Although straw is a widely used bedding source, other sources include wood shavings, sawdust, wood chips, shredded newspapers, tanning bark, corn cobs or stover, sand, peat moss, and hulls from ...

However, here are six bedding alternatives to consider when straw supplies get tight: Chopped Corn Stalks - If you’ve just harvested a field of corn, consider saving the leftover stalks for bedding.

The equivalent of a pallet of pre-packed shavings can be made in less than an hour. The idea has been developed over the past four years by Kenn Fulton. “The cost of shavings made me think about ...

It’s cheaper than shavings, and, if you muck out properly, there’s hardly any dust. “The only downside I can think of it that it can become quite heavy, but all round it’s a good bedding.