Deep Litter

[Guest]

oh and watch for the fine particals of sand and the likes going up the birds nostrils

[Tony C]

where do you get easibed in lanarkshire sammy

 

http://www.easibed4animals.com/stockists.htm

[Roland]

Yep, I like Hemp flooring, but have to go to Grantham nigh toget it. Straw is 'Tubes' that much can hide in and often not good stuff, so I perfer solid... like tobbacca stalks for the nest box, I cut them ito 4 inch lengths, and they seem to get on well nest building with it. Haven't used deep litter for 18 months now though. Clean out the grills and paper under every day and wash the grills weekly. Like lime rubbed in... or white. But the best is bee's wax. Can sweep out the droppings, and even mopp it out if you are a mind too.

I just rub it into the wood and that's it. Have warmed it up as I#ve done it in early days, but it seemed to need a lot more as it didn't cover so well in my oppinion.

[pigeonscout]

Pebbles are good the kind you buy for the bottom of flower pots they are very absorbent and let the dust filter to bottom put them down 4ins deep. you can buy bags of them at most garden centres. They can be cleaned every couple of months in a cement mixer or hose down and left to dry then reused. You could also get an Air cap they are very good.

[Pompey Mick]

I've got two inches of sand on the floor, I rake the top and clean under the perches once a week, every couple of months I put it all through a garden sieve. I brush Stalosan F on the perches and sweep the excess on to the sand. I top up when necessary with kiln dried sand. I wouldn't like to say how old some of it is as I bought the sand from my old  loft when I relocated in 1984.

[rockinrick]

i have tried all forms of flooring for my birds over the years and come to the conclusion that only sand is the easiest to use especially in the stock loft as the birds dropings are varied

[jimmy white]

:) AT THE MOMENT IM USING WOOD SHAVINGS, AND SCRAPING THE AVIARY, ITS LOVELY CLEAN AND DRY IN THE LOFT, EASY RAKED,, BUT AS JASON SAYS , YOU TRAIL IT EVERYWHERE AND CAN MAKE SOME MESS,, I JUST KEEP AN OLD,     PAIR OF BOOTS FOR THE LOFT ONLY, CHANGE THEM AT THE BACK DOOR   :)[ BUT SOMETIMES I FORGET   :)

 

still using this [not the same shavings ;D] bucket it every few weeks , but sprayed regular with spray, jeyes fluid [house hold ] bone dry , never had any illness since being down , plenty fresh air in loft also

[Rentenier]

Jimmy, does sand not promote worms etc. ;D

[westy]

im using deep liter with my ybs atm until they are flying well.

[Ronnie]

I started using sand and lime about a month ago on my stock birds and my very small team of yearling's and am starting to see the benefits now the birds look great and seem happy.I dunno where to get lime from so i used Garden lime from B&Q seems to do the trick.Ive got the youngsters in the darkness loft with easybed down till training starts and they look outstanding ive not treated the youngsters for anything except the pmv jab.I use cider vinigar and garlic in the water a lot for all the birds and i think this helps a lot.Out of the two i think the sand and lime is the best just for the fact im now walking it everywhere through the house and garden.Just put a step outside the shed to scrape ya boots on and ya done.Truse me when ya come home from a 12hour shift with two hours on top traveling the last thing you want to do is scrape the loft out.

[Turbo Jeff]

Would using tobacco stalks on my loft floor as a form of deep litter be any good?

I know it would cost more than straw or woodchips but wondered if it would be suitable or what the negatives would be.

[sammy]

Would using tobacco stalks on my loft floor as a form of deep litter be any good?

I know it would cost more than straw or woodchips but wondered if it would be suitable or what the negatives would be.

 

would be far to costly and dont thnk it would be as good as straw  

[Turbo Jeff]

I thought it would be safer than straw where bugs can live in the hollow pieces.

[sammy]

y not just buy wooden grills

[Turbo Jeff]

Birds seem to enjoy and look well  on some form of bedding rather than grills.

[sammy]

up to you lad what way yi do it  

[chickadee]

I use bird sand, just enough to cover the floor. Dries up the droppings. I change the sand weekly, very little scraping an no dust.

 

Where would you get bird sand from? and how much is it? and wouldn't any sand do?

[THE FIFER]

dont take sand from the beach as it is sometimes ridded with sand mite

[chickadee]

dont take sand from the beach as it is sometimes ridded with sand mite

 

But would sand from a quarry doo?

[bewted]

 

But would sand from a quarry doo?

 

no,as too many impurities in it !!!!

[bewted]

i was only told that,but,not the reasons why,sorry !

[Guest Greig the doo Drysdale]

try childrens play pit sand

[sammy]

try childrens play pit sand[/quote

 

take the weans out of it first  ;D ;D

[chickadee]

try childrens play pit sand

 

Ok thanks

[THE FIFER]

try childrens play pit sand

 

 

that is clean,