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Post by rachelle on Jan 31, 2013 10:37:08 GMT
ok guys here's my problem my 14 hand trad is VERY VERY wet and we go through 3 bales of thoroughbred a week, we have tried deep litter and full muck out every day we cant be on straw due to mites even though id much prefer this as i hate shavings(been there tried that !)
what are your comments re nedz bed original and pro, duo bed or lay soft id rather have recommendations if possible as i'm sure many other have this problem too.
answers on a postcard !!!
thank you :-)
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Post by stormyskies on Jan 31, 2013 10:45:02 GMT
I had the same so switched to pellets and made a huge difference
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Post by sometime on Jan 31, 2013 10:50:58 GMT
Never used thoroughbred so dont know what it is but could you mix in a small bag of the pellets dry so they soak up the wet or even just a small amounts where the horse wees
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Post by horseboxapp on Jan 31, 2013 10:58:02 GMT
We've not tried pellets before, how do they differ to straw?
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Post by point2pointht on Jan 31, 2013 10:58:03 GMT
We also used wood pellets on our very wet traditional and again made a huge difference
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Post by rachelle on Jan 31, 2013 11:02:40 GMT
are these the nedz pellets ? or the actual wood ones or the branded wood ones ?
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Post by livtom on Jan 31, 2013 11:07:31 GMT
Rachelle our B was filthy on shaving but when i made a base with pellets and just had shaving over the top i managed on 1 bag of shavings a week  The only thing i didnt like was that the pellets arent white so you dont have that crisp white bed anymore  |
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Post by rachelle on Jan 31, 2013 11:10:19 GMT
lol emma his bed is far from crisp white except on shavings day he is so wet its unreal :-( are these the nedz pellets ? and did you take pellets out every day or every few ? never used pellets emma i just love straw but cant use ! thats why was wondering about the nedz original stuff ha them pellets remind me of a rabbit or something
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Post by livtom on Jan 31, 2013 11:15:51 GMT
yes it was he nedz pellets, it says you are to dampen them when you put them down but i didnt! i just skipped out daily and took the wet out about every 10 days x
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Post by horseboxapp on Jan 31, 2013 11:18:18 GMT
I don't know about Rachelle, but we're going to try this next time it comes to buying bedding, Thanks for the info |
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Post by rachelle on Jan 31, 2013 11:25:14 GMT
yeah im gonna order some nedz pellets and use the shavings as bankings and a top layer i think and see how i go cant be any worse lol !
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Post by stormyskies on Jan 31, 2013 22:09:21 GMT
No not nedz pellets. I get mine locally. They are heating fuel and work out at £2.30 for a 10kg bag.
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Post by kew on Feb 1, 2013 19:20:27 GMT
I've been trialling sawdust under a bed of either chopped straw or shavings for a wet mare and I'm a convert - surprisingly not dusty and very easy to muck out. Doesn't seem to spread too much and it's very absorbent. Wee drains down to sawdust and leaves the shavings relatively clean with poo sat on top. We can get bags of shavings locally (North Wales) for £3.50 per bag delivered so its pretty economical.
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Post by true2type on Feb 1, 2013 19:51:48 GMT
I've got my mare who is on box rest on Lay soft very absorbant I only take the wet out when it comes to the surface and she is very wet I use 1 - 2 bales a week but she has a huge bed.
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Post by frozzy on Feb 4, 2013 13:50:49 GMT
I feel your pain!! My lot wait until they come in from the field and Just at the point where I am mixing feeds for them its like Niagra Falls!! One starts and the rest join in!!! Tried to put feeds in before they are brought in but that didnt work either! Seems the excitement of feed time is too much!! I can highly recommend the pellets tho!
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Post by groom395 on Feb 4, 2013 14:13:16 GMT
just beware if pellets not soaked enough as i know horse who eat them and got colic as they
expand when wet
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Post by horseboxapp on Feb 4, 2013 14:21:03 GMT
just beware if pellets not soaked enough as i know horse who eat them and got colic as they expand when wet I hadn't considered this as a possibility, maybe it'll stay as straw, our do like to chew their surroundings >.> |
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Post by rachelle on Feb 5, 2013 9:49:18 GMT
i spoke to my supplier and they said the pellets from nedz are not treated so may still have an issue with mites they said to try nedz original mixed with my shavings so will try this ! did consider trying straw again but have backed out at the thought of mites its not worth putting him though that rather spend more on bedding and have a happy boy :-)
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Post by bethayes on Feb 5, 2013 15:49:30 GMT
Have you tried sawdust? i use less bales a week with the sawdust in the middle of the bed even though the bales are smaller, i still use shavings on the bankings though
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iluvmypony
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Post by iluvmypony on Feb 5, 2013 22:23:22 GMT
rachelle, i use the pro bed and beau is alot better from it! her bed looks fresh and doesnt smell as strong pee smell x
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Post by emilia on Apr 20, 2016 8:20:26 GMT
I use wheat straw pellets. Our entire stable now looks clean, fresh and has no bad smell. also the mucking is now much easier, because this bedding really absorbs a lot and I can change only the parts of bedding that are wet or dirty. Even wheat straw is considered to be classical bedding, which I was using for long years, it allows liquids to reach the bottom of the box and has bad smell, so wheat straw pellets works better in this case. No dust, no smell, wheat straw pellets made my routine much easier EDITED TO REMOVE BRAND NAME DUE TO ADVERTISING. IF YOU WANT TO ADVERTISE YOUR COMPANY PLEASE DO SO IN THE RELEVANT AREA. THANKS |
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Post by oakstead on Apr 27, 2016 18:45:13 GMT
I have used the nedz bed original and really like it, def worth trying, also used it mixed with shavings, but not used it on a really wet pony, comfy bed is really good for wet ponies it is shavings/woodchip mix, pro bed is also good
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