Cheaper wood shavings?

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Hi All

I was wondering if anyone knows where I can buy cheaper wood shavings? I currently get mine from P@H and with a 4x2 C&C cage I get through a lot - which costs a lot :{

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I go to Wilkinson's (which is right next door to P@H near me! lol) and there's are pretty cheap! I can buy a large bag of shavings, which gets me at least 3, if not 4 cleans of my girls' 120 hutch, a 1kg bag of timothy hay and a 1.5kg bag of meadow hay for about £6-7 :)
 
Do you have any horsey places near you like a Millbry Hill? I'm trying to think of the proper name for the places they're equine something or other my brains run for hills.

Anyway cos they are suppliers for all things horsey you can get huge woodshaving bales.
 
It may be worth seeing if there are any farms, equestrian placesetc nearby, we get a large bale of shavings either from a local farm for 7 pound or from a garden centre/ shop that sells everything for 6 pound x
 
It may be worth seeing if there are any farms, equestrian places etc nearby, we get a large bale of shavings either from a local farm for 7 pound or from a garden centre/ shop that sells everything for 6 pound x

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Go to this site

http://www.metsawood.co.uk/products/hunterwoodshavings/Pages/Productinformation.aspx

Then click 'find stockists' on the right hand side, you then need to tick the box saying 'Hunter shavings' and enter your postcode and it will tell you local stockists, most likely equestrian suppliers.

Hunter are without doubt the best shavings you can get, and a bale will do all my 8 hutches for around 4 weeks. That works out to 25p per hutch roughly.

Do NOT buy shavings off the net in a random bag, God knows whats in them, seen horses get seriously ill from unknown shavings. I won't buy anything but Hunter.
 
Doeylicious said:
Go to this site

http://www.metsawood.co.uk/products/hunterwoodshavings/Pages/Productinformation.aspx

Then click 'find stockists' on the right hand side, you then need to tick the box saying 'Hunter shavings' and enter your postcode and it will tell you local stockists, most likely equestrian suppliers.

Hunter are without doubt the best shavings you can get, and a bale will do all my 8 hutches for around 4 weeks. That works out to 25p per hutch roughly.

Do NOT buy shavings off the net in a random bag, God knows whats in them, seen horses get seriously ill from unknown shavings. I won't buy anything but Hunter.
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lol My nearest stockist is 166km away :P Bit too far of a trip for me :p
 
I buy mine from Beesley's & Fildes for only £3.18 (That's the huge bales aswell)
 
Doeylicious where have you been hiding?

I stopped using shavings as it worked out so expensive mallethead
 
PopcornPigs said:
Doeylicious where have you been hiding?

I stopped using shavings as it worked out so expensive mallethead
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I have become a bit of a serial lurker lol! And also kinda bought myself a pony of my very own :)) she is keeping me rather busy as did the horse hunting prior to buying her, I got so sick of Horsemart I couldn't face any sort of internet activity for a while mallethead
 
:o well if you haven't seen I have a new (ish) piggy who's just been neutered. He's almost as gorgeous as Frazzle ;)
 
cheapest bedding is vet bed.You pay once and do washing machine twice a week.We used our more than 18 month now and saving are massive.
Also guineas feels better on it.Some people also use fleece.
 
kotov said:
cheapest bedding is vet bed.You pay once and do washing machine twice a week.We used our more than 18 month now and saving are massive.
Also guineas feels better on it.Some people also use fleece.
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Is it hard to get hay off vet bed when you want to wash it?

I was also using fleece, but the hay getting stuck on it started to get on my nerves and that is why I switched.
 
Pink Jumper said:
Is it hard to get hay off vet bed when you want to wash it?
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I uses bowls for hay.Also I have 3-4 types of vet bed some of them very easy to remove hay,some hard.I lay vet bed which hard to clean in areas where not hay.Also I remove hay while it dry,as when wet it much harder.I try wood shaving,megazorb,hay and vetbed as bedding and vet bed looks best solution.
We spent like 120 pounds for several big peaces of vet bed on ebay and amazon was Jan 2011 and still uses all peaces.Some areas cover by 3 layers,some of don't need changing as they not use it as toilet and I washing it like once a month or in 2.Some areas where they mostly sleep I change twice a day.I collect also dropping.All our friend told us there is not smell at all in room anymore and all guinea very clean but it takes 4 hours a week to wash everything including hovering full flat + twice a day 5 minutes collect dropping.Early I spent like 2 box of shaving from sainsbury everywhere for each cage + something each homes and my gp suffering allergy and always hard breathing,so I changed to megazorb.But vet bed much better.Only recently I found that it became dusty over some time so need hit it.
I used pine wood shaving as no way you will find other type of tree in London - but if you will get other type might be not so bad.So imho pine wood shaving can be deadly for pigs.
 
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I but natures own wood shavings from the range although you can buy online http://www.naturesownpets.co.uk/index.html

This is what they look like
http://petfoodplus.co.uk/bedding/434-natures-own-woodshavings-medium-35kg.html although I pay £2.99 from the range.

I like using these as they're not dusty and are nice and soft.

I sometimes but pets at home woodshavings but as I have four pigs and other small furries I buy the giant bag they do as it works out cheaper and lasts longer than their smaller individual bags http://www.petsathome.com/shop/wood-shavings-by-pets-at-home-58735
 
I'm **** soooo confused on what bedding I want to use!

I have tried wood shavings - in my smaller cage it was fine, but now in a 2x4 C&C I have got a feeling it is going to cost too much. Other than that I like using wood shavings.

I have tried fleece - but keep worrying about bits of hay and fur getting stuck on it all the time and to be honest its really annoying.

I have tried wood shavings and hay on top - but again the wood shavings are costly.

I have tried hay on its own - don't even bother, just gets too messy as it does not absorb anything, obviously.

I just don't know!
 
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Do you have a country wide near you? I get my wood shavings from there and its about £7.50 for a big bale
 
SapphireDreams said:
I go to Wilkinson's (which is right next door to P@H near me! lol) and there's are pretty cheap! I can buy a large bag of shavings, which gets me at least 3, if not 4 cleans of my girls' 120 hutch, a 1kg bag of timothy hay and a 1.5kg bag of meadow hay for about £6-7 :)
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sapphire, i'm in york too, if you can get up to murton at thompsons country store, they sell (25 kg approx.) compacted bales of woodshavings for around £7, Foss feeds near companthorpe do the same ones for £8.50 (also selling bales of hay wrapped or unwrapped, and will deliver for a charge)

of course it depends whether or not you can store it!

one of these lasts me 2 clean outs on my 14 4x2ft hutches as well as a 5x2ft and a 3x2
also around the other side of clifton moor at home bargains, you can pick up a standard "large" shavings pack by snowflake at home bargains for £1.50 at the moment -this is the one i buy for my mice :)
 
kotov said:
make picture of your setup(with measurements) I will try to help.
How much time you spent daily ?How many pigs you got ?
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My cage is just a simple 2x4 grid C&C :)

I spend whatever time I need (depending on the bedding I'm using). At the moment I try and clean the cage out about every 4 days. I also spot clean depending on what bedding I am using. They have wood shavings and hay at the moment, so difficult to spot clean on that :))

I have 2 girls :)

Thanks.
 
kotov said:
what total measurements of area you want to give them ?
are you considered to have 2 floors ?
what is your diy possibilities ?
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I'm not sure what size one grid is? I am not at home to measure sorry. I am just using standard size grids for my cage, 4 along and 2 wide.

No, I only have the one floor and will be keeping it like that :)

What do you mean DIY possibilities? For bedding?
 
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