miss_thenorth
Frugal Homesteader
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I think it really depends. When shavings are dusty, they are MUCH dustier than adequate-to-'enh'-quality straw. OTOH straw is more apt to mold, both before you buy it and after, and IME barns seem to have a harder time getting really dustless straw than really dustless shavings. (this may vary regionally).enjoy the ride said:I always thought it less bad for breathing.
I haven't seen it in the past 6 yrs (which happens to coincide with when I moved to Canada, so I don't know if it's a time thing or a location thing) but I *used* to be able to get brown-paper-baled shavings, in most places I've lived. As long as you can keep track of the copper staples (which some of the plastic bags have as well) and not get them lost where they'll get eaten, IMO that's a pretty good deal all round. Do they still sell shavings that way in the states?Bad for shavings- <snip>Comes in plastic bags