their source.

 

[vintagegem]

Anywhere people raise horses there are feed stores that carry pine stall shavings by the bale and they are WAAAY less costly than from hardware or pet stores. They're also a more appropriate size shaving for chicken bedding.

Contact any stable and they'll give you their source.

Thank you!....that didn't even cross my mind, I'll look some up today

 

[ChickenCanoe]

It hadn't crossed my mind either until the feed store recommended ground corn cobs for bedding and they were so expensive, I asked what else they had and they had small bales of hamster shavings and large bales of horse shavings.
I've been using them many years.

 

[MeepBeep]

I second the feed store if you can find one local, sadly my local feed store sells out of their trailer full usually within a day or two so most of the time when I go there they are out of stock... But, one of the local Menards by me sells big bags of pine horse shavings for about 50 cents more a bag than the feed store so that has become my fallback, sadly they only keep about 3 bags in stock though so you can't exactly stock up...