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Warm Beds, Happy Animals: How to Choose Cold Weather Bedding from Buchheit

As the chill sets in, it’s time to make your animals’ living spaces warm, dry, and comfortable. Whether you're bedding a chicken coop, horse stall, or barn, Buchheit has the materials and advice you need.

Bedding Options from Buchheit

Let's dive into a few outdoor bedding options: 

1. Straw

Affordable and insulating, straw is great for chickens and livestock alike. It’s easy to compost and ideal for deep litter systems.

2. Pine Shavings

Pine shavings offer excellent absorbency and odor control, making them a top pick for small animal pens and horse stalls.

3. Pellet Bedding

Compressed wood or paper pellets expand when wet and provide excellent moisture control. Perfect for areas where frequent clean-out isn’t practical.

4. Mix It Up

Combining bedding types — like layering shavings under straw — offers the best of both worlds: absorbency and warmth.

Avoid These:

• Hay (it molds too easily)

• Newspaper (poor absorbency)

• Cedar shavings (can irritate lungs and skin)

   

  Ultimately, each producer will determine what winter bedding best fits their operation. If you need help choosing, our team can guide you based on species, climate, and barn setup. Stop in and feel the difference in quality with Buchheit’s trusted brands. Buchheit has unbeatable prices on all your winter bedding needs.