StrawCrumb the soft, super dry poultry bedding
StrawCrumb made from crumbled straw pellets is our New poultry bedding. It offers a very cost effective bedding solution with the soft, dense, straw granules (~5x wood shavings) providing better surface coverage and thermal insulation for small chicks.
As the birds grow its super absorbency (2x wood shavings) keeps the bed dry and friable reducing capping; hock burn and pododermatitis.
It will also lock away ammonia and odour providing a much healthier environment in the sheds while dramatically reduced your carbon footprint when compared to kiln dried wood shavings
Straw Crumb has a neutral pH and is heat treated at over 90c in production resulting in a very low microbiological load
It is sustainable and biodegradable with the resulting straw based litter having a higher nutrient concentration and a more acceptable feedstock for anaerobic digestion.
To further increase absorption and reduce ammonia, nitrate and phosphate emissions pelletbeds offers StrawCrumb+
StrawCrumb+ contains specially modified minerals and activated biochar which act as a sponge locking up nutrients and moisture which will create a slow release fertiliser.
We manufacture all our own products in the Midlands and can provide Straw Crumb in bulk loads – tipper, walking floor or blown as well as bulk and small bag pallets.
Please call us on 01789 761333 or email poultry@pelletbeds.com
Key Benefits of StrawCrumb
- soft, insulating, expanding crumb
- 2x more absorbent than wood shavings
- cost effective – crumb increases surface coverage & insulation
- reduces capping, hock burn & pododermatitis
- less ammonia & odour
- heat treated, low dust granules
- biodegradable & sustainable
- increased fertiliser nutrients
Additional Benefits of StrawCrumb+
- increased absorbency
- reduced bacteria growth
- reduced ammonia & odour
- high nitrogen fixation/ less volatilization
- decreased phosphate leaching
- increased fertiliser nutrients – enriches soil
- increased benefits if litter used for anaerobic digestion
To further improve animal health pelletbeds offers HygieneFX – a natural bedding conditioner/ sanitizer designed to improve animal health, bedding and the soil
HygieneFX, made from natural, absorbent minerals is designed to maximise animal welfare and optimise hygiene, without the use of synthetic polymers or other additives. It is suitable for use with all animals and is safe and easy to spread.
The high clay-humus complex (CEC) in the minerals bind positively charged ions such as ammonium. This inhibits bacterial growth, improves animal health and enrichens manure with less volatilization. By binding ammonia directly at source, HygieneFX not only reduce nitrogen emissions, but also improve soil structure and fertility via the manure.
This supports strong soil life and sustainable farming
Available in 5kg and 25kg bags with a recommended application rate of 75g per m square (25kg bag covers 333m2)