Jean A
Well-Known Member
I appear to be allergic to pine..at least to shavings, sawdust..you name if it has dust to it. We don't seem to have paper pellets locally. This year, I had a hard time finding straw anywhere. I never had this much trouble with straw..then I noticed that many landscaping firms were using more wheat straw than usual..mote than the usual pine straw. Ant the state was using a LOT of straw when planting roadsides. So I asked around..where is the straw?
Lowe's, Home Depot..between $3.50 and $4.50 a bale, and plenty of it. It is a pain, but the kids seem to enjoy it..and it is comfy and sweet when fresh and for the babies. I do fork the older straw that gets shoved to the edges into the wet areas, so it's sort of recycled, and clean stalls either every day or as they are soiled. I do have a bit of spare time..
Lowe's, Home Depot..between $3.50 and $4.50 a bale, and plenty of it. It is a pain, but the kids seem to enjoy it..and it is comfy and sweet when fresh and for the babies. I do fork the older straw that gets shoved to the edges into the wet areas, so it's sort of recycled, and clean stalls either every day or as they are soiled. I do have a bit of spare time..
