amandaco2
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jusy curious.is your bed really thick too?
how many bales to start and maintain a bed do you use?
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AmyMay
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I usually start with around 5 bales, and then 1 to 2 on top each week.
flyingfeet
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One earth floors with no banks, so 3 to start and I'm on week 2 and have only added 3 slabs of straw.
K9Wendy
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Started with 5 bales, then added one a week for about a month then 1 1/2 now a week. If she is out more then use less..
Christmas_Kate
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I havent a clue!! I start off with 3 huge barrow loads of straw. He's really clean, so usually take out two trugs of muck a day, then re do with 2 trugs. which I guess would be about 1/2 a bale.
UKa
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yes, love making a nice big fresh bed!!! We get ad lib straw at our yard so her bed tends to be very big but no idea how much fits in as we use sections of big bales...
miller
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12x12 stable on Bedmax - started with 7 bales - deep thick bed with big banks.
Mine uses 1 bale a week to maintain at the same depth, OH's mare uses 2 a week
Mine uses 1 bale a week to maintain at the same depth, OH's mare uses 2 a week
vicm2509
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Oh my goodness, my bed must be big or I have a very very dirty horse (I knew he was dirty but not that bad).
I leave my banks up and just add to them. He is on deep litter all week so just remove poo and a small bit of wet. I add 2 1/2 bales through the week. But at the weekend I take all deep litter out, there is usually quite a bit of clean so I leave that in and add a further 2 1/2 bales. So in all 5 bales of straw each week. Sometimes I can manage on 4.
I have to add though our bales are not that huge and its not the nice fluffy straw is rather flat.
His bed doesnt ever seem to look huge though. I think its because I deep litter it so its all compact down and he is a big horse so it gets really flat where he lies on it.
The only time it looks big is when I give it a full muc out at the weekend. If I do a full muck out each day I get 2-3 barrows out, hence the deep litter!!
I leave my banks up and just add to them. He is on deep litter all week so just remove poo and a small bit of wet. I add 2 1/2 bales through the week. But at the weekend I take all deep litter out, there is usually quite a bit of clean so I leave that in and add a further 2 1/2 bales. So in all 5 bales of straw each week. Sometimes I can manage on 4.
I have to add though our bales are not that huge and its not the nice fluffy straw is rather flat.
His bed doesnt ever seem to look huge though. I think its because I deep litter it so its all compact down and he is a big horse so it gets really flat where he lies on it.
The only time it looks big is when I give it a full muc out at the weekend. If I do a full muck out each day I get 2-3 barrows out, hence the deep litter!!
vicm2509
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yes, love making a nice big fresh bed!!! We get ad lib straw at our yard so her bed tends to be very big but no idea how much fits in as we use sections of big bales...
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I would say you get about 3 large sections to 1 standard bale
yes, love making a nice big fresh bed!!! We get ad lib straw at our yard so her bed tends to be very big but no idea how much fits in as we use sections of big bales...
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I would say you get about 3 large sections to 1 standard bale
UKa
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I probably put in 1 standard bale a day or every other day depending, her bed is VERY huge!!!
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Also read an article the other day about horses sleeping habits and that they appear to prefer nice big clean beds to sleep in so I believe I am doing the right thing (mine always lies down as the straw is always pressed down and she has straw in her tail)
Also read an article the other day about horses sleeping habits and that they appear to prefer nice big clean beds to sleep in so I believe I am doing the right thing (mine always lies down as the straw is always pressed down and she has straw in her tail)
serena2005
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i started with 5 bales of shavings, and then 2 -3 a week depending on how dirty he is. bed is quite big.
Moggy in Manolos
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i started with 3-4 bales of shavings and top up by one each week -thats with rubber matting
xxcharlottexx
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i started with 6-7 bales of shavings and add one a week