Which stable bedding?

[Suzie G]

At the moment I use small shavings but have asthma and they seem to be getting dustier. I love everything else about the shavings....easy to muck out (taking all wet n poo out) stays clean and dry and pony seems to like it and he stays cleaner (he's grey and loves rolling)

I've recently tried Easibed purely as its dust free but found it not as good at absorbing the wee and therefore end up mucking out more of it as the wet seems to spread.

Also tried big shavings and just don't like mucking this out and again don't seem to absorb.

Only thing I haven't tried is pellets. The reason being I've heard they are used best when doing deep litter. Is this true?

Are there any other alternatives I could try?

Choccy biccies to all replies

 

[Fetherston]

Try Megasorb. Its not the cheapest to start off with but when you have got the bed going its really good and really absorbent. We use it for a pony with COPD. It also rots down very quickly. Shall I pm you my address to send the biccies??

 

[Skipadeedooda]

Hi, I use cardboard as horse has COPD and it is super abdorbant and totally dust free. Might be worth a go.

 

[poiuytrewq]

I use pellets and I don't deep litter them, you don't have to. I'd maybe think though if your asthmatic they do get a bit dusty sometimes. What about paper? Totally dust free.

 

[Suzie G]

I think with mega sorb you need to leave the wet and my OCD wont allow me to do that.

I muck out down to the rubber matting, wet and poo into barrow and clean and dry into banks then lie it back down into a bed with small banks when finished.

I know someone who uses shredded paper but not cardboard....I'll look into it though.

Thank you...biccies on the way.

 

[hobgoblin]

I use megazorb and you don't have to leave the wet, it's fantastic bedding wouldn't ever use anything else now

 

[Polos Mum]

Our local vets use cardboard - I imagine because it's very hygenic and suitable for absolutely any horse that comes in - well worth investigating I'd suggest. It was small 2cm squares and I'd imagine not easy to muck out until you get used to it!!!

 

[Suzie G]

Thanks for all your replies. Lots to look into.

 

[JenHunt]

Pellets.

We've been using wood pellets for 3 years, and just taken delivery of straw pellets as they were cheaper. Still to try them tho.

 

[showjumpingfilly]

I HATED megazorb. Was so dusty in summer and never found they had a nice thick bed.

 

[Skipadeedooda]

Trick with cardboard is to use marigolds to pick out poo (not shavings fork), then either throw up banks and remove wet or if deep littering just scrape off dry and remove wet patch either when required. I do semi- deep and remove wet once a week. It's very abdorbant and rots down well but a different way of mucking out.