TSC equine pellet bedding

[teddyturnpickle]

In the middle of testing a few bags of these, and man are they burning HOT! I'm getting more heat from these than I do from Somersets and Greenways. Low fines in the bags, and the pine smells great. They are $5 a bag at my TSC. It says distributed by Tractor Supply, I ran a UPC search and don't come up with any results for who is bagging these for them. Does anyone know anything about them?

 

[BrotherBart]

An it won't take long to clean your stall.

 

[Bioburner]

Someone else last week discovered them on sale for I think $3. I used them instead of the high buck pine pellets last year in the Elena

 

[shtrdave]

Do they dirty up the pipes because of the pitch in them?

 

[Bioburner]

Nope, far better burning control in a pellet stove than the low temps of a wood stove or fireplace.

 

[Chrisnow86]

I picked up a ton of minute man softwoods from TSC nice pellet decent heat and really low ash.. Said on the bag also doubles as horse bedding

 

[drizler]

My daughter got some of those a few years back when they ran out of bedding. I hope they burn good because they just sucked for bedding. Keep em dry or the bag will swell up like an egg. They look a lot like pellets but aren't bonded together nearly as tightly as they are meant to split apart easily for the horse to do. His deeds on. Use them this year or as I sais they might swell and be ruined during the humid months

 

[pell it]

shhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[F4jock]

Be interesting to follow this. We use sawdust from local mills for bedding. Get it by the pick-up load. Way cheaper than buying g it bagged. Mostly softwoods like Hemlock. Deoending on how these are produced I'd be afraid of sap and pitch.

 

[stoveguy2esw]

funny, i saw them in my local TSC they were like 2 bucks a bag more expensive than the lignetics they carry for stoves

 

[millerized]

They usually run $7ish here. But they work great for my stove when I don't fill up the litter box with them.
And yes, it also makes great cat litter...MUCH cheaper than Feline Pine that sells for $11 for 20lbs

 

[F4jock]

They usually run $7ish here. But they work great for my stove when I don't fill up the litter box with them.
And yes, it also makes great cat litter...MUCH cheaper than Feline Pine that sells for $11 for 20lbs

Neither of which clump. . . .

 

[millerized]

Neither of which clump. . . .

No, but at the time with 18 cats and 12 litterboxes, having the ability to just toss the whole thing into the woods every other day is nice. Also, the expense is worth it on occasion.
In the past 2 years though, all of the cats have been indoor/outdoor on their schedule. Only a few of them have stayed with the litterboxes as their main dumping point. Most go outside in the woods or back yard to do their business now and I can afford to put down the scoopable stuff.
Yeah...I'm the crazy cat guy.

 

[SidecarFlip]

No, but at the time with 18 cats and 12 litterboxes, having the ability to just toss the whole thing into the woods every other day is nice. Also, the expense is worth it on occasion.
In the past 2 years though, all of the cats have been indoor/outdoor on their schedule. Only a few of them have stayed with the litterboxes as their main dumping point. Most go outside in the woods or back yard to do their business now and I can afford to put down the scoopable stuff.
Yeah...I'm the crazy cat guy.

Sounds like my wife. IMO cats are a PITA especially when dumping in the grass and me stepping in the poop. Cat poop is nasty.... Cats are nasty.

 

[F4jock]

No, but at the time with 18 cats and 12 litterboxes, having the ability to just toss the whole thing into the woods every other day is nice. Also, the expense is worth it on occasion.
In the past 2 years though, all of the cats have been indoor/outdoor on their schedule. Only a few of them have stayed with the litterboxes as their main dumping point. Most go outside in the woods or back yard to do their business now and I can afford to put down the scoopable stuff.
Yeah...I'm the crazy cat guy.

We haven seven and I thought we were nuts. . . . .

BTW after the last load of garbage I got from TSC I won't burn anything they sell unless it's my only option.

 

[SXIPro]

No, but at the time with 18 cats and 12 litterboxes, having the ability to just toss the whole thing into the woods every other day is nice. Also, the expense is worth it on occasion.
In the past 2 years though, all of the cats have been indoor/outdoor on their schedule. Only a few of them have stayed with the litterboxes as their main dumping point. Most go outside in the woods or back yard to do their business now and I can afford to put down the scoopable stuff.
Yeah...I'm the crazy cat guy.

18 cats? Raising 'cattle' for the local Chinese restaurants?

 

[SidecarFlip]

18 cats? Raising 'cattle' for the local Chinese restaurants?

Thats just plain wrong.....

I thought it was....... New Chinese cookbook says.....'100 ways to wok your dog'......

 

[stoveguy2esw]

Thats just plain wrong.....

I thought it was....... New Chinese cookbook says.....'100 ways to wok your dog'......

no thats plain "Wong"


Koreans are more partial to dog i think, never saw cat served there but have had dog there before

 

[SidecarFlip]

It's almost lunch time and I just lost my apetite.......

 

[BrotherBart]

 

[Johnny_Fiv3]

Someone else last week discovered them on sale for I think $3. I used them instead of the high buck pine pellets last year in the Elena

It was me. TSC out here was running a sale that week for $3 a bag. Now they are $5 a bag, still 80 cents cheaper than the pellets they are selling. I went back after my first purchase and bought 10 more bags. These things burn like crazy and with another cold snap coming, I wanted more on hand. I have been "cutting" the Green Supremes with these with excellent results.

 

[SidecarFlip]

It was me. TSC out here was running a sale that week for $3 a bag. Now they are $5 a bag, still 80 cents cheaper than the pellets they are selling. I went back after my first purchase and bought 10 more bags. These things burn like crazy and with another cold snap coming, I wanted more on hand. I have been "cutting" the Green Supremes with these with excellent results.

I believe thats a 'per bag' price. If you buy (pellets) in bulk, it's cheaper (I think at least here it is)....

 

[SidecarFlip]

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Think I'll have some Spam on crackers for lunch now.....

 

[Bioburner]

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Woof, woof woof woof.
Me, I no see.
Reminds me of the Doritos ad and the Great Dane burying the cat in the backyard and bribing the owner with chips.

 

[F4jock]

Think I'll have some Spam on crackers for lunch now.....

I'm going vegan. . . .