Auboise heavy when wet

[Wsf74]

I changed Bedding from bedMax to auboise about six months ago as I had a really wet mare. It works for her but taking it out the wet is incredibly heavy. Does anyone find the same or am i just make it fuss. The Mares bed stays set all week and i skip out. the Gelding is a box walkers it gets churned up. I am thinking of going back to bedMax anyone have any other good suggestions as it wasnt great for the mare. or I use auboise as A Base for the Mare. I probably have ocd and overthink it !

 

[Dave's Mam]

I suspect it's heavy because it's doing its job & soaking up all the wet.

 

[VictoriaSponge]

Yes! For me it’s completely worth it as saves so much time day to day, but taking it up once a week is a work out and probably takes me an hour per stable from start to finish.

 

[SEL]

I deep litter on it so its 1 big removal - i have been known to pay a 14yo to dig it out!

 

[ester]

yup cos it's doing its job.
share horse currently on bedmax I hate it, just doesn't soak it up well the same at all!

 

[rextherobber]

yup cos it's doing its job.
share horse currently on bedmax I hate it, just doesn't soak it up well the same at all!

Agree, hate Bedmax!

 

[Dave's Mam]

yup cos it's doing its job.
share horse currently on bedmax I hate it, just doesn't soak it up well the same at all!

Bedmax is the worst bedding I ever used.

 

[Traks]

Try miscanthus bedding, it’s similar in that you don’t need to take wee out every day but probably wouldn’t leave it a week…I usually do my wee spots every 3 days or so. It’s a lovely bedding and much easier to muck out than bedmax!

 

[HelenBack]

I found aubiose so heavy it gave me a bad back! I didn’t find it particularly economical for a wet horse either. Agree that bedmax is pretty hopeless, although it does make a pretty bed and smells nice! If your mare is wet then I think pellets are probably your best option.

 

[FieldOrnaments]

Try miscanthus bedding, it’s similar in that you don’t need to take wee out every day but probably wouldn’t leave it a week…I usually do my wee spots every 3 days or so. It’s a lovely bedding and much easier to muck out than bedmax!

What brand miscanthus have you found best please

 

[ester]

I’ve used miscanthus for weekly deep litter no issues

 

[Traks]

What brand miscanthus have you found best please

Whatever the local shop sells, Burlybed is what my feed shop sells so just use that. It’s cheaper than shavings too, particularly if you get a pallet delivered

 

[Boulty]

I found it no heavier with a weeks worth of wet than a small flake shaving tbh (although yeah most things will be heavier than bed max cos it doesn’t really absorb anything very well)

Did find once you’d thrown all the dry stuff that you’re keeping into a pile/ bank / whatever and were just left with your solid lump of wet a snow shovel dug it out better than a shavings fork (this was on concrete that was mainly smooth and sort of mostly level)

 

[meleeka]

Second using a snow shovel to lift the wet patch. A week's worth of wet is going to be harder than taking it out daily. The time and money saving for me was worth it though.

 

[Widgeon]

I use Equinola which seems to work on a similar principle, and like others have said above I use a big plastic shovel to dig it out. My two are out 24/7 with free access to a bedded barn and I have to admit I only really dig it out once a month. It is heavy but not as heavy as wet straw, and it smells infinitely less bad!