tracyann Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Hi everyone, sorry but bombarding you for advice now, what bedding do you think I should use? Have been advised woodshavings and chopped straw. Does anyone use Cozy Coop and if so what is your opinion? Just wondering what I should use.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Hello tracyann. From other comments on this forum, straw is not such a good idea, as, being hollow, it can harbour mites. Hay is also a as it can have spores which affect the breathing. The thing many omleteers seem to be crazy about is 'Aubiose' which is a sort of horse bedding that looks like woodchips but which is in fact made out of recycled car interiors. This is what I use now and I have to say that it is brilliant It absorbs moisture really well, making it very easy to poo pick and a little goes a long way. I use it for my chooks and my doves, do a daily poo pick and a weekly total clean and I'm still on the same bale that I was on well before Christmas and have about half still to go. You can get it from Omlet now, I think, and probably from horse feed suppliers. I believe that Rapport is something similar. I'm not sure what Cozy Coop is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Hello tracyann. The thing many omleteers seem to be crazy about is 'Aubiose' which is a sort of horse bedding that looks like woodchips but which is in fact made out of recycled car interiors. . Recycled car interiors where did you get that from it's hemp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sari Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Hello tracyann. The thing many omleteers seem to be crazy about is 'Aubiose' which is a sort of horse bedding that looks like woodchips but which is in fact made out of recycled car interiors. . Recycled car interiors where did you get that from it's hemp It is Hemp, but it's also a by-product of the manufacture of car interiors ......also reputed to be in short supply!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Do they use it for soundproofing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 I use Easibed (and have used Hemcore but it's too pricey now). Both are great . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Hello tracyann. The thing many omleteers seem to be crazy about is 'Aubiose' which is a sort of horse bedding that looks like woodchips but which is in fact made out of recycled car interiors. . Recycled car interiors where did you get that from it's hemp It is Hemp, but it's also a by-product of the manufacture of car interiors ......also reputed to be in short supply!! Oops Case of making two and two into five Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Rapasorb for me (chopped rape straw) Never been able to get any aubiose so don't know how it compares with Rapasorb, but I do know Rapasorb is much cheaper and more easily available (for me, anyway). Rapport is the same sort of stuff, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes55 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 We use Rapport and it's very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggalp Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Hi tracyann i used to use chopped straw in the nest box and wood shavings in the poo tray which was ok, but now use easibed and i'd say its much better and makes things a lot easier. I have never been able to get hold of auboise anywhere either, so don't know what its like, but easibed is great at soaking everything up so you can just pick out the poo, whereas with the straw and wood shavings i was changing all of it everyday. A big bag of easibed lasts us ages i would reccommed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoice Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 I used hemcore for a while but when i had my girls on a mud base instead of slabs. Worked well but i always had one chook with malteser toes (Balls of mud and fibres cemented to each claw) I couldn't fine Aubiose although it's practically the same. I used woodchip now and my girls are on slabs (because of a ratty problem from under my shed). I get it from rosehill hatchery and its about £5-£6 or so for a bale the size of a fridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Easibed in the nest box and poo trays here as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Easibed or comfibed here as well in the run but I use Bliss which is a bit softer and slightly citronella scented in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
