winter bedding

[Going Quackers]

It say's Horse bedding on the bale and it's soft wood like GQ said, not cedar.

Your say horse bedding? how different, mine just say softwood shavings lol and i see on the far right bottom it says pine and spruce.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Your say horse bedding? how different, mine just say softwood shavings lol and i see on the far right bottom it says pine and spruce.

Yep horse bedding and comes in a bale that weighs a ton [feels like]

 

[Going Quackers]

Yep horse bedding and comes in a bale that weighs a ton [feels like]

They have no handles, those darn plastic bags are slippery than a ice rink. I can get some from a differing mill that are in paper MUCH prefer those but roads are worse to go there.

 

[Miss Lydia]

They have no handles, those darn plastic bags are slippery than a ice rink. I can get some from a differing mill that are in paper MUCH prefer those but roads are worse to go there.

How much do you pay for one of those bales? they are 5.50 here and I top dress every ones beds every 2 weeks. the chickens coop will be up to the ceiling by spring.

they'll have lil tunnels to get out in the morning.

 

[StitchMyStars6]

I go to The Mill of Belair in Maryland to get most of my ducks needs. Even tractor supply co. I go to local farms for hay/straw. But I'll definitely look into the shavings and see who has what.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I go to The Mill of Belair in Maryland to get most of my ducks needs. Even tractor supply co. I go to local farms for hay/straw. But I'll definitely look into the shavings and see who has what.

Sure wish we had a mill around here. I have to depend on our only feed store.

 

[StitchMyStars6]

Ehh, it's a bit of a drive for me. But I work up near that area, so whenever I go to work and then get off for the day I go up there if I need to.

 

[Amiga]

I have found that the plastic-wrapped shavings give off quite a bit of volatile compounds (quite aromatic) when I open them, and I don't like to subject the duckies to that, so I buy from a hardware store that carries the paper-wrapped shavings. Even so, sometimes the shavings are so fresh, they come out smelling strongly of resin. So I try to restock so that they are not too whiffy when I use them.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I have found that the plastic-wrapped shavings give off quite a bit of volatile compounds (quite aromatic) when I open them, and I don't like to subject the duckies to that, so I buy from a hardware store that carries the paper-wrapped shavings. Even so, sometimes the shavings are so fresh, they come out smelling strongly of resin. So I try to restock so that they are not too whiffy when I use them.

I notice that too A but usually by the time everyone has gone in for the night the smell is gone. I keep my houses well ventilated too. Not much choices here as to where to buy things like that.

 

[Amiga]

I notice that too A but usually by the time everyone has gone in for the night the smell is gone. I keep my houses well ventilated too. Not much choices here as to where to buy things like that.

Since I sometimes put room service off till later in the day, I like to keep some less aromatic on hand. You are right - in a more open air shelter, the resiny scent clears out pretty quickly.