barley straw

[thomasd]

hi does anyone know where i can get barley straw cheap its for my yb loft im from belfast i can get it from jollys pet store but it £5 for a small bag thats a rip off anyone know any farmers who has it

[thomasd]

?????? anyone know

[ALF]

Give it till tomorrow afternoon at least to give some of the Irish boys that come on the site a chance to see it and they might be able to help you

[gulkie]

wheat or oat straws better not hollow, so no bugs. ;)

[greenlands]

A word of warning,I would advise against using barley straw,it has a tendancy to go mouldy when the birds are sitting.Wheat straw far better.

Lindsay

[PATTY BHOY]

A word of warning,I would advise against using barley straw,it has a tendancy to go mouldy when the birds are sitting.Wheat straw far better.

Lindsay

 

would agree 100%

[thomasd]

Wheat straw or barley straw i dont really know any farmer round my neck of the woods

[dwh]

 

would agree 100%

 

ALWAYS USE BARLEY STRAW FOUND IT TO BE CLEANER AND VERY FEW IF ANY INSECTS

[ch pied]

jolly's in the glen's of gormley , they know how to charge ,,, PM box

[thomasd]

yep glengormley you know it

[ch pied]

yep glengormley you know it

robbing bastdedo's

 

 

[Guest Jargre-]

hi  any farm s  near you at all ?   a bale of straw from £ 2 up  here in UK  ,  now i know some don t like the use of straw but i ve not  had any trouble  ,  

I use straw and bullrushes without any problems, use what nature provides.  

 

 

[billy wilson]

i have always used oat straw,only my opinion but barley straw is to dirty,and wheat straw a bit on the briitle side for me.

[jimmy white]

A word of warning,I would advise against using barley straw,it has a tendancy to go mouldy when the birds are sitting.Wheat straw far better.

Lindsay

 

nice dry straw the birds love, but would beware as the above post says, the mould from damp straw can cause severe health probs [aspergiliosis]  , if used, better to renew regular [maybe not at that price above ;D ;D,,, by the sound of it anyway  ;D ;D], but better kept dry and fresh

[Guest Owen]

Not a good idea to use Barley Straw. Your birds could get eye injuries. I used it with my pigs years ago, never again. Why not use Oat Straw or even clean Wheat Straw?

[Guest stb-]

Not a good idea to use Barley Straw. Your birds could get eye injuries. I used it with my pigs years ago, never again. Why not use Oat Straw or even clean Wheat Straw?

 

I like barley straw , the kind that has been flattened when threshed,  as owen says dont like it with the solid stocks as they can be very jaggie for the birds.

 

you can see the difference in the bails the flattened stuff is very soft when you rub your hand against the side the solid stuff will give you a good scratch

[pigeonscout]

If you can get down to portaferry I will get you all you need

All the lofts I was at in Holland used pea straw but I found that shredded paper was better. You can get big bales of it at old manner mill in Newtownards they stock it for horse bedding

[cowman]

talking about straw and hearing people say about it being jaggy for the birds in the wild they use twigs and sticks surly they are jaggy for the birds .

[Guest stb-]

talking about straw and hearing people say about it being jaggy for the birds in the wild they use twigs and sticks surly they are jaggy for the birds .

 

most twigs and sticks  are pretty blunt out side but cut hard barley can have very shap edge to it,  been cut with it plenty times