Shavings vs. All other bedding types!!!!

[Sunflowers]

Ok, I need your opinions :

I would like a Dry, Thick, Easy to maintain stable bed.

Shavings are getting increasingly expensive, so I am considering using Aquamax or Megazorb.

Or shall i just stay with nice fluffy white shavings?

All help appreciated!!

Thanks guys

 

[BigRed]

I use hemp bedding. If I could afford it, I would use Aubois but it is £1 per bale more than Hemcore. Hemcore is a british product. The bed is suitable for a semi deep litter type use. It is warm and comfortable and not dusty. They spray it with a citronella type frarence to keep flies out. It rots down really quick, so you have a small muckheap.

It is perfect for me because I keep two horses at home. I skip out in the mornings and once a week take out any wet that has crept to the top of the bed.

 

[ihatework]

If you want a nice fluffy white bed then do not use aquamax .... it's a love it or hate it sort of product (I am in the hate it catagory) but if you use it you have to be prepared that it isn't like conventional bedding.

Haven't used/seen megasorb so can't comment on that

But I wouldn't use shavings any more, far superior products on the market IMO.

Currently use aubiose and am very impressed, key is to keep a deep bed and only take wet out periodically. I prefer aubiose (hemp) to flax, which I found moved a bit and got soggier quicker.

Another product I liked but can't source at the moment is shredded rape straw - marketed as bliss / neds beds pro and others

 

[kerilli]

i've tried almost all the others, including aubiose, and have stuck with Ecobed for about the last 8 years. it is very warm, dry, dust-free (doesn't break down to dust with use, unlike shavings!), easy to muck out, mulches down really quickly. i wouldn't have anything else tbh, it makes a lovely clean bed i'd be happy to lie down in!

 

[hellybelly6]

I like bedexell its the same as ecobed, just the scottish version.

 

[TayloredEq]

Nedz Bed for me. I bought an HGV load so each bale only costs £3.65

Easy to muck out and keep clean, rots down quickly and not dusty.

 

[lachlanandmarcus]

Aubiose vote from me, esp for big/heavy horses. Very stable and supportive, doesnt stick to coats/rugs, easy to put in, use less than shavings once initial bed made.

 

[Halfstep]

Hemp bedding for me. I use Equizorb. Fab bedding, easy to use and keep clean, smells lovely and much cheaper than shavings.

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

We're going to give Bliss a try, similar to aubiose but considerably cheaper. We've been on shavings for years but fancy a change.
http://www.yewtreeproducts.co.uk/

 

[wonkey_donkey]

I've just bought 4 pallets of Ecobed cos I'm sick of shavings - so I hope I like it !!!

 

[Delphidazzler]

I switched earlier in the year to Nature's Best (like Aquamax) and yes it does take some getting used to - wood pellet bedding is a different concept - but I love it. It does go a kind of oatmeal colour but you can maintain a nice thick clean dry bed which doesn't smell with a minimum of effort. Best of all you have a much smaller muck heap, which rots down very quickly. And the bags are easy to store and handle and take up much less room than bales (about 90 bags to a pallet). It's light and easy to handle which means my bad back is holding up well this year! I've tried Aubiose and Easibed but this one is the by far the best (and cheapest!) so far.

 

[Jade17]

i used to use bedmax and loved it...but as the pric went up, i changed to a bedding called Sundown Red, it is a mix of Large woodchip shavings and a bedding like nedz bedz..its brill and only £4.40 a bale, my stable is 4m x 4m and it only took 5bags to give a good deep bed with large banks..i dont think ill be chaging anytime soon

 

[amberleystar]

I like Aubiose, but since the price has gone up to £8.70 per bag!!! I just can't afford it, so I am currently using a mix of Four Seasons shavings and Easibed. The Easibed gives it stability whilst the shavings are more absorbant.