skye Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Great, thanks Hazel... not 100% sure what it means hehe, but it sounds like there is a future for the product once they get a new contract. Until then I'll just carry on scrabbling around for it! Really kind of you to contact them and find out. skye x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixie chick Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 I ordered a couple of bales from Flytes so Fancy today and apparently it has been dispatched .... hope so - I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I've been using elephant grass for quite a long time now and find it fine. As you say, it's cheaper and so far, no mudballs on their feet. I buy 2/3 bales at a time and they keep me going for ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 My supplier told me there was no more Aubiose until Feb next year. I'm having a feed delivery later this week, and he's bringing another hemp based product over for me to try. No idea what it is (I know it's not Hemcore). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skye Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Flytesofancy do have it in, but it's gone up to about £14 a bag, with £7-something delivery per bag!! skye x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes55 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I'm using rapport at the moment as my supplier can't get hemcore, I have to say I quite like the stuff so far. We've been using Rapport for awhile too. We still had some Aubiose left when we swapped over to the Rapport and we found the Rapport to be softer and as it's cheaper we have stuck with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skye Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Oooh the Rapport Repports sound pretty positive... softer than Aubiose you say. Might try that skye x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Blimey! £14!!! Ours came to £17 for two bales! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi-Hi Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Went to Rokers Animal Feeds in Guildford area over the weekend, and they had loads of Aubiose. Also get my Garvo from there, so don't mind making the trip out there. But I see they do all sorts there, including Rapport (almost £3 cheaper than the Aubiose), so might make the change at some stage... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Dis you see the little pots in front of the horse feed with all the different beddings? Still think Aubiose is best, tell me what yo think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi-Hi Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I did actually I took a handful of Rapport and had a rub, and still went for the Aubiose, even though it was more expensive. I don't know, I just wasn't that impressed with it, but I suppose if Aubiose become unavailable, I will have to give it a go. Not sure about the 'Snowflake' stuff - looks messy to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 thought pretty much like you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi-Hi Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Gotta think like a chicken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 inded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 and be careful - the FsoF bags are small!!! I got caught like that.... love FsoF, but I was expecting huge great bags and got 7kg or something - my fault, didnt read closely enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I haven't been able to get hold of Aubiose since August- luckily I had a couple of bales to tide me over. My local 'Cornwall Farmers' have said that Aubiose won't deliver to Cornwall anymore They've suggested that I try 'Equisorb'. They tell me that it's almost identical to Aubiose but made out of flax instead. Anybody tried it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I use Hemcore and find it to be excellent - soft enough, absorbent enough and with good structure so you can leave it in their run for up to 10 weeks. It is also heavy enough that it doesn't blow about. There was a problem with supply of this a while back and I switched to Bliss (which is rape straw). Bliss is slightly cheaper (about £6.50 a 20kg bale as opposed to about £9 for hemcore) but I don't find it so absorbent, and it is also a bit harsher than Hemcore, so I'm sticking with the latter unless I can't get it, particularly for the nest boxes. I would have liked to try Aubiose but never managed to find it in stock anywhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&T Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I use Hemcore and find it to be excellent - soft enough, absorbent enough and with good structure so you can leave it in their run for up to 10 weeks. It is also heavy enough that it doesn't blow about. There was a problem with supply of this a while back and I switched to Bliss (which is rape straw). Bliss is slightly cheaper (about £6.50 a 20kg bale as opposed to about £9 for hemcore) but I don't find it so absorbent, and it is also a bit harsher than Hemcore, so I'm sticking with the latter unless I can't get it, particularly for the nest boxes. I would have liked to try Aubiose but never managed to find it in stock anywhere! I'm with you Docsquid. Hemcore seems to work for us (humans and chooks!), and happy with it. The extra citronella in the Summer I am sure also helps make a difference with Flies. TBH though, I've also not seen anything else, so don't have anything to compare it to, but not tried that hard as happy with the Hemcore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 We bought a bale a few weeks back from a small local feed supplier and they had loads in stock they normally only have one or two so maybe they had heard about supply problems and stocked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 My local supplier has Easibed, Auboise and Rapport. I use Rapport as it is a bigger bale. Easibed bales have gone down by about a quarter in size for the same price and Auboise is about two pounds more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Mad Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Why bother Ladies? I never used the stuff never intended to. I read somewhere here on the forum that Aubiose tended to stick to hens feet/nails and when people tried to clean it they pulled the nails off with it! Ouch!!!!! I use good all straw, BRITISH!!!!!!! Why import some rubish from abroad especially in this economic climate! My girls are happy with the straw, they are healthy and even in this depth of winter still lay an egg each daily! Kind regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lydia Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Millwheel Tack Shop in Wokingham has Aubiose. I got 3 bales yesterday (we're going to attempt to clean out the WIR tomorrow - wish us luck!!). They do run out periodically so it's worth giving them a ring first. They are always happy to call you back and will put some aside for you or tell you when it's coming in and put some aside then. They also stock Hemcore and many other types of bedding. They also stock the ex-batt feed range (pellets and crumb), organic feed, various other chicken feeds, mixed corn, grit, Stalosan F and lots of other chickeny things. I don't know if they do Garvo but I bet they would order it in if they didn't. They are just off the A329 (turning for Binfield) and are very very friendly and a pleasure to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 3, 2010 Author Share Posted December 3, 2010 I use good all straw, BRITISH!!!!!!! Why import some rubish from abroad especially in this economic climate! Straw has its drawbacks,I am afraid. Its not very absorbent,so can get claggy quickly,& therefore cold in this weather. Also,as its hollow,it can harbour mites & other nasties. I am glad your hens are happy,but I am sure I am not the only one to say that once you have tried Aubiose,there is no going back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi-Hi Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Agreed! I've only heard not-such-good-things about straw, so won't even consider it. Aubiose is great, but will try Rapport as an experiment, just to know there is something to fall back on. Straw? What a mouldy, horribly damp thought... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixie chick Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Panic over.Flytes of Fancy delivered 2 big 20kg bag of Aubiose today - its £12.42 plus VAT per bag. However - the shipping was £14.30!! I did have some mealworms, a litre of ACV and a couple of peckablocks too - but that did seem a bit steep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
