deep litter

[tigger]

in a 8x6 2 bags of sand and 1/4 bag of lime and rake in well

[cemetary]

i spot on mate ive been using easibed and it does the job but gets every ware

 

Theres the pic as promised mate,  

[sox]

yea thanks mate thinkin of putin this down first then easibed on top what you think ?

[cemetary]

yea thanks mate thinkin of putin this down first then easibed on top what you think ?

 

I have just got them down, they are very good, its up to you mate, but i would just put the one down and see what you think.  

[blackdog]

yea thanks mate thinkin of putin this down first then easibed on top what you think ?

 

got to much money ;D

 

 

[Guest pied 09]

in a 8x6 2 bags of sand and 1/4 bag of lime and rake in well

 

dull question but are there any preferred types of sand and lime that are used

[Guest joshdonlan]

Hi mate

Any pics of it down in your loft, or as a matter anyone else have any pics of there used deep litter? Im curious as to what state it needs changing.

 

 

Theres the pic as promised mate,  

 

 

[Guest kev d]

 

dull question but are there any preferred types of sand and lime that are used

kline dried sand dont buy jointing sand as its treated to stop weeds and just garden lime .

 

[chickadee]

hi peter thanks for reply, how often do these shavings stay down before changing for fresh

 

Make sure the shavings are not too fine as the get blown all over the place, I use easybed and hemp core in the new lofts. Scrape off the worst and use stalosan F once a week on floor, nest boxes and perches. Scrape the aviaries and old loft every day alternatively

[chickadee]

kline dried sand dont buy jointing sand as its treated to stop weeds and just garden lime .

 

Kev, how deep do you have the sand?

[Guest]

brought this thread up for ... VAN ROBERTS .                andy.

[pjc]

kiln dried sand also doesn't stain the birds if they were to lay on it when wet after a bath etc.

[van Roberts]

cheers andy many thanks

[Guest]

cheers andy many thanks

happy reading ,good luck with what you choose .        andy.

 

[Guest Freebird]

I use kiln dried sand as recomended by Dovey. I sieve it every day and eventually it runs out as it sticks to droppings but it lasts for months. I use it around an inch deep. Only drawback I've found is in damp weather it sticks to their feet. It certainly looks good and the birds think they are on the costa brava, he he! You do get a build up of dust but you will with anything you use. On windy days I have the loft door wide open and I sieve it high so all dust gets blown out.

[Guest Freebird]

in a 8x6 2 bags of sand and 1/4 bag of lime and rake in well

 

What's the lime for tiger?

 

[K J Young]

I use building ( rough ) sand in all our section . It gets riddled once a year. I have never put lime in it  . as long as the huts dry it will do the rest. we.ve had the same deep litter in our stock hut for the best part of 10 years. Anything from 2 / 4 inches deep. I tried esibed in one section this year but didnt like it.

[Guest kev d]

because the birds are moulting im not cleaning them out at the mo

im just not disturbing them its 3 weeks now since i cleaned them out

and its doing my head in not having a clean loft but i must say the birds are

looking a picture and the dropping are very good and the loft is bone dry now the dropping are

turning to dry droppings but im itching to clean out im seeing how long i can last before i clean out .

[wilkins]

i think with deep litter how it works depends how many you keep in the section  i have one section 6 foot with 17 birds and hemicore is great in the other where my ybs were i had 32 birds in a 7 foot section and it got dusty