Animal Bedding
Smith Creek produces pine shavings, wood shavings, sawdust, and bedding pellets for farms, horse stables, poultry operations, and agricultural facilities across the region.
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Whatever your need is, our team will help ensure your mulch is packaged professionally and arrives on time.
Delivery
We provide dependable delivery for wood shavings, pine shavings, and horse bedding pellets throughout Southern Indiana and the surrounding region. Our transportation network ensures bedding products arrive on time and in the quantities required.
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Private Labeling
We offer private label manufacturing and packaging for animal bedding products. Businesses can offer wood shavings, pine shavings, and bedding pellets under their own brand with consistent production and reliable supply.
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Quality is Our Mission
At Smith Creek, we aim to be your partner in the wood fiber industry. We work closely with our customers to help strengthen their business through sustainable practices and products, ensuring positive, environmentally-friendly outcomes.
Our landscape and bedding products are high quality sourced from dependable fiber suppliers in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, and Tennessee. Our mulches are made from virtually all-virgin hardwood trees and are highly nutritious for the soil. Our soils provide gardens and landscapes consistent volume and looseness while contributing dependable nutrition. Our animal products are made from pine, and never with walnut or cherry.
We strive to continually improve our products and deliver excellent customer service.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between pine shavings, sawdust, and bedding pellets?
Pine shavings, sawdust, and bedding pellets are all commonly used for animal bedding, but they differ in texture, absorbency, and typical applications. Pine shavings are larger flakes of softwood that provide comfortable, cushioned bedding for horses and livestock while remaining relatively easy to clean and maintain.
Sawdust consists of much finer wood particles and is often used as a more economical bedding option. It can provide good absorbency but may require more frequent replacement depending on the conditions in the stall or enclosure.
Bedding pellets are compressed wood pellets that expand when exposed to moisture, creating highly absorbent bedding that helps control odor and simplify stall cleaning. Each option offers different benefits depending on the type of animals being cared for and the preferred stall management practices.
What is the difference between large flake and small flake pine shavings?
Large flake and small flake pine shavings differ primarily in the size of the wood pieces and how they perform in animal stalls. Large flake shavings provide thicker, more cushioned bedding that helps create a comfortable surface for horses and livestock.
Small flake shavings are finer and more compact, which can help improve absorbency and make stall cleaning easier in certain situations. The smaller particle size allows moisture to be absorbed more quickly while still maintaining a soft bedding layer.
The choice between large and small flake shavings often depends on stall conditions, cleaning preferences, and the type of animals being housed.
How much bedding is needed for a horse stall or livestock enclosure?
The amount of bedding needed depends on the size of the stall or enclosure and the depth of bedding desired. Most horse stalls use a bedding depth of approximately four to six inches to provide adequate cushioning and absorbency.
This depth helps protect animals from hard flooring while also allowing the bedding material to absorb moisture and control odors effectively. Larger stalls or high-traffic enclosures may require additional bedding to maintain proper coverage.
Regular stall cleaning and replenishing bedding as needed helps maintain a comfortable and sanitary environment for animals.
Which type of bedding is best for horse stalls?
Pine shavings are one of the most commonly used bedding materials for horse stalls because they provide a comfortable and absorbent surface for horses. The soft texture of pine shavings helps cushion the stall floor while allowing moisture to be absorbed effectively.
Both large flake and small flake pine shavings are widely used depending on the stall management preferences of the owner or facility. Some barns prefer larger flakes for added cushioning, while others choose smaller flakes for improved absorbency and easier cleaning.
Choosing the right bedding often depends on stall conditions, cleaning routines, and the comfort needs of the horses being housed.
What bedding products work best for poultry houses?
Poultry operations often use specialized bedding materials designed to support moisture control and maintain clean housing conditions for birds. One commonly used product is engineered bedding designed for poultry environments, which provides strong absorbency and easy distribution across the housing area.
These bedding materials help keep floors dry while reducing odors and improving overall cleanliness in poultry houses. Proper bedding also helps protect the health and comfort of birds by maintaining stable ground conditions.
Selecting the right bedding material can help poultry producers manage waste, improve air quality, and maintain efficient daily operations.
Can animal bedding products be purchased in bulk?
Yes, animal bedding products can often be purchased in bulk quantities for farms, stables, and agricultural operations. Bulk purchasing allows facilities that use large amounts of bedding to maintain a consistent supply while reducing packaging waste and simplifying logistics.
Bulk bedding is commonly used by horse barns, livestock operations, poultry facilities, and boarding stables where bedding must be replaced regularly. Having access to larger quantities ensures bedding can be replenished quickly as needed.
This approach helps operations manage stall maintenance more efficiently while ensuring animals always have clean, comfortable bedding.
Does Smith Creek offer delivery for animal bedding products?
Yes, we offer dependable delivery for animal bedding products throughout Southern Indiana and the surrounding region. Our transportation fleet is designed to move large quantities efficiently so farms, stables, and agricultural operations can receive bedding products directly at their facility.
Delivery ensures bedding materials arrive when needed, allowing barns and livestock operations to maintain consistent stall conditions without transporting materials themselves.
We coordinate logistics to ensure products arrive reliably and in the quantities your operation requires.
Which type of bedding is best for horse stalls?
Green sawdust, Tenz, and shavings are all available for horse stalls and the choice depends on personal preference.
What bedding products work best for poultry houses?
Tenz are our flagship product for poultry houses. Years in the making and refining, we believe the geometry and moisture content serves as a premier product for poultry environments, which provides strong absorbency and easy distribution across the housing area.
Tenz are accepted by all major integrators, 95% of the poultry growers we serve utilize this product.