Sweet FA...THURSDAY!

[f_s_]

I have been known to raid the horse first aid kit in an emergency!!!

Basically because I can remember what's in the horse one, but don't have a clue what's in the human one!!!

How sad is that?!!!

 

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Hmmmm, its a quandry!

Just trying to be a bit more efficient with the cash this year too so will need to weigh it all up

 

[f_s_]

Are they very expensive S_V??

and..where is that minx Samstar??? Has she fallen under the table??

 

[JosieSmith]

Hee hee. I raided my cupboard a while ago and everything was out of date (not that I had much to start with!)

so it all got chucked out, then I got a horse so I bought all of her stuff and forgot about me and OH.

Does anyone want a rich tea biscuit? These ones haven't got icing on I'm afraid but still yummy

 

[samstar]

I'm here

how can I be under the table on coke

ooo just realised how I put that

 

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Vary from £34.99 per mat upwards. I've seen a place on ebay at £25 per mat but I've emailed regarding delivery so that might be worth it.

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

S_V - thats how I ended up using wood pellets as bedding!!

samstar

 

[samstar]

Anyway F_s you calling me a minx, DL has gone and not said goodnight

 

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Are they anygood?

 

[f_s_]

Samstar!!!

D_L will be back, she's just getting changed out of that costume!!!

£25 doesn't seem too bad, but I suppose it depends on how big they are and how many you need

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

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Are they anygood?

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I am a total convert!

Mucking out 2 stables used to take 4 - 5 wheel barrows and about an hour. Now it takes about 15 mins and one wheelbarrow and no smell. Am having a tonne delivered which should get me through the winter and only costing £250. I make my beds nice and deep and both of mine are happy to lie down and sleep.

 

[Pony_Puzz]

The ones we have at college (sorry yet again there) are really dusty (probably needs more water), and means the horses need quatered twice a day and waters changed the same amount of times.. otherwise they aren't so bad to muck out apart from the poo shrivelling up

 

[sea_view]

Oh that sounds good - what are they called? Is this the stovies thing?

 

[JosieSmith]

Ooo, shrivelly poo, sounds interesting (ignore me I should be in bed)

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Thats the stuff!!

P_P - yes it sounds like they need a bit more water - mine really aren't dusty at all!

 

[Pony_Puzz]

If it is the same stuff and its watered lots, doesn't smell but sure as hell gave me 4 layers of dust on my throat! Anyway night all!

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

The shrivelly poo is because they absorb the moisture so the poo dries out a lot!!

makes it easy to pick up even when the BGL dances in is stables to spread it around.....

 

[f_s_]

I like the sound of it, anything that cuts down mucking out is ok in my book!!

 

[Pony_Puzz]

Got a bit too small and fell through the fork at points though

imagine a mini on it! hehe! Still think its not too bad

 

[samstar]

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I like the sound of it, anything that cuts down mucking out is ok in my book!!

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no stable helps

 

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Night P_P.

Right Slinks, will add that to my look into list.

Do you ever feel your mind is consumed with a million things?

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Anyone for a cuppa??

 

[f_s_]

Quite true Samstar, but if they have to come in, I prefer not to spend all day mucking out!!!

I always do deep litter beds, if you put the wood pellets down, I presume (know you shouldn't) do you have to lift it every day? Or can you deep litter with it too??

 

[JosieSmith]

Hee hee. I'm lucky, mine's quite clean and tends to keep it all in one corner, unless the horse next door is taken out of it's stable, then she box walks and everything ends up in a big pile in the middle of the stable. :grin

I'm gonna head to bed before I start jabbering like an idiot and you all start to think I'm weird

. Plus OH has woken up and if I don't go now I'll have to feed and water him again

 

[samstar]

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Anyone for a cuppa??

[/ QUOTE ]yes plz had enough of bubbly coke

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Cuppas coming up!!

Deep litter is the best way to use them - you just poo pick and take out the wet bits - the wet bits sort of rise to the top (a bit like cat litter) and then just top up with new stuff as needed - I tend to have a thorough muck out at weekends and top up then. The idea is that you don't disturb the bottom layer to much.

 

[sea_view]

How's ur muck heap with them?

 

[f_s_]

Sounds great, would make life a lot easier, I'll look into those, thanks Slinky

I'm not a fan of lifting beds all the time, that's why I deep litter. Always think that pulling up beds every day creates more dust!! Therefore proper deep litter beds don't smell, and aren't wet through!!

I think the college do day beds, that's why they can be dusty, P_P has just told me that.

The wood pellets sound like just the job!

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Muck heap is tiny as you really only take out poo!! When you do take out the wet bits it breaks down really quickly as it is just wood shavings - and you only empty the bed out at the end of the winter/spring rather than a stable load of straw everyday!!

YO here is very keen for others to use it but they all seem to want to keep spending their money on £6 + bales of shavings......

 

[sea_view]

Would you do deep litter on mats or is that bonkers?