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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Ellie on June 25, 2007, 15:29:44 PM

Title: Question for Helen
Post by: Ellie on June 25, 2007, 15:29:44 PM
Hi Helen

On one of the threads you said you were converted to a new litter, chick somethingy,  :evillaugh: I have the attention span of a goldfish.

Is it really better than the fullers earth?

The thing I remember you saying was it clumps well and you can flush the poos. With having four furbabes it would save my bin from smelling so bad in the hot weather  :sick:

Also where do you get it from?

Sorry for all the questions  :shy: but it sounded really good.
Title: Re: Question for Helen
Post by: Millys Mum on June 25, 2007, 18:30:06 PM
Its called chick crumb and is bird food! Very similar to worlds best just cheeper (hee hee)  :-[

Somewhere that sells horse feed would be a good place to start. Also some chick feeds have added 'extras' so you just want a plain one.

I would buy a small bag of wbcl to see if all yours will use it, 2 of mine dont like the texture.
Title: Re: Question for Helen
Post by: Mark on June 25, 2007, 18:34:06 PM
Its called chick crumb and is bird food! Very similar to worlds best just cheeper (hee hee)  :-[

Somewhere that sells horse feed would be a good place to start. Also some chick feeds have added 'extras' so you just want a plain one.

I would buy a small bag of wbcl to see if all yours will use it, 2 of mine dont like the texture.

Please can you confirm that it is your personal opinion   :scared:

Sorry - had to say it  :evillaugh:

Title: Re: Question for Helen
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on June 25, 2007, 20:10:52 PM
Its called chick crumb and is bird food! Very similar to worlds best just cheeper (hee hee)  :-[

Somewhere that sells horse feed would be a good place to start. Also some chick feeds have added 'extras' so you just want a plain one.

Yep, as above.  Gillian started the trend I think  :evillaugh:

I get mine from Jollyes 'chick start crumbs' - £7.50 for a 20kg sack which is slightly more, volume wise, than the 25kg sacks of Fullers Erath I used to get, I find it lasts much longer than the fullers earth but the main advantage is it being flushable.  As MM says it's a cheaper version of WBCL, they are both made out of corn so do the same job.  Dawn F on here was buying a subsititute litter on ebay being branded as 'just like World's best 'for £13 + vat + £9 shipping, she took the plunge and bought some chick crumbs and apparently it turned out that was what she had been buying all along!

I find you need to have the trays fairly deep so it takes almost a whole sack to start off with for two trays but after that it seems to last forever!
Title: Re: Question for Helen
Post by: karenjet on June 25, 2007, 20:56:45 PM
I'm going to look for this stuff! I bought some World's Best last week, it's good but not worth the price, I think. I just mixed it in gradually with the one I had been using and the kittens seem to like the texture of it.

Thanks for the tip!
Title: Re: Question for Helen
Post by: Ellie on June 25, 2007, 22:32:12 PM
Thanks everyone  :)

Did a quick google and my nearest Jollyes is Kettering  >:( and can't find a supplier near Rugby  :(

Shall keep looking though as it sounds really good
Title: Re: Question for Helen
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on June 25, 2007, 22:59:36 PM
The one I use is made by Dodson and Horrell... 

There's a stockist locator on their website - here's the results for Warwickshire - http://www.dodsonandhorrell.com/uk/dh/stockist?national=72&commit=Search  Not all shops sell the whole range ie) some just sell the horse stuff so look under each shop name for what they sell - I'd guess it's in the 'countryside range'.  I just clicked on one of the shops websites on that list that didn't mention the countryside range (countrywidefarmers) and they sell chick crumbs made by a different manufacturer so you should be able to find some near you  ;D
Title: Re: Question for Helen
Post by: Ellie on June 25, 2007, 23:03:53 PM
Helen you are a star thank you so much  ;D

I shall pop in a couple of them during the week  :)
Title: Re: Question for Helen
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on June 25, 2007, 23:04:59 PM
This one sounds like a safe bet - is that anywhere near you?

Poultry & Bird Supplies

West Leys
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV21 2AT

Tel: 01788 568466
Email: enquiries@petsandbailts4u.co.uk

    * D&H Horse Feed
    * D&H Supplements
    * D&H Herbal Products
    * D&H Countryside Range
    * Chudleys Dog Food
    * Chudleys Pet Food
Title: Re: Question for Helen
Post by: Ellie on June 25, 2007, 23:15:17 PM
According to Pete it's one we visited when we were looking for kitten stuff  :rofl:

Hopefully going there tomorrow I'll let you know how I get on  ;D

Title: Re: Question for Helen
Post by: Gillian Harvey on June 26, 2007, 14:04:53 PM
We've got a new pet shop in our town (called Fullbellys!), and I can get chick crumbs from them for £5.89 for the 20kg sack yippee! I was paying £7.80 something at Jollyes, which was still a good price - but this is even better! Its not the same brand, I was using Dodson and Horrell, but its exactly the same to look at, and works exactly the same.
Title: Re: Question for Helen
Post by: littleKitten_(alex) on June 26, 2007, 15:48:47 PM
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Please can you confirm that it is your personal opinion   :scared:

Sorry - had to say it  :evillaugh:


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Question for Helen
Post by: Ellie on June 26, 2007, 17:48:07 PM
Didn't manage to get there today as I forgot my daughter had an Optician appointment  and then had to go to work  :tired:

Won't be able to get there till the weekend now so might phone them to make sure they have it  :sneaky: