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Choosing the right bedding

Choosing the Right Bedding: Products we sell for bedding include: Wood Shavings, Wood Chips, Rice Hulls, Pellets and Straw.  They each have their own advantages and disadvantages.  It is important to consider these different traits to choose the one that best suits your needs.

‍Wood Shavings will result in less disposable material than straw, but may be more difficult to dispose of. Straw is easy to compost.  It also breaks down easily when spread on adjacent fields, and as a result it doesn’t remove a lot of nitrogen from the soil.  The type of bedding used will affect the fertilizer value of manure. For example, wood products (especially pine) will break down much more slowly than straw. When manure is spread as a fertilizer or soil amendment, wood shavings bind to nutrients in the soil and make them unavailable. They also require more nitrogen to decompose, and removes it from the soil, so it isn’t available for other plants or crops to use.

‍Straw may not be the best bedding of choice for animals that like to eat it. Sheep particularly are prone to eating straw.  Oat straw is generally more palatable than wheat or barley straw (it is finer stemmed) so you might have a bigger problem with it being eaten.

‍Shavings are preferred by horse breeders because they are less dusty than straw, and may result in less respiratory irritation. Horse owners should not bed their horses with shavings from black walnut trees, as this shaving is likely to cause laminitis or founder.  Because of this, all hardwood shavings are often avoided on the chance that black walnut might be mixed in. Similarly, horse owners should be careful if they get shavings from a lumberyard or similar source since potentially deadly hardwoods may be mixed in. We carry several different brands of soft wood shavings that are safe for horses.

‍Pelleted wood products provide good quality bedding.  They expand readily when water is added, are absorbent and easy to handle, and may be especially useful on smaller farms.

‍Rice Hulls are sometimes favored by horse owners, as the gentle abrasion of the hulls gives a nice sheen to a horse’s coat. They also are a good substitute if your horse is allergic to shavings.

‍Cedar and Aspen chips and shreds make a nicely aromatic bedding for dogs and small animals.Although a variety of bedding products can be used effectively, they should all be considered as part of a farm’s overall management plan.

We are always ready to answer any questions you may have about the different bedding products we carry, and will be happy to help you choose the best bedding for your livestock needs.

We carry a large selection of bedding to meet all of your livestock and pets needs. If you are unsure what kind of betting is best suited for animal, ask our friendly staff for guidance. We carry bedding for small animals like rabbits, guinea pigs and dogs, all the way up to large bale bedding for horses and cattle.

CedeRest

CEDAREST PADDOCK BEDDING, 2.2 cf

CedaRest’s is rice-like texture resists blowing and makes cleaning fast and easy. Virtually no bedding removed, only the manure. Combine this
with the fact that cedar is one of the few woods that can stand up to Mother Nature

Fine Pine

Made with our exclusive Air Vibe System, Fine Pine is precision screened to remove dust and large flakes for easy picking and extra absorbency. The small size helps eliminate odor and it helps to reduce stall maintenance time and waste.

Quik T Pick

Quick T' Pick is a 100% natural softwood baled mini chip fiber shaving that is environmentally friendly.  It is easy to work with and there is next to no dust. The mini chips allow clean shavings to fall through your rake leaving you with more in your stall and less in your compost pile.

Triple Screened Shavings

These shavings have remove 98% of the fines and larger flakes, leaving only the more uniform shaving. Processed with 100% softwood which is a blend of fir and pine makes for a nice comfortable bedding for all horses.

Pacific Coast Shavings

Pacific Coast Stallion White Pine Shavings, 12 Cubic Foot

Light and fluffy flakes.

MIni Flake

Use less. Waste less. Save time. Save money. Mallard Creek’s Mini Flake Shavings exist as the most economical, earth-friendly bedding available for horses.

VitaKraft Sunseed Shredded Aspen

Bedding for small animals and kennels. Natural fresh scent and aromatic. 100% dust-free and biodegradable. Naturally absorbent and environmentally safe.

Megazorb Bedding Pellets

MEGAZORB ™ Bedding Pellets with mega-absorption and odor control are custom made from screened 98% dust-free premium pine flakes with zeolite. These premium Mallard Creek equine bedding pellets with zeolite are made with no additives other than water which results in cleaner, more environmentally friendly bedding for your horse. We control the milling process, pressure, and moisture, for a softer, quickly absorbing and virtually dust-free pellet.

Pacific Coast Shavings

Mallard Creek Muck Buster™ is specifically designed to create a stable barrier between your animals and the mud and muck. It can safely be used in horse paddocks, dog runs, chicken coops. It can also be used on walkways and paths.

Premium Mini-Flake

– Easy to clean medium flakes that produce less waste
– No fines, virtually dust-free
– Most consistent, uniform flake size

Straw

Barn stored clean straw which can be used for livestock bedding, erosion control and mulching in your garden.

Rice Hulls

Rice Hulls are not as absorbent as shaving but are a good alternative if your horse is allergic to wood shavings or if you have excellent drainage. Rice Hulls have been used to help shine the coat of your horse.

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