DebbyTutton Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Hi All, I have just changed from Straw to Auboise as I was fed up with the dust. It was like fall-out ! No kidding ! How my girls slept in it I have no idea their poor little lungs. Anyway I digress ... I have just received my bag of Auboise and as I stared at it in awe I read the "instructions" - wetting it down with a hose ? Okay I admit that after heart-failure I did notice that the instructions were for Horses and Stables. My question is a simple one (hopefully) - Do I really need to wet it before putting it into my cube ? I admit that I poo-pooed the instructions and simply popped it into the nesting box and poop trays. Go on ... tell me I've done wrong ??? Cheers for any help on the use of this weird product. On a side note do you think putting Hemp into their cube will make them have psychedelic dreams ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I just open and pour into the cube, mine have taken to sleeping in the nest box so I sprinkle some DE over the top. As for hemp, unless they were rolling lighting and smoking it, I think your safe from the hallucinogenic effects on your girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 your all right it's different strain plus it's mainly the stalks that get used in the bedding the leaves I believe get used by the car industry I think for part of the door linings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 It actually is not a different strain, but only male plants are used to make hemp products. The female plants are the ones producing the flowers that have the hallucinogenic effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millie-Annie Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I use it for my guinea pigs and just throw it in their bed area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I've never wetted mine. It just goes straight in the nest box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 No need to wet it for chickens, only needed for stabling horses. Being dry it sucks the moisture out of chicken poo which is why it's great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...