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Anyone use barley straw for bedding we switched from oats to planting barley.

Yep that and wheat works fine.

Barley straw works fine, I use it when I don't have any grass hay. The straw seems to crush more easily. Sounds like you will have a good supply of it, so don't be afraid to use it.

Rick

Barley straw is the bad one to use. That is the one that can give the open sore's in the dogs mouth. The straw almost act's like a quill. You are taking a chance of this happening. It usually happens if the dog takes food in the dog house with him and eats it in there picking up the straw. JMO.