Posts made in January, 2019

Animal Bedding for Pets from P.H Winterton & Son

Animal Bedding for Pets from P.H Winterton & Son

By on Jan 31, 2019 in Blog |

Animal bedding from P.H Winterton & Son isn’t just suitable for larger animals such as cows and horses. We also supply top quality shavings and sawdust for smaller pets. Here are just a few smaller animals that will benefit from our high-quality bedding – Hamsters Gerbils Rabbits Guinea pigs Mice Rats If you’ve received or given in a new house pet over the Christmas period for yourself or your family, it’s your duty to make sure they acclimatise to their new surroundings; and providing high-quality bedding is the best way to get this new relationship off to a good start. Quality Animal Bedding Helps your Routine Tidy Up Animal bedding from P.H Winterton & Son creates an environment of moisture retention, soaking up excess urine, helping to keep the pet’s cage dry until the next time you change the bedding. A drier cage also promotes ventilation which lowers harmful levels of environmental pathogens such bacteria, viruses and parasites. Also, a word of advice, to keep your bedding away from the animals feeding bowl and we’d also suggest regularly changing your bedding to stave off the threat of bacteria in the cage, hut or enclosure. Talk to Us About P.H Winterton & Son about Animal Bedding No matter if you have a smaller pet or care for bigger animals such as horses, sheep or cow on a farm. At P.H. Winterton we have a host of animal bedding options to suit everyone. As a family run business that has been delivering high-quality products for the past 60 years, we understand the needs of our customers; just one of the reasons they keep coming back to us time after time. Contact us today and one of our friendly team will be delighted to discuss our animal bedding range and find the ideal solution for you and your...

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The Best Cubicle Bedding for Cows

The Best Cubicle Bedding for Cows

By on Jan 26, 2019 in Blog, Cubicle bedding |

Giving your cows the best quality of cubicle bedding offers them a safe and comfortable place to rest. Remember that cows may spend on average 14 hours a day lying down, so given the amount of time spent in their cubicle; their bedding needs to be in excellent condition. Lying down is important as it allows blood to circulate through the udder, which will increase milk production. Our cubicle bedding will keep your cows healthy, able to produce more dairy without being interrupted by injury, illness or distress brought on by poor bedding conditions. Why Use Our Cubicle Bedding? P.H Winterton & Son offer two types of cubicle bedding, and we have listed below some of the benefits of using both types: Soft dust cubicle bedding is: • Made from 100% kiln dried softwood • Reduces the risk of hair loss or abrasions on your cow’s legs • Thermally insulated with excellent traction • Soft dust can also be used as animal bedding for dog kennels, catteries, stables and poultry bedding • Can be used as a cost effective cubicle bedding solution Agri dust cubicle bedding is: • A very consistent and high quality product • Easily spreadable • Makes cleaning cubicles much easier • Readily available all year round • Ideal for spreading with dispensers • Helps to prevent mastitis infections in your cattle Talk to the Cubicle Bedding Specialists Going into our 60th year, P.H Winterton and Son have been providing the highest quality of cubicle bedding for dairy farming in areas such as Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Cheshire and Nottinghamshire. We offer delivery of orders of any size thanks to our large and reliable fleet of vehicles. As a family run business, you’ll receive friendly and personable advice on all of our cubicle bedding, to ensure you get the best product for you and your cattle. Contact us today to speak to one our team, we’d love to hear from...

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High quality equine bedding guarantees a good night’s sleep

High quality equine bedding guarantees a good night’s sleep

By on Jan 16, 2019 in Blog, Equine Bedding |

Equine bedding from P.H Winterton and Son provides comfort and warmth as well as increasing hygiene levels in stables; which will ultimately benefit the health and well-being of your horses. You may not know that equine bedding can also be used for all other farm animals and pets. Our weather proof packaging provides easy storage and keeps your shavings clean and dry during delivery in one of our fleet of vehicles. Tips for maintaining your equine bedding Here’s some tips from our expert team on how to get the best from your equine bedding and keep your animals happy. For daily maintenance use a pitchfork to remove manure and damp areas of bedding Remove the waste material by shaking the fork, which allows dry material to fall back to the floor Your waste material can be decomposed to form garden fertiliser or compost Because you are only getting rid of waste bedding, you can top up using less bedding, which will ultimately be more cost effective P.H Winterton and Son offer variety of equine bedding We offer two different types of equine bedding, making sure that you get the perfect fit for your horses and your budget. Cheshire Choice Equine Bedding is our premium product which is made of 100% soft wood shavings with excellent absorbency levels, perfect for creating a dry and comfortable home for your horse. Economy Bale Equine Bedding is the cost effective solution for equine bedding. The shavings are double dust extracted making them more hygienic and helping to prevent respiratory problems for your horse. Due to its popularity we also keep high stock values of economy bale bedding, so if you would like to order some at any time of year, we will always have it in stock. Speak to your equine bedding experts P.H Winterton and Son have been providing the best quality equine bedding for the agriculture industry for the past 60 years. Get in touch with our friendly team today and we can recommend which set of equine bedding is the best fit for...

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