perabalaofmystery
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so lots of you are selling wood and twigs and ect.
i was wondering where do you get it in bulk?
i was wondering where do you get it in bulk?
wood and sticks
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Vyxxin
RAF Chins
Most on here I would assume, are not buying in bulk and then reselling in smaller parcels...most are harvesting the wood themselves, processing it and then selling it. Seems like an easy task but for those of us who actually do it...it's very time consuming and not terribly profitable...but it does help provide chinchilla owners with a FRESH quality product which can be hard to find in stores.
rainey
chinchuckles
from trees!
haha you can buy in bulk from Ronda (http://www.rondaschins.com/WoodPerPound.shtml ). If you need it fast, go with ronda.
haha you can buy in bulk from Ronda (http://www.rondaschins.com/WoodPerPound.shtml ). If you need it fast, go with ronda.
Shooper
"Ellie Mae"
I harvest and process my own. I would just ask anyone who sell it if they could do a bulk order for ya, never hurts to ask!
Last November I went to a city up in the mountains that is known for apples. One of the owners told me to call after January to make an appointment to get some wood. I went up last weekend with my husband and one of my sisters and got a lot of sticks. I am not in the process of cleaning, cutting and drying the wood. It is time consuming.
Spoof
Kung Fu Chinny!
I do my own in the spring as well. I did 20lbs last year and it takes me the entire weekend of two full days to cut and wash all of the wood and then I bake it for a day or two depending on thickness and let it cure for a couple of weeks before giving it to them.
Of course, 20 pounds wet in Pecan is only about 14lbs dry. If I'm doing twigs that is over a thousand and you will get some major blisters. The really thin stuff you have to cut by hand as a saw just shreds and throws it.
Ronda sells it in bulk and while it seems expensive, it'll save you a couple of days of pain and blisters. lol.
Vyxxin
RAF Chins
Here here to the blisters! I get mine from the washing process honestly, the cutting goes fine. I use loppers to do MOST of my cutting...sometimes I use wire cutters (have a pair JUST for wood) to do the small stuff but...it is SO time consuming. I probably did a good 70-80lbs last summer and OMG...every free moment was spent in the back yard cutting and putting in pots. I bake dried on HUGE bakery sheets in my van LOL! But yeah...it's a process. I tried avoiding the heat of the day and would get up early...stop mid day...go back out as the sun was falling.
It IS a process, but it does make me feel good knowing my customers love my product. I tell a lot of people that it's therepeutic in a way. It's relaxing...but still a lot of work and if you're doing it for customers (not just yourself) there's a LOT more to it.
It IS a process, but it does make me feel good knowing my customers love my product. I tell a lot of people that it's therepeutic in a way. It's relaxing...but still a lot of work and if you're doing it for customers (not just yourself) there's a LOT more to it.
