Terry, Where do you find sawdust for $5.00 a truck load? That sounds like a great deal. If I can locate some in my area, I would love to give your method a try. Do you feed your sheep in the stall also? If so what do you do about the hay waste? My sheep eat the tender parts and leave a mess of stems behind. We end up with quite a pile of "stems" in our stall. How often to you need to clean out the stall using your combination of products?
Thanks for the advice, Kyla R. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 7:08 AM Subject: Re: [blackbelly] Winter strategies >I am a bit slow etting to mail, and I find this interesting-- > > I am currently using Stall Dry sprinkled over the wooden floors, with a > layer > of peat moss over that. Then, A good sized bag of sawdust-- which I get > for 5 > dollars a pickup truck load ( I am using my brother's PU truck-- it's > bigger > than mine!) To add to the bedding, I first stir up the old stuff, then > level it > out--add some more peat, then top with with sawdust. My brother, the > "germaphobe" has no complaints about odor or moisture in the now, totally > enclosed barn. The ram is actually bedding down near the wall that takes > the > brunt of the cold winds. When I am ready to strip the stall, I can just > sweep > it all out with a heavy duty broom. I am using the "pre-mixed compost > formula" > as filler for the low spots in the pasture area-- and it is already making > a > difference in what the rain does to my pasture areas. I told some people > on a > rabbit forum I belong to about this ( I use it for my rabbits, as well), > they > have tried it, and now are happy about keeping their rabbits in their > homes. > > Stall Dry is a mixture of Diatomaceous Earth ( food grade, for safety) and > clay-- a very fine clay, at that. It absorbs very nicely, and neutralizes > odor. > The peat absorbs, as well, and seems to dry faster than the sawdust, > pulling > the moisture out of the sawdust!!! > > Now, this may be a bit expensive for large numbers of animals, but if one > must > keep an animal in some very confined quarters, it is great. I would not > use it > for lambing, though-- too much risk of clogging the lambs wet nostrils > with > sawdust and peat dust. Perhaps after they are a week old, though-- > > Terry W > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. > http://new.mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info _______________________________________________ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
