I did not moisten the pellets prior to use ( like I need even more humidity!). I guess there just isn't enough moisture in a chicken manure to expand the pellet. It was very difficult to separate out the
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I would probably try it for horses and pellets might work in a deep litter program where the litter is stirred but not removed. They might even work well for ducks, where they splash water, worth a try there but they really didn't seem to expand very quickly. There was zero dust which was nice.
So far the McFeeter's quick pick is the bedding I like. I've finally been able to track down flax, I will probably use a combination of the McFeeter's and flax. The McFeeter's is definitely better at sticking to the manure, but the flax is less dusty. The McFeeter's quick pick was better than just regular shavings, less dusty and better at drying things out.
Still waiting to see if I can get a bag of the healthi straw.