bsnlark
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Post by bsnlark on Mar 29, 2007 11:19:15 GMT -5
The sun is out , yea ;D I found this on COTH and thot pretty interesting, since Ish has dust issues ......... www.epochfarm.com/p259.htmlAdded : even tho Ish has dust issues, I still use shavings. The lady who delivers my shavings has the best kind, not all that dusty...so for me it is do able Thot it was interesting as an alternative. The web site didnt mention any problems w/ too much wettness ( but it wud be pretty heavy to lift ) |
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Post by shekaberry on Mar 29, 2007 11:29:18 GMT -5
I bet that paper gets heavy when it is wet. Have you ever tried wood pellets as an alternative? The place where I used to board my horse used the pellets, the downfall was they weren't very soft to lay on; but no dust!
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Post by cardicorgi on Mar 29, 2007 15:20:33 GMT -5
If you dampen the pellets, they break down into very soft particles - great for absorbency...
Too bad there's no supply of peat moss here, I was at a stable in Scotland once that used it and it seemed to be great stuff.
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Post by diamondindykin on Mar 29, 2007 15:23:25 GMT -5
There is a local boarding stable that uses regular peat moss for bedding.
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Post by averyacres on Mar 29, 2007 15:32:18 GMT -5
Really, and the horses aren't inclined to eat it?
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Post by huskiesnhorses on Mar 29, 2007 16:07:00 GMT -5
My 2 cents - I found last summer that the pellets can get dusty and I did have to spray them a bit.
When I went on a farm tour with Horses for Clean Water - the vet in Preston beds on Peat Moss but he admits that it's quite expensive and some of the people attending brought up that it can be considered an ecological no no - since it is collected and is not that easily replaced and it's a habitat kind of thing.
I'd totally try the newspaper thing - I hate hearing the horses cough - that's for sure!
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bsnlark
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Post by bsnlark on Mar 29, 2007 16:58:40 GMT -5
I saw or read abt the peatmoss. they piled it quite deep in the stalls, a foot or more. Then they used a rototiller to stir it around the stall after cleaning. It seemed to last a lot longer than the shavings .. With the paper , u never know the horses mite enjoy reading to pass the time...especially the articles on NO MORE SLAUGHTER.. With Clovers intelligence, im sure she cud piece the pieces together ... And with it being wet and maybe a little hay fiber combined im sure at least Buckwheat cud make some papermache food looking objects....  |
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Post by averyacres on Mar 29, 2007 17:00:57 GMT -5
Okay, you're funny! LOL
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Post by bsnlark on Mar 29, 2007 17:44:34 GMT -5
;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Buena on Apr 2, 2007 11:41:47 GMT -5
I used it about 10 years ago. LOVED it. Took a while to get used to seeing newspaper drifting around on occasion, but it was THE BOMB for odor control, moisture absorption and especially in the compost bin! The guy in Aberdeen, WA who had the machine that he imported form England lost it in a fire and didn't have insurance to replace it. Poof! There went our source/supplier! |
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Post by huskiesnhorses on Apr 2, 2007 11:43:32 GMT -5
So no issues with the horses eating it, reading it, making papermache voodoo dolls of their caretakers?
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Buena
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Post by Buena on Apr 2, 2007 20:46:24 GMT -5
Nope!
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Post by Gingersmom-Tate on Apr 2, 2007 23:44:48 GMT -5
I use shavings, and boy they have raised the price the last few months, my local co-op is now charging 8.95 a bag.
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