Cubicle bedding

td5man

What type of bedding are you using in your cubicles?
I used a sawdust/lime mix (bought mixed) last year seemed ok.
Going to mix it myself this year.

whelan1

just in from doing my cubicles for the first time, i use baled sawdust (8.50) a bale:eek: and actisan , normal lime doesnt work here.... put out 10 bales of sawdust on 150 cubicles, time for my dinner now i think, wrecked.... cows coming in tonight for first time since july

Farfield

Actisan is very expensive - theres a similar product called "Sanitise" that i use and seems very good - even feels and smells the same for about 35% less!! I use this about 3 days a week and then baled sawdust and simple flour lime in between days.

whelan1

Farfield wrote: »

Actisan is very expensive - theres a similar product called "Sanitise" that i use and seems very good - even feels and smells the same for about 35% less!! I use this about 3 days a week and then baled sawdust and simple flour lime in between days.

that was my problem ,you cannot use ordinary lime with actisan , they cancel each other out , making both products worthless

F.D

Did anyone ever think of using Milled peat ?
The same as you would deep litter cattle on, just keep scraping and putting fresh stuff down daily

Lofty0990

Limestone flour in ton bags with Hydrated lime mixed thro it ,rate depending on Scc count topped off with chopped newspaper .

stanflt

just use dust here- two bags does a day-half morning half evening, 100 cow cubicles and 120 heifer cubicles

scc in winter 180avg

dont believe in wasting money-

Tipp Man

whelan1 wrote: »

just in from doing my cubicles for the first time, i use baled sawdust (8.50) a bale:eek: and actisan , normal lime doesnt work here.... put out 10 bales of sawdust on 150 cubicles, time for my dinner now i think, wrecked.... cows coming in tonight for first time since july

Sorry Whelan I'm being thick here

Are you saying you use 10 bales of sawdust per day @8.50 a bale?? So 85 a day? :eek: how long will that last

Sorry for the ignorance but have never used it so no idea of cost

keep going

started using "milled straw" and mix it with the lime and think its working well

td5man

keep going wrote: »

started using "milled straw" and mix it with the lime and think its working well

Does it stay on the cubicles?

whelan1

Tipp Man wrote: »

Sorry Whelan I'm being thick here

Are you saying you use 10 bales of sawdust per day @8.50 a bale?? So 85 a day? :eek: how long will that last

Sorry for the ignorance but have never used it so no idea of cost

this was the first time i bedded them... a bale at this time of year will last a week, did all the sheds today , got a pallet of bales -bulk load of loose sawdust has shot up in price was over €1000 when i priced it last year- which has 48 on it, this will do me til after christmas. Then will get another one. Tried the peat moss and didnt like it , found it heated and caused mastitis

snowman707

use nothing only cube lime on top the mats

€140 for a ton bag which usually lasts about 3 weeks

the mats were put in 1993

keep going

td5man wrote: »

Does it stay on the cubicles?

yeah its fine and sher you topping it up everyday,just find the cubicles are dryer with it than just lime on its own

babybrian

@keep going. How many cubicles would a bag(if it is bags of you buy) do/day. I see you can buy it with lime already added. Is it much/bag? saw dust is expensive now.

stop thelights

Is the lime you are talking of white rhino? Any one using paper or even know what it costs?