lisaroo2 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Hi All Thanks for your replies to an earlier posting, everyone has made me feel really welcome. I've decided to get our chickens from Merrydale in Leicester as I've heard such good reports about them. Can anyone out there tell me if NedzBedz is the same as Hemcore? I still can't decide what to give my girls as nesting material. Hemcore has been reccomended but I'm having trouble sourcing it locally. Thanks Lisa but no as yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 I don't know of Nedz Bedz. But just looked at their website and it is made from chopped straw. http://www.nedz.co.uk/ I highly recomend Auboise which I get from horse supply shops. Made from hemp, soaks up poop fantastically, composts well. Very similar to Hemcore. http://www.aubiose.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 NedzBedz sounds like something chavs would buy in a bedding shop . (Or is it just in Scotland we call a chav a ned ?) Welcome to the forum, Lisaroo2 . Keep us posted on what chickens you get . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisaroo2 Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 Hi Katy Thanks for that! Can't think why I didn't to look on the internet myself. It must be something to do with being 'hen-less' at the mo. We know that the bit of the garden where the girls will be kept will soon get scratched to bits. We were wondering if its ok to put woodchippings down, bought from a garden centre, when this happens to keep the area relatively smart. Lisa but no as yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Lisa, I just put my eglu on grass in the Summer and hosepipe the poop into the ground and in winter again on grass but with Auboise in the run (and a shower curtain to keep water out). But found this info on wood chips in the Omlet Guide. http://www.omlet.co.uk/guide/guide.php?view=Chickens&cat=Eglu%20guide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisaroo2 Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 Hi Katy (again!) You are such a mine of information! I feel quite un-clever, but it is late! Thanks for the link have just read through it and it seems the ideal solution. May pick your brains abit more tomorrow. Thanks Lisa but no as yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 You are such a mine of information!( Oh no...... the mine of information is Egluntine...... Glad I could be of help. Any questions (how ever small) ask away as the folk on this forum are very friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 I'm using NedzBedz at the moment because our local supplier didn't have any Hemcore. I much prefer Hemcore as its less dusty ie it doesn't make me sneeze. The chooks don't seem to be bothered either way. I'm not sure it's quite as absorbent as Hemcore but it does the job and it is slightly cheaper. It is compostable and does all the things the other products do - and has built in insect repellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Go for Aubiose if you can get hold of some. It is super absorbent and compostable too. Hello Jaime....nice to see your flag fluttering again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 I use Nedzbedz too because I couldn't get anything else, chickens dont seem to mind, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisaroo2 Posted April 18, 2008 Author Share Posted April 18, 2008 Hi All Thanks again for your replies! I've looked into both NedzBedz and Aubiose and it seems that the latter is almost impossible for me to source Aubiose locally, people just keep telling me to use Woodshavings which I really don't fancy as they won't compost as quickly. Oh and by the way I live in Staffordshire if anyone knows anywhere that sells Aubiose. Maybe I just haven't tried hard enough yet! Mmmmm am now on a mission to sort this out! Lisa no as yet but watch this space, Merrydale here we come....! (Next weekend if you've got lots to choose from!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Hi, I ended up getting Megazorb, because that's what they had in the shop. I really wish I'd tried harder and got Aubiose or Hemcore on the internet or something, because everyone recommends it on here. Saying that I haven't given the Megazorb a fair trial. I've only had it a down a week, and it hasn't even rained this week. (I've covered the run in corrugated plastic using bungee cords) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amandalou Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Hi there. I live in staffordshire and bought some aubiose yesterday from an agricultural supplier near Fould, Tutbury. They had loads of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisaroo2 Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 Hi Amandalou Is the place in Fauld called Central Wallgrowers? I rang them today and they said that they didn't stcok Aubiose? I've given up trying to get it locally and thought that I would have to settle for Nedzbedz. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 I currently have Jopack, which is very similar to auboise - basically what you are looking for is a hemp or flax based horse bedding product - our local horsey shop does about 3 different ones hemcore and auboise are brand names for 2 of the many available. You might find asking for hemp or flax based horse bedding is easier locally than specifying a particular branded product which they may not stock. In our local horse shop they recommended the one that most people but for chickens. Just see what you can get and try it out. Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisaroo2 Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 Hi Tracy Thanks for that! I think my partner and I are getting to the point of just wanting to get some chooks and see the eglu busy. We seem to have done so much reading and researching that we're going round in circles trying to make up our minds what to do and when. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 I think my partner and I are getting to the point of just wanting to get some chooks and see the eglu busy. We seem to have done so much reading and researching that we're going round in circles trying to make up our minds what to do and when. Research is good. I had my chooks on order from Omlet and at the time there was a 4 week waiting list and I just spent every evening during that time reading this forum. It was so informative. What to do and when??? would say go for it as soon as. It got mine in April ast year and it meant I had light evenings to watch the chooks out at play and it is easier to get into the routine of cleaning them out and moving the eglu when the weather is nice (rather than the dismal drizzly winter months). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...