Wizpop
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So, really hoping that some of you can bear to trawl through this post and offer some advice. I’ve used wood pellet bedding in the past with a wet and mucky horse with no problem but I’m truly confused this time!
Horse is new to me and from the start was really messy in his stable- not overly wet, but mixing droppings thoroughly into his bed every night. I was on chopped straw at this point. I then moved him to another stable as he was unsettled in an enclosed box. He’s much happier now he’s in a barn type stable but it is quite a bit smaller than his previous stable and he is standing on his bed all the time.He has a window at the back which he likes to go and look out of as well as the doorway and is a really nosey character!
So I put down a pellet bed- quite deep- on rubber matting - intending to take out the wet patch daily and sift out droppings from the top layer. This worked well for 3 days although I noticed the top of the bedding was getting damper and damper. I’ve tried turning the bed every day, which is quite hard work as it is quite compacted with him standing/ walking around on it. Ive also tried just fluffing up the top. So, I’ve now got a bed that’s permanently damp which I don’t like the idea of him lying on.
Today I’ve taken out 2 barrowloads of damp bedding and put down another bag of pellets ( 4th this week), mixed them in dry, and put a bale of shavings on top in desperation.
if anyone has any thoughts as to why the bed is so damp on top I’d love to hear- could it be condensation ? Stable has 3 stone walls ( old building) or due to lack of ventilation?? Or moisture from the mixed in poos?? im sure it’s not wee as that’s all in one place and solid. Also, when I dig down, some parts underneath are dry with the pellets still intact! Help please bedding experts!!!!!
Horse is new to me and from the start was really messy in his stable- not overly wet, but mixing droppings thoroughly into his bed every night. I was on chopped straw at this point. I then moved him to another stable as he was unsettled in an enclosed box. He’s much happier now he’s in a barn type stable but it is quite a bit smaller than his previous stable and he is standing on his bed all the time.He has a window at the back which he likes to go and look out of as well as the doorway and is a really nosey character!
So I put down a pellet bed- quite deep- on rubber matting - intending to take out the wet patch daily and sift out droppings from the top layer. This worked well for 3 days although I noticed the top of the bedding was getting damper and damper. I’ve tried turning the bed every day, which is quite hard work as it is quite compacted with him standing/ walking around on it. Ive also tried just fluffing up the top. So, I’ve now got a bed that’s permanently damp which I don’t like the idea of him lying on.
Today I’ve taken out 2 barrowloads of damp bedding and put down another bag of pellets ( 4th this week), mixed them in dry, and put a bale of shavings on top in desperation.
if anyone has any thoughts as to why the bed is so damp on top I’d love to hear- could it be condensation ? Stable has 3 stone walls ( old building) or due to lack of ventilation?? Or moisture from the mixed in poos?? im sure it’s not wee as that’s all in one place and solid. Also, when I dig down, some parts underneath are dry with the pellets still intact! Help please bedding experts!!!!!