Jen what I used was the oats hay that you often find growing along country
roads or in my case Racecourse Rd at Clarendon in the Hawkesbury. It would
be hard to 'find' barley straw as i don't think its that common.
Cheers

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"Potaroo" wrote in message
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Jen it sure will work in a buth-tub pond! Just put in a tied up bundle,
say
9" long and as thick as your wrist.


Thanks. Is it just any sort of hay?


Jen