The straw boss?
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Re: The straw boss?
I've also noticed it gets kicked out of the nesting boxes quickly, find it helps to mix with regular straw in the nesting boxes
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Re: The straw boss?
Thanks for the tip Robert Allen. I might be a happier camper then, and I WOULD prefer something that breaks down fast in the compost bin :).
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- Jaye
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Re: The straw boss?
@Ontario Chick , just to warn you, the TSC price for Straw Boss has shot up to over $9 per bale this year. I am down to my last bales too. Was it you that mixed the Straw Boss and wood shavings together and was happy with the results?
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Re: The straw boss?
I use shavings only in summer, I find them cooler and lighter, so more air circulation.
Last fall instead of adding straw for winter deep bedding, I added the straw boss which created a pleasant mix that worked well thru the winter.
Actually by now if I was using regular straw the whole thing would have been cleaned out, but with the blend I find that "spot cleaning" seems to be good enough, so pretty happy with the result.
Seeing that all I used in a year was 6 bales the difference in the cost isn't really that important, although it was nice to get a deal last spring.
Last fall instead of adding straw for winter deep bedding, I added the straw boss which created a pleasant mix that worked well thru the winter.
Actually by now if I was using regular straw the whole thing would have been cleaned out, but with the blend I find that "spot cleaning" seems to be good enough, so pretty happy with the result.
Seeing that all I used in a year was 6 bales the difference in the cost isn't really that important, although it was nice to get a deal last spring.
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Re: The straw boss?
I have found the same: spot cleaning seems to be enough. In past years when I was using wood shavings, it was high time for spring clean-out by the beginning of March. This year using Straw Boss, and with the occasional spot cleaning I had some wiggle room - which is a good thing because we did have a winter that dragged on.Ontario Chick wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2019 5:14 pm[...]
Actually by now if I was using regular straw the whole thing would have been cleaned out, but with the blend I find that "spot cleaning" seems to be good enough, so pretty happy with the result.
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Re: The straw boss?
I still use straw in the nest boxes, found the straw boss sticks to the eggs too much and I can make a "nest" with the regular straw. :)Robert.Allen wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2019 1:34 pmI've also noticed it gets kicked out of the nesting boxes quickly, find it helps to mix with regular straw in the nesting boxes
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Re: The straw boss?
It seems quite absorbent so I don't think I'd use it in a broody nest. It might wick away moisture from a hatching chick causing it to shrink wrap?
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