I've tried mesh and wooden slats and on balance found straw bedding as good as either, but not without it's faults.
Which just leaves plastic.
But unlike the wooden slats which were s/h and cheap, and the mesh which is still used elsewhere, investing in the plastic would need to be more measured and better researched.
I can see in some ways how they could be good (safe to lay on, etc) but have concerns about how clean the sheep would be on them in practice, and the durability of them.
Also wonder if there's any significant difference in the various makes?
Also curious if they're safe enough to put over existing 6ft deep tanks instead of the existing slats.
However, if they're anywhere near as good as advertised I'd probably invest in them rather than extra winter grazing, which is getting increasingly hard to find, and expensive when you do.
Would very much welcome peoples experiences of them as they're still pretty rare so difficult to gauge opinion locally.
Thanks.
Which just leaves plastic.
But unlike the wooden slats which were s/h and cheap, and the mesh which is still used elsewhere, investing in the plastic would need to be more measured and better researched.
I can see in some ways how they could be good (safe to lay on, etc) but have concerns about how clean the sheep would be on them in practice, and the durability of them.
Also wonder if there's any significant difference in the various makes?
Also curious if they're safe enough to put over existing 6ft deep tanks instead of the existing slats.
However, if they're anywhere near as good as advertised I'd probably invest in them rather than extra winter grazing, which is getting increasingly hard to find, and expensive when you do.
Would very much welcome peoples experiences of them as they're still pretty rare so difficult to gauge opinion locally.
Thanks.