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Sundown Egg-e-bed Poultry Bedding 19kg Finely-chopped wheat straw poultry bedding Soft and cosy high quality poultry bedding that’s great for your birds as well as the environment. Encourages Nesting and Laying The shorter-chopped wheat straw is great for the whole coop, especially the nest boxes where it encourages hens to nest and lay. High Quality, Made Locally Only the best British wheat straw, grown on local farms, is selected for Egg-e-bed, which keeps our our quality high and our transport miles low. Double Dust-Extracted We use an innovative vacuum double dust-extraction method on our bales of Egg-e-bed for a low-dust environment, and add a eucalyptus fragrance for a fresh, clean smell. 100% British Straw Made from locally-grown British straw, the by-product of wheat harvesting. Highly Sustainable Naturally sustainable. Composts quickly into a nutritious plant fertiliser. Very Low Dust Double dust-extracted for a healthier coop environment. Eucalyptus Fragrance A long-lasting fresh smell that helps deter flies and reduces odours Benefits of Egg-e-bed Poultry Bedding - Best quality 100% British straw - Fresh eucalyptus fragrance - Finely chopped for a fluffy bed - Soft, warm, and cosy - Encourages nesting and laying - Can be home-composted - Makes a nutritious garden fertiliser - Suitable for all poultry of all ages How do I use Egg-e-bed Poultry Bedding? Egg-e-bed can be used everywhere in your poultry house or chicken coop, on the floor and in the nest boxes. Lay out sufficient bedding that your birds can scratch, lay and rest. Provide enough bedding in the nest boxes for hens to arrange to their liking! To keep the coop or house clean, regularly remove droppings and wet patches. Egg-e-bed can be composted at home and will rot down quickly to make a nutritious garden fertiliser. Is Egg-e-bed fragranced? We add eucalyptus fragrance to our Egg-e-ned poultry bedding during the baling process. Our customers often remark on how it makes the coop smell fresh and reduces the ‘chicken-y’ odour. Is straw bedding more sustainable than wood shavings? Unlike wood shavings, no trees are involved in the production of Egg-e-bed. Pine trees can take between 25 – 30 years to reach harvestable size, whereas straw is produced every year, as a natural by-product of grain production. Egg-e-bed is made from wheat straw. The structure of straw means that it is highly bio-degradable. It rots down quickly to form a nutritious compost that releases nitrogen and other nutrients back into the soil when it’s used as a fertiliser in your garden. We source all our straw from local British farmers. This means we have full traceability on every bale that enters our production facility, and by using mainly local suppliers, we help to keep our carbon footprint as low as possible. Can I keep Egg-e-bed bales outside? Egg-e-bed poultry bedding bales are packed in a weatherproof covering but are not suitable for long term storage outside. Once open, keep Egg-e-bed bales under cover, for example in a shed or garage. Can I recycle the bale wrapping? The wrapping for our Egg-e-bed bedding is made from LDPE (low density polyethylene) plastic and contains 30% recycled plastic. You can recycle the bale wrapping where soft plastics are accepted. This includes many supermarkets and some local authority recycling centres. Please do not recycle at home.
Dengie Fresh Bed for chickens is a chopped, dust extracted wheat straw with pine oil - the perfect bedding for chickens. Its super soft, smells great and a little goes a long way. It has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal qualities. It is endorsed with The British Hen Welfare Trust and is ideal for ex battery hens in particular, that don't tend to roost. It is 100% bio-degradable which makes the Fresh Bed ideal for composting. It also composts considerably quicker than shavings and wood pellets making it very easily disposed of. Using Fresh Bed for chickens will keep your hens very happy, warm and snuggled. 100 litres should last 3-5 hens about 4 weeks and 50 litres should last about 2 weeks. Please note that Dengie Fresh Bed is not suitable for small animal bedding such as rabbits, guinea pigs, etc. Available Stock: - Dengie Fresh Bed 50L (10kg) - Dengie Fresh Bed 100L (20kg)