CowboyClayt
Ridin' The Range
I have a hog shelter inside their pen, and it gets really muddy and wet. What kind of bedding should I use? Wood chips, hay, straw? What's cheapest?
Thanks!
Thanks!
What to use for bedding for hogs?
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Baymule
Herd Master
You might put sand in it to build it up, then straw or pine shavings.
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CowboyClayt
Ridin' The Range
Ok, thanks! Wouldn't the sand be bad for their respiratory system?
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CowboyClayt
Ridin' The Range
Would mulch work as a way to build it up? Like the free stuff you can get a recycling center?
Baymule
Herd Master
Sand won’t hurt them, but FREE is good! We got wood chips mulch and put it in our horse barn to keep the dust down. We also put it in the Pig Palace for the pigs. They rooted it all up, but what the heck, they were happy.
Baymule
Herd Master
While pigs like mud(to cool off) they still need a dry place. Good on you for wanting to provide them with good care.
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CowboyClayt
Ridin' The Range
ok, I might try the mulch to build it up some...thanks!
mystang89
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When I had pigs I had a bunch of old baling twine I used for the spot they liked to sleep. They seemed to like it.
