Cubic Feet vs. Liters.
All of the bedding companies we deal with stamp their bags in Cubic Feet, but I often get the question, "how many liters are your bags?" It can be confusing trying to decide whether the bags are bigger or smaller when the unit of measurement is not the same. So I did some research and came up with the following (all calculations are approximate):
Our Top Bedding Shavings bags are all 3.25 Cu. Ft. Compressed, making them approximately 92.03L.
Our Quik T Pick Bedding bags are 3.5 Cu. Ft. Compressed making them approximately 99.11L.
I hope this helps solve the mystery!
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Attributes/Type
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Regular Flake |
Fine Flake |
Dust Screened |
Bedding Pellets |
Quik T Pick |
Size |
3.25 cu ft Plastic |
3.25 Cu Ft Plastic |
3.25 Cu Ft Plastic |
35 lb. Bags Plastic |
3.5 Cu Ft Plastic
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Absorbtion
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C- |
B+ |
F |
A |
A+ |
Appearance/
Composition |
Fluffy Flakes/ Softwood Flake Wood Shavings |
Fine Flake/ Softwood Flake Wood Shavings |
Big Flakes/ Softwood Flake Wood Shavings Screened to remove fine particles |
Sawdust Appearance/ Starts as softwood pellets, expands to sawdust with water |
Sawdust Appearance/ Softwood sawdust |
Absence Of Dust
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C Varies Load to Load but usually pretty good |
D Varies Load to Load but is generally more dusty than the regular flake |
A+ 99% Dust Free |
A+ at the beginning Dustiness increases with time |
A Excellent especially considering it is like a sawdust bedding |
Colour
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A+ Bright |
A+ Bright |
A+ Bright |
A+ Bright |
A+ Bright |
Odor Control
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C Doesn't help much |
C Doesn't help much |
C Doesn't help much |
C Doesn't help much |
A+ Smells great. We noticed the change as soon as we walked in the barn the second day. |
Ease Of Use
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C Tougher to "pick" through. Average Waste |
B Aborbs more wet. Easier to pick through. Less waste |
D Doesn't absorb much. More waste. Bigger flakes makes it difficult to pick out poo balls without taking a lot of shavings too. |
B- Mixed review: Wetting pellets is a pain but the end product is very abosorbant and easy to pick. Less waste |
A Easy to pick through. Bright colour makes it easy to tell dirty from clean. Can be tough to pick out the little poo balls. Highly absorbant. Minimal waste. |
Recommended Use/
Concerns |
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DK OVERALL SCORE *Prices subject to change without notice. |
Regular Shavings: C |
Fine Flake Shavings: B+ |
Dust Screened: E A+ for horses with breathing problems |
Bedding Pellets: B |
Quik T Pick: A |
Our recommendation : Mix Dust Screened with the Quik T Pick. Works like a charm :) Happy Mucking Everyone!