Shavings

[Wan2bEventer]

Having to switch from paper bedding to shavings (muchly disgruntled

!). Used to use Bedmax which I quite liked, but wondered what everyone else recommended?

Ideally I want a bedding that I can just poo-pick during the week, and dig up the wet at the weekend. I find that normal shavings have bever allowed me to do this - a full muck out every day is the only way! Ideally I want to not have to spend too much, but wouldn't mind a more expencive bale if it meant I only topped up one a week for example.

Anyone heard of Megazorb?

xx

 

[Jenfa]

Apparentely Rape Straw is very good for managing a bed as you want to. It doesn't move very much so the wet stays in place.

It is not like straw as we no it - finely chopped, it's dust free etc.

Might be worth investigating.

I haven;t used it personally but a few people on my yard are trying it.

 

[Wan2bEventer]

Hmmm thanks, just looking it up now. What about easibed??

 

[appylass]

I love using megazorb, have never found anything as absorbent! It is pricey to put down but cheap to maintain. I have used it deep littered and fully mucked out, both were good.

Last year I used flax which I also liked (it was easier to get hold of than the megazorb and cheaper to set up)

 

[T-Bag]

DAM!!!

That subject heading always fools me!!!!

 

[Wan2bEventer]

BD9?! What did you think I meant?

 

[T-Bag]

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Something isn't as funny if you have to explain it!

 

[Jenfa]

The brand the yard is using is Bliss (rape straw).

My friends used to use easibed - pricey I think...

 

[bumblelion]

A few people on my yard use hemcore who gut out once a week and swear by it

 

[hellspells]

Don't use easibed!! My YO use to use it and it took me 2 hours to muck out her two its horrible if the horses is messy (back down to 15mins on normal shavings).

 

[kazs]

i only poo pick on shavings and do a full muck out once weekly.

 

[Wan2bEventer]

Which shavings do you use though kazs? My old mare's bed used to be an absolute mess every day - wet shavings all stirred in with clean. There was a lot of waste and I just had to do a full muck out every day as the wet was on the top. Although my new mare is a bit cleaner, I still think I need a different bedding strategy this time around!

 

[kazs]

not a branded name, i dont take slight wet out, only the very wet, but take all wet out once a week, i find if he has a lot of clean shavings he gets absolutly covered in them, by keeping some slight wet in stops him getting covered.

 

[moodiestmare]

I use easibed and find it really quick and easy to muck out. Not good for a boxwalker though.

 

[davidoricardo]

Hello, you may want to try Aquamax, very easy to manage and very absorbant. You only cherry pick very wet areas and can do it when you want. Do a websearch for horsezz Ta