Best pelleted bedding for wet spots

[fooler]

Title states the question.
I am using the TSC pelleted bedding for the wet spots in my stalls. Had to move my gelding to another stall and the urine is not draining there. So the wet spot was just growing and getting more stinky. Tried using the pellets only in the wet spot with good results. The oder is down plus the wet spot is decreasing.

I am happy with the pellets, but using the usual horse person’s logic - is it the best?

[Horseychick87]

Well, if it suits your needs and is inexpensive, the yes, it’s the best for you.

If you’re interested in trying other brands I’d suggest contacting manufacturers and asking if they could send you a sample to try, offer to provide feedback for it. You can then compare the products to each other and see the results for yourself.

The TSC brand is alright from what I’ve heard, many people like Equine Pine/ Equine Fresh, and Guardian bedding pellets, you’ll also see good reviews for Woody Pet.

[fooler]

Thanks for the input.

[S1969]

I like the TSC pellets; I like that they come in a 40lb bag and they also break down fairly quickly, even in cold weather. However, TSC won’t deliver in bulk, so I’ll probably switch back to Boreal pellets from Agway. Only 30lb bags, and I don’t think they break down as easily. So…bag v. bag…TSC is better. But, having 85 bags delivered and stacked for me…totally better.

If it’s doing the job and it’s easy to get, I’d stick with it. Basically they are all similar; just possibly a difference in how finely ground the sawdust is, and to what degree it is dehydrated (which will change the amount of water needed to fluff it up.).

[fooler]

[QUOTE=S1969;7757067]
I like the TSC pellets; I like that they come in a 40lb bag and they also break down fairly quickly, even in cold weather. However, TSC won’t deliver in bulk, so I’ll probably switch back to Boreal pellets from Agway. Only 30lb bags, and I don’t think they break down as easily. So…bag v. bag…TSC is better. But, having 85 bags delivered and stacked for me…totally better.

If it’s doing the job and it’s easy to get, I’d stick with it. Basically they are all similar; just possibly a difference in how finely ground the sawdust is, and to what degree it is dehydrated (which will change the amount of water needed to fluff it up.).[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the info!! That is essentially what I was looking for.
TSC is in town so easy to pick up the bags. We may end up buying in bulk on our next shavings run. DH likes to buy a pallet of shavings at the time. Great to have in the barn, not always so much fun to unload and stack.

[M_Owen]

I can’t comment on brands, haven’t used pelleted before, but a question. I was thinking of trying pellets under shavings for the wet spot for my horse, but I was wondering, do you wet them first or just let the urine wet them?

[monstrpony]

I use them exactly that way–under shavings, and I do not wet them first, just let the urine do the job. I pick my stalls twice a day and my horses have in/out access, so not like if the horse is stalled, but I scrape the top dry shavings away from the wet spot, pick out the wet spot, and put some pellets back on the spot, cover with shavings. I sometimes open a bag of pellets and pour it in the corner of the stall, and just leave a scoop handy to put just the amount I need in the wet spots when I pick.

[fooler]

[QUOTE=M. Owen;7757883]
I can’t comment on brands, haven’t used pelleted before, but a question. I was thinking of trying pellets under shavings for the wet spot for my horse, but I was wondering, do you wet them first or just let the urine wet them?[/QUOTE]

I put the dry pellets on the wet spot and put a thin layer of shavings on top. Let the urine wet the pellets. So far so good.

[S1969]

The only time I’ve used my pellets under shavings is when I had a horse on stall rest - and I still wet the pellets. They expand at least 10 times as much as dry, and are still very absorbent. And obviously much softer, especially if you don’t put a thick layer of shavings on top.

Once they are wet from urine, I’d want them out of the stall - at least once a day. So I see no benefit from having them dry (“unfluffed”). You would just be taking them out faster and spending more on pellets.

Then again, I’m a pellet user, so I have a preference for them already. Very wasteful not to wet them as 2-3 bags will expand to fill my stalls completely.

[fooler]

Thanks for the input S1969. Since the wet spots are so wet, I put some pellets in a spare muck bucket and dampened them. After a few hours, they have expanded and “dried”. The “expanded” pellets work far better plus I am using less. Again thanks for the additional info.

[Justice]

This is helpful. I have been putting a full bag of dry pellets in my horses’ stalls every day in their pee places. I have mattresses, so I don’t want pee just sitting there. That plus new shavings is expensive. I will try wetting them and putting them in the same place. I looked at this product, has anyone tried it? I have auto waterers and I know from how much my horses pee at shows vs at home that they are water hogs with the waterers, resulting in tons of pee. None of mine will pee outside. I pick out throughout the day and clean the wetspots in the am unless they are in all day due to weather, then at am and pm.

http://odornomore.com/equine-products/

[LadyBug]

We used ABM pellets, which I think stands for Advanced Bedding Management? We have a supplier not far from us that only charges $25 for a delivery of a pallet. I couldn’t pick it up for less than that, and it makes it easier on me to have it delivered.

This is the only bedding I use. I put it in dry, but sometimes spread it out in the stall and then spray lightly with the hose to fluff it up a bit. Same if it gets a little dusty. It works great with wet spots and stall walkers!