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Wood shavings make great bedding if it's from the right kind of tree. Cedar or redwood are not used for horse stalls. Pine and fir make the best bedding. Some people prefer straw and rice hulls are also good choices.
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Is hickory sawdust a good bedding for horses?
Yes, one of the best ever it soaks up liquids.
Do horses woodsuck when there board?
Yes, some horses can woodsuck when they are bord. Not all horses do though, it's kinda like the human equivalent of biting your nails. It's obviously not good for the horses too! Woodsucking is definatley something horses do when they are bord, sitting in a stall.
How often does a horse stall need to be cleaned?
This is depending on the size and conditions of the living area. If the horse lives in a stall, it needs to be picked once a day, and completley cleaned once a week. (Take out all the dirty sawdust, pee, poo, almost everything) If your horse lives in a paddock with a run in/out shelter, he will have more space to go to the bathroom. Hopefully he will choose one area in which he likes to eliminate, but if he doesn't, it makes things tougher. Clean the paddock whenever it needs it (twice a month perhaps) and the shelter every other day or so, unless he prefers eliminating outside.
How can you tell a horse is board in the stall?
Actually, I find that horses are not like humans at all. While we need to find something to do constantly, they normally can survive with just eating and sleeping. Some restless horses also engage in bad habits such as cribbing, or stall-walking. Cribbing can lead to death (due to colic as a result of the amount of air swallowed), but just boredom does not kill a horse. Also, depending on the horse, they can get vicious, striking out at whoever comes near it. Hope this answers your question!
How much bedding does a horse need?
The most common reason to use bedding in a horse stable is to absorb urine. It is unhealthy for a horse if its enclosure stays damp. The bedding will absorb the urine and then you can scoop it up along with any fecal material. Then you replace the amount of bedding you've picked up with fresh bedding. There are many different kinds of bedding available and they all do the job to varying degrees. Check with other horse owners in your area to see what they're using and why. Then decide what is best for your horse.
Can a horse get hoof rot or any type of fungus from standing in a stall that has puddles of water on the floor?
Yes. Horses should always have a clean and dry place to stand, in general standing in a stall all day - even a dry clean one - is not good for the horses physical or mental heath. But if you as the owner has no choice, then be sure to keep the stall clean and the bedding fresh.
What would make the best bedding in a horse stall?
People have been using straw for thousands of years. It still makes good bedding.
Is sawdust a good bedding for horses?
We use it in our barn. it is sufficient.
Why dont you have any good answers for horses bedding?
hay ,wood plets ,newspaper
How often should you clean out a horses stall if the horse is in it frequently?
Try a deep bed! you bed the horse down with LOTS of bedding and everyday just pick out the wet bits and poo and put fresh on top. once a week or month (depending on how clean your horse is) take the whole bed out and disinfect it all. this is good if you want to save time! But a horses stall should be cleaned out everyday!! :)
Is hickory sawdust a good bedding for horses?
Yes, one of the best ever it soaks up liquids.
Is horses hay good for bedding for pet mice?
Sure! It would be great, and it would be close to there habitat in the wild.
What makes good straw?
Hay is hollow and makes good bedding for horses. But i need to know what are good characteristics of good straw for stable management.Please help x
How often do you clean a horse's stall?
You should clean a horses stall DAILY so maybe once or even twice a day will be good hope it helps :D
Do horses woodsuck when there board?
Yes, some horses can woodsuck when they are bord. Not all horses do though, it's kinda like the human equivalent of biting your nails. It's obviously not good for the horses too! Woodsucking is definatley something horses do when they are bord, sitting in a stall.
How often should you clean your horses stall?
Well... At my stables every morning when I get there I clean out the stalls. Ususally there is a lot of poop in there and If I was a horse I wouldn't want to live in a dirty stall. So I would say every morning or every day. I also put shavings in too.
Is sassafras sawdust good bedding for horses?
I know that it is a severe respiratory irritant in humans, its dust is very fine and gets trapped in moist areas like lungs very easily so I think it would not be a good choice at all for horses.
