A 30+ year old product that never disappoints.
–Extremely Hygienic and Effective Moisture Absorption
–The Lowest Dust Shavings Material on the Market
–Long Lasting and Economical (7-10 x longer)
–Ultimate Comfort, Helps Animals Rest Better
-Ideal for Horses, Perfect for Any Farm Animal or Pet
-Extraordinary Compost Material and Carbon Source
This high value material provides a surprisingly economical performance when used properly.
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Our 44 lb / 20kg bags are the largest hemp bedding product on the market.
Hemp bedding first became popular for high performance horses, but any horse owner will benefit from using it. Many horse owners save money when using hemp properly. Refer to the Aubiose usage guide for best performance. Barns bedded with Aubiose hemp do not produce ammonia. Since Aubiose is a low dust choice, it is perfect for horses with allergies and respiratory sensitivities. Aubiose is endorsed by top equestrian athletes worldwide including international showjumper Catherine Tyree, polo player Agustin Arellano, and more.
Find Out About More About How to Use Hemp For Horse Bedding Here
With just one or two bags of our 20kg / 44lb hemp per year, you can easily bed 12-13 chickens in a hygienic environment. The structure and composition of hemp actively trap moisture and ammonia precursors. It keeps the coop fresh and dry. The dust levels of the bedding are very low. Using hemp is respiratorily friendly.
We advocate the deep-litter method for the best results, which we discuss further here.
Basically the goal of a deep litter system is to create a composting environment in your chicken coop. This is easy to do with hemp bedding. The carbon from the hemp hurd and the nitrogen from the poultry manure create the perfect environment for balanced composting and a healthy environment for birds. Usually just a light addition of hemp here or there is all you need to maintain a hygienic environment in your coop. You can do a full cleanout once a year and it will produce excellent compost.
Why it works
The secret to making good compost is the right balance between carbon and nitrogen. Hemp is the ultra carbon and the ultra-absorber. And chicken manure is perfect nitrogen. With the right combination of bedding and manure your chicken coop is already a perfect compost producing factory. It already has the perfect balance between carbon and nitrogen. The sign of imbalance is if the coop starts to smell, in which case you should add a bit more carbon (hemp). The same rules that apply to composting apply to keeping a good chicken coop!
Our hemp chicken coop products
We offer two versions of hemp bedding for chickens. AubiChick is a finer & softer version product made by Aubiose. The benefit of AubiChick is that it is extra comfortable for their feet.
However, the original Aubiose brand is also often used for poultry. We discuss the pros and cons of each brand here. Basically if you, yourself, are dust sensitive, you might like using our Aubiose brand, because it’s our lowest dust option. But we do still highly recommend the Aubichick brand because it is super comfortable and hygienic in the coop.
For the birds themselves they don’t usually mind the mildly higher amount of dust versus Aubiose.
In other words, your birds might actually prefer the AubiChick brand, but you yourself might actually prefer the Aubiose brand, and your birds will be happy with either of them.
Hemp Bedding is the perfect litter for your pets. It works particularly well for pet rats, reptiles, rabbits, & guinea pigs, but really almost any small pet can use it. Only turtles or tortoises should potentially avoid hemp bedding. We discuss this more on our small pet page here. Most pets benefit from the comfortable environment created by hemp since it maintains an ideal temperature and stays dry on the top surface.
We have three different hemp bedding brands and all of them can be used for pets. Our AubiZoo brand is formulated for small pets and comes in small sizes. Some small pet owners use our Aubiose horse bedding brand for small pets like rats.
Hairless pet, turtle, and tortoise owners have had success using our extra fine AubiChick brand because it is extra soft for their sensitive skin.
Hairless pets, turtles, and tortoises should use our AubiChick. More About This Here.
Nesting Material and Hemp Fiber
Most nesting materials on the market are toxic and unsafe for your pets if swallowed, but the Chanvra Carpet is a fully safe alternative. This hemp mat is a nonwoven material made from the bast fibers- or outer layer- of the hemp stem. Pet rats and rodents can bite it and use it to make nests. For reptiles, you can line their terrarium with it.
Our favorite for small pets is to place a hemp mat over a clean cage floor, and then cover the hemp mat with Aubiose (or AubiZoo) hemp bedding for litter. Change out the litter as needed and pull out the pieces of hemp mat that become soiled. For litter trained animals, you can create a separate, comfortable sleeping area with the hemp mat.
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You can easily order litter and mats together in one package!
