Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Health & Nutrition
Bedding varieties
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 633082" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>What are you feeding them, how much and how often? How much do these animals weigh? I don't mean to sound harsh, but it sounds like it might be time to re-evaluate whether you can afford to have these animals. All animals will eat a certain amount of straw bedding, but when they are eating <strong>all</strong> of the bedding that is a pretty good indication that they are hungry. In that case, the owner needs to re-evaluate what is being fed, how much is being fed, and how often. </p><p></p><p>As far as wood shavings for bedding goes, you might google timber/lumber mills in your area. Another option would be to google wood shavings for your area. If you can find a lumber mill that sells direct to the public, it will dramatically reduce your price. We run a horse boarding business and were paying anywhere from 7.75 to 8.25 a bag locally until I found a mill in the northern part of the state. We can get wood shavings from them for 5.25/bag. We purchased 8 pallets, and the price difference more than made up for the fuel to drive up and get them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 633082, member: 539"] What are you feeding them, how much and how often? How much do these animals weigh? I don't mean to sound harsh, but it sounds like it might be time to re-evaluate whether you can afford to have these animals. All animals will eat a certain amount of straw bedding, but when they are eating [b]all[/b] of the bedding that is a pretty good indication that they are hungry. In that case, the owner needs to re-evaluate what is being fed, how much is being fed, and how often. As far as wood shavings for bedding goes, you might google timber/lumber mills in your area. Another option would be to google wood shavings for your area. If you can find a lumber mill that sells direct to the public, it will dramatically reduce your price. We run a horse boarding business and were paying anywhere from 7.75 to 8.25 a bag locally until I found a mill in the northern part of the state. We can get wood shavings from them for 5.25/bag. We purchased 8 pallets, and the price difference more than made up for the fuel to drive up and get them. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Health & Nutrition
Bedding varieties
Top