Easy Bed

[peter pandy]

Prior to having a knee replacement and being a fan of the scraper I put down 10 bags of Easy Bed to assist my helper not having to clean out whilst I was convalescing. Tooing and frowing between the lofts it appeared that E/B was sticking to the sole of shoes and was being shed when walking over the garden grass. [weeds to some of you peasants} I digress. After a number of months I noticed bald patches appearing especially within 10 feet from the loft doors which turned to mud as the grass just melted away. At the local Agricultural store they had rubber mats which 5 years ago were £10 each 150 x 100cm so off I trundled to buy a couple. I was rather dismayed the price was now £30 each. Searching the internet I managed to buy same for £23 delivered free and they arrived to-day. What a marvellous contraption they are as its like walking on a thick carpet and no more muddy shoes. The point I should be making is that the E/B that I put down was not the original E/B and I wonder if the resin in it contributed to me having the poorest racing in my nellie puff. It certainly was a good [grass] weed killer.

[walterboswell59]

used it for years now peter but never had that problem m8

[andy Burgess]

ive tried a few alternatives to Easi-bed , none as good as it though . when dry and clean its great Peter, when soiled or damp can be a bit of a mess. i have in the past used the old galvanised door scrapers which were good enough , tend to scrape and brush any excess off in the corrider before leaving, still get some residue , but not too bad.

[Kyleakin Lofts]

Did the "easibed" by any chance draw moisture?

 

Seems to me the wood content can increase the humidity by holding the moisture / dampness. Just a thought.

[Kyleakin Lofts]

Walking it onto the grass and then killing the grass could indicate that there was a high ammonia content in the wood. This would only arise if damp. If it was dry, it would not stick to the shoes as much. Again, just a thought.

[ALF]

All of our lofts have at the very least a 2 inch floor covering of easi bed and never had any problems with it but we are looking into using broken cobs next year as we have heard good things about it

[geordie1234]

All of our lofts have at the very least a 2 inch floor covering of easi bed and never had any problems with it but we are looking into using broken cobs next year as we have heard good things about it

Fancy they cobs myself they look the part

[peter pandy]

Walking it onto the grass and then killing the grass could indicate that there was a high ammonia content in the wood. This would only arise if damp. If it was dry, it would not stick to the shoes as much. Again, just a thought.

My race loft humidity is controlled by heaters ATX and their was never any amonia smell or it would have been dumped immediately. Droppings were never allowed to build up as they were removed daily and nest boxes have newspapers which are removed daily. It could be that when shed from shoes outside the E/B was rained on and leached into the grass.

[paddymac]

used it for years now peter but never had that problem m8

Same here Walter, its great through the winter months when the birds are confined mostly in the lofts.

[Dooheed 5]

use some Easi-Bed scarcely round the edges o the Dookits sections floor all year Round and never really had any Problems with it except it does get trailed about abit !!

[Roland]

I have a old paint tub outside the door. I scrap the foot wear into that. Then outside that door I have a steel door grid which I scrape the feet on again. Then at the back door another grid. Nowt gets in the house... nor the garden. £13 well spent and the missis no longer breathing fire lol.

 

I am looking at cobbs to layer over the easy bed. - Found a lot of different easy beds. It is at least 6 inches deep.

I also pick up and scrape the droppings and change it every 4 - 6 weeks leaving about 20% old droppings. Again a small price for a fresh smelling loft. Plus I lime the floor every time, and mix in 'White'. Three compartments a couple of hours and a trip up the tip.

[Kyleakin Lofts]

Need to try the weedkiller method at some parts of the garden myself to see if it works.

[Uphill Lofts]

use some Easi-Bed scarcely round the edges o the Dookits sections floor all year Round and never really had any Problems with it except it does get trailed about abit !!

I Lightly brush the floor of easy bed to the wall edges and then scrape out, sprinkling a few hand full of fresh bedding around edges on top of existing under perches. seems to work

[Guest paulrstokes]

I have been using cat litter, as I found this breaks everything down

[Dooheed 5]

I Lightly brush the floor of easy bed to the wall edges and then scrape out, sprinkling a few hand full of fresh bedding around edges on top of existing under perches. seems to work

Also use Stalosan-F Powder on floors after scraping ! A wee bit dusty/Steuwie to start with but ok once it works itself into the nooks n Krannies and under the easi-bed !!