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what is everyone using as floor dressings? im currently using shavings but i dont think they are good. I was considering sand but what alternatives are there?

Thanks

easybed and hempcore the later im using

Quoted from OLDYELLOW

easybed and hempcore the later im using

how deep is the easybed?

im using 6 inch of hempcore

Mine is just ply wood flooring that I scrape & hoover each day. Would I be better of using a floor covering of some sort, I used to use hemcore with my budgies but most of it ended up out of the cages!!

i use the under lay they use for horses  its brill no dust in the loft  u must use 4 to 6 inches in the loft as the dust goes right to the bottom would recemend it to anyone

Quoted from chrisss

how deep is the easybed?

i use easybed about 6 inch

hempcore is for horses and smells great

i was using birchbark chippings, but the dust after a while was a nightmare

mine in stock loft virualy went to dust but was very dry and no smell for a very long time , ybs i change more frequenly last about 2 months i just knock the lumps up around perches

Quoted from OLDYELLOW

mine in stock loft virualy went to dust but was very dry and no smell for a very long time , ybs i change more frequenly last about 2 months i just knock the lumps up around perches

yes mine lasted about 6 months then started to smell [good ventilation and all]i like the idea of deep litter,the birds seem to be happier on it,so i am in the market for some,just not chippings anymore,[it took about 12 garden bags to get it out]

well the hempcore been a more plant like product rots alot quicker and makes good compost yup took me a while to get a section cleared but the amount of time it saves by having it is worth it , and they can build there nest with same material as well

It's the Easibed for me,doesn't blow about like shavings.

where do you get hempcore and easybed from?

try a B.A.T.A or local pet shop comes in big bales

Quoted from joshdonlan

where do you get hempcore and easybed from?

if you have  a local farm near by they may be able to get it for you

Sorry whats B.A.T.A ? Im from Staffordshire if anyone knows of anywhere nearby?

Quoted from joshdonlan

where do you get hempcore and easybed from?

http://www.easibed.co.uk/stockists.php?action=distance

its a farmers association , you must know of someone with an horse they'll point you in right dirrection

Any equestrian or agricultural shop should have it

Thanks Tony. It turns out that HJ Lea Oakes are a supplier. They are v. local.

Thanks guys, I will give easybed a go.

what maintainence is required to keep the easibed in good condition? raking etc?

Quoted from joshdonlan

what maintainence is required to keep the easibed in good condition? raking etc?

i just rake over it once a week get any lumps out and apply some loft white ,rake it in then its as good as new

Quoted from joshdonlan

what maintainence is required to keep the easibed in good condition? raking etc?

Very little once the youngbirds start to perch up, I rake mine over once a week.

not using anythink now but when the young birds where ween this year i used natural floor dressing http://www.natural-granen.com/#undefined/Contact/GRANULATED_FLOORCOVERING will be using it again next year. ive just been watching a dvd Bosheind Flyers. not cleaned his young bird loft for 12 YEARS he belives it build the birds immune system and keeps the likes of ybs away.

I use easibed and i get it from countrywide.  I think it cost about £7-£8 for a 25kg sack.

Lloyd

obios is great

What is obios?

Thanks all. I think ill give easybed a go, its not too much more than the shavings and sounds alot better.

its horse bedding like little chips brill in loft

Quoted from ChrisMaidment08

its horse bedding like little chips brill in loft

Thanks.

smells like vets surgery

i did use shavings i  now use easybed , doesent blow about the same and it lasts longer

i also use easi-bed but only for the y/b s

i think this easibed stuff sounds allright and its much cheaper than birchwood chips,only thing is how long does it last for?

Quoted from chrisss

i think this easibed stuff sounds allright and its much cheaper than birchwood chips,only thing is how long does it last for?

I change mine twice a year. The w/hood loft after breeding then again after the moult, the youngbird loft (darkness) after moults.