chelsea Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Went to our farm stores today and they were selling Elephant grass in bales half the price of Aubiose. Has anyone ever tried this? It looked a bit "woody/straw like" to me... He said he cant get Hemcore anymore. his aubiose price was £11 a bale, elephant grass £5.50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 his aubiose price was £11 a bale, *splutters* I pay in the region of £7.50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 his aubiose price was £11 a bale, *splutters* I pay in the region of £7.50. Really?! its the same price all around here, our usual supplier is £12 a bale so this bloke is cheaper. Wow, cant believe the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westleigh Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Hi Chelsea, is it really some sort of grass?,sorry to sound thick but never heard of elephant grass before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggienator Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 his aubiose price was £11 a bale, *splutters* I pay in the region of £7.50. Really?! its the same price all around here, our usual supplier is £12 a bale so this bloke is cheaper. Wow, cant believe the difference. The benefits of living Oop North Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 Hi Chelsea, is it really some sort of grass?,sorry to sound thick but never heard of elephant grass before He said you would see it growing along side motorways... I have never heard of it, but yes it is apparently a "grass" but it looked rather "woody" to me & quite co"Ooops, word censored!". He said they sell loads of it, but with aubiose at £11 a bale then I am not surprised! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westleigh Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Hi Chelsea the reason why i asked was that i was told that when damp it gives of spores which are bad for chooks,i dont want to alarm you but felt i should warn you,i hope i have got this right tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I've got some at the moment, its proper name is Miscanthus and after someone mentioned it on here I looked up a seller on ebay that's right round the corner from me. I paid £5 a bale. It's very straw like (but with some thicker bits like bamboo) so unlike hemcore/aubiose it doesn't really absorb wetness, just hides it and lets it go through. It's ideal in the run as it doesn't blow away but is quite light so the chooks love digging through it. I was using Easibed most recently (as that is cheaper than Aubiose) but was finding it doesn't look like it's going to compost very quickly. I'm debating whether to get another bale or whether to try chopped straw as comparison Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
half dozen Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 We use it 2 bales mixed with one bale of saw dust in the stable and love it!!!!! had no problems with it, and the girls love dust bathing and digging in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 That's interesting, never heard of using elephant grass bedding before. I paid about £9 for a bale of aubiose....never used it before. Usually I use wood chip but am finding it hard to get hold of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 his aubiose price was £11 a bale, *splutters* I pay in the region of £7.50. Me too! I think mine was about £8 actually- Hemcore is about a pound more. That's from my local branch of Cornwall Farmers. I don't know how far you are from the border but it might be worth a trip... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 The benefits of living Oop North It's less than £8 near the sea in the South too! A friend is investigating a local farmer who's selling hemp (like hemcore without the name tags!!) at £7 a bale...I'll be interested to see what she says, especially as I'm almost at the bottom of my bale now! Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
half dozen Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I get the elephant grass from Town and country supplies in Rockbeare,Devon and they do deliver....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I got some today it was £6 a bale, hemcore was over £8 They have been kicking it about for ages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 I got some today it was £6 a bale, hemcore was over £8 They have been kicking it about for ages Let me know how you get on with it please and how/if it is absorbant. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 OK.................... will report back in a week when it's clean out time again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 Just an update. Had to buy some elephant grass bedding at the weekend as local supplier ran out of Aubiose. Still selling for £5.50 a bale and it only took 1 bale to fill my WIR. So in these credit crunch times I may be sticking to this rather than paying £11 a bale for Aubiose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beulah59 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I get the elephant grass from Town and country supplies in Rockbeare,Devon and they do deliver....... That's a useful contact, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I still have a bale here! the chooks loved it, but it's sooooooooo light that they kick it everywhere so am mixing it with easybed or hemcore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
