Hay or Straw

[Guest joshdonlan]

Hay or straw in the nest pans for winter breeding?

 

Thanks

 

Josh

[PATTY BHOY]

straw

[alec guinness]

must be straw.

[THE FIFER]

I used to like hay on the bottom of nestpan as it sits together better, but be sure its treated hay,

[OLDYELLOW]

straw  sawdust in botom  

[Guest spin cycle]

would say straw...hay is notorious for dust and moulds.

[Guest joshdonlan]

what should it be treated for? I was going to spray with lice spray.

[little sam]

STRAW

[THE FIFER]

what should it be treated for? I was going to spray with lice spray.

 

well if you get it from the pet store it will be ok, from farms can be dodgy/

[OLDYELLOW]

petshop bagged stuff says its been treated for lice ectra , but if in a petshop with animals in then  it will no doubt be infested again , empty in a bin linner and add some mallithan liquid shake and open up to dry then give birds it or can use lice spray

[Guest joshdonlan]

im thinking about a mix. 1/3 hay 2/3 straw?

[Guest asha]

if you cannot keep nests bone dry,leave straw out,never use hay,feed it to the horses

[Guest spin cycle]

if you get hay from pet stores..pre -packaged then its probably had the dust extracted..check though.

[OLDYELLOW]

hay id never use just gets wrapped around feet and birds pull eggs out of nest and more likely to bring wee beastys into loft

[Guest joshdonlan]

good point Old Yellow, i was going to chop it up to try add make the nests tight, but may just go for straw from the pet shop tomorrow.

 

Josh

[DUBLINFLYER]

neither... tobacco stalks

[jimmy white]

straw spray it first use to use either virkon or jeyes prefer sand in the bottom though and tobacco stalks

 

took the words from my mouth , rose ,dry straw with, a good spray with virkon s ,should be ok,,  but for some reason the birds like carrying tobacco stalks [thats what i use] but was allways thinking of using  pine needles,, but" thinking" was as far as i got

[Wiley]

pine needles and tobacco stalks

[OLDYELLOW]

pine needles are good but non around here   make a good tea as well  

[Wiley]

pine needles are good but non around here   make a good tea as well  

 

get in touch next season ill send u a bagful up,

 

[OLDYELLOW]

cheers wiley

[THE FIFER]

pine needles are good but non around here   make a good tea as well  

 

loads of them outside my house

[OLDYELLOW]

i have to move scots pine are the thickest and longest  

[Roland]

Yep, creepy nasties certainly get inside ythe straw tubing ... big trouble unless one treats well before use.

[THE FIFER]

a bit dirty just now with all the traffic etc