[Market-farming] Peat as animal bedding.
sunnfarm at netscape.com
sunnfarm at netscape.com
Fri Dec 26 10:07:57 EST 2008
I quit chickens about 10 years ago but for 30 years I used shredded leaves, mostly maple. I let them air dry then shread with mower, bag them into large feed bags for storage. Leaves are the best forget the rest.
A 6" layer on a wood floored coop will instantly absorb poop, there is no odor, disease and "NO FLIES".If you allow 2sq ft per bird a layer of leaves will last 4 months, you can add a inch every now and then to boost it up, and get a maximum of 6 months from the litter. Its time to clean out when you smell a trace of ammonia. Chickens love digging and bathing in the leaves which grind into a dust layer in two months... Bob.
Sunny Meadow Farm
Bridgeton, NJ.
--- shopkins at tdstelme.net wrote:
From: "Sharon and Steve" <shopkins at tdstelme.net>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [Market-farming] Peat as animal bedding.
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:39:09 -0500
. We use most
> of it for chicken bedding, but some mixed with compost, etc for plants.
>
> Beth Spaugh
> Rehoboth Homestead
> Peru NY
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Shortage of wood by-products for livestock bedding is becoming more and more
of a problem, even here where most of Maines farmland has gone back to
trees.
I have been doing some research as to the use of peat for bedding and come
up with some stuff from Europe and Canada, but zero from the U.S.
I would like to hear of any experience or information you might have as to
th uses of peat.
MAsteveINE
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