Sundown Egg-e-Bed Chopped Straw Poultry Bedding, 19kg

Sundown Egg-e-Bed Chopped Straw Poultry Bedding – 19kg

Egg-e-Bed is finely chopped British wheat straw put through a vacuum double dust-extraction before baling, and it is made for poultry rather than borrowed from the horse side of Sundown's range. The short chop is the reason it works in a nest box: it stays where a hen puts it, instead of sliding out over the lip the way long straw does.

A eucalyptus fragrance is added during baling. Sundown are straightforward that it is a fragrance — it keeps a coop smelling clean and keepers report it discourages flies, but it is not sold or approved as an insecticide. The straw itself is a by-product of the British grain harvest and composts down quickly once it comes out of the house.

Performance & Benefits

• Finely chopped 100% British wheat straw, grown on local farms.
• Vacuum double dust-extracted, which is the part that matters for a bird's respiratory tract.
• Short chop holds its shape in a nest box and stays put as floor litter.
• Eucalyptus fragrance added during baling keeps the coop smelling fresh.
• Suitable for poultry of all ages, from chicks through to laying hens.
• Composts down quickly into a usable garden fertiliser after use.

Suitable For

• Chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry of all ages.
• Nest boxes, coop floors and house litter.
• Keepers who want a low-dust straw rather than shavings.
• Anyone composting coop waste onto a garden or allotment.
• Made for poultry rather than horses — for a stable, Megazorb Original Wood Pulp Bedding is the one to look at.

How to Use

• Lay enough on the floor that birds can scratch, dust-bathe and rest in it.
• Fill nest boxes generously and let hens arrange it to their own liking.
• Lift droppings and wet patches out daily rather than turning them back in.
• Strip and replace fully on your normal cleaning cycle, and compost what comes out.
• Keep bales under cover. The wrapping is weatherproof but is not made for long-term outdoor storage.

Specification

• Composition: 100% British wheat straw, finely chopped.
• Vacuum double dust-extraction. Eucalyptus fragrance added during the baling process.
• Wrapping is LDPE plastic containing 30% recycled content.
• Sundown state it is suitable for all poultry of all ages.
• Sundown publish no bale weight, coverage figure or chop length for Egg-e-Bed, so none is stated here beyond the 19kg bale this listing is sold as.