mullethunter Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Has anyone used Burlybed or any other miscanthus bedding? Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Have only recently heard of this but have never used it and have no idea where to source it around here. Would love to hear how you get on tho'. Axx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Looks like red mite heaven Mullethunter. Just had a look on their web site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 I think it may well be a Cornish thing (this particular make anyway) so maybe it hasn't got far out of the county yet. I may try a bale when I run out of what I've got and I'll let you know how I get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I use miscanthus/elephant grass and have done for about three years in a wooden coop. I think it's great, it smells nice and I am unaware of a mite problem. It's cheap, a little goes a long way and it doesn't break down quickly. In the wet winter our garden was very floody, the chickens were paddling in cold water. We emptied just one bale into their run which gave them a warmer, drier, if a little bouncy area to walk on. In March we bagged it up and took it to the dump. It never got too smelly. We bought two bales in November and we are still not half way through the second one. I would recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 It's elephant grass. I've just read the web site. A local chicken farm uses this it's supposed to be really good. Give it a brand name and I suppose you can charge a big more for it, sorry bit of a cynic about these things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
