BEDDING

[derricks]

Hi

I am currently using safeTbed on top of Equimats but I dont really find it that absorbant. I have a small but thick bed at the back of the stable for my horses to wee on but the wet seems to spread so I end up throwing quite a bit of bedding out on a daily basis.
Does anyone else have this problem with this bedding ?

Has anyone tried Flax or chopped straw ?

I can only have a small manure pile so normal straw and shavings are out of the question.

Can anyone recommend a good product, that absorbs the wet and keeps the muck heap minimal.

Thanks

Sam

 

[piebaldsparkle]

My friend used Equisorb (flax) on rubber matting & loves it. Hemp bedding is supposed to be good to.

 

[ihatework]

Flax is great, I used equisorb which was good, now use jopack as local feed merchants stock it at a good price. from trial and error with the worlds muckiest horse, I find it easier to use flax at the base with straw over the top.

 

[sleepingdragon10]

I use Hemcore underneath straw,and it's wonderful stuff.

 

[Super_Kat]

We have jopack flax at college. If you have adequate amounts of bedding to keep topping up your bed you can't beat flax.

 

[Salcey]

Auboise, just lift out the droppings, its a bit expensive mind you

 

[Theresa_F]

Chopped straw by itself on mats is not that great but better than normal straw for soaking up wee. I use Dixons chopped straw mixed 50 - 50 with shavings for Cairo - nice bed in that it is absorbant and a little cheaper that pure shavings. It also looks a fuller bed with this mixture.

 

[SirenaXVI]

I use Bliss (rape straw bedding) on rubber mats, about £2 a bale cheaper than flax and more absorbant than shavings - love it

 

[Nikiolola]

I use equisorb (flax) but not with rubber mats and I love it