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Thanks Chookchick. I wasn't sure about that. I'll replace it with straw, since the buggers like to roost with their heads stuck inside the nest boxes from time to time, perched on the edge. I'll just use a little of the cedar in with the straw til it runs out. thanks for suggestion of using...

Thanks for the responses, all very helpful, they bring up a couple more questions from me though: we use straw b/c we have access to it from a nearby farm, and pine shavings are more expensive. I did get a bag of red cedar shavings for the nest boxes to help with mites, but I thought red cedar...

I have six pullets (11 weeks and 12 weeks) in a 34 square foot coop built into a corner of an outdoor carriage house/garage, opening onto an outdoor run. I'm trying out deep litter to avoid mucking out all winter, and it seems to work ok so far. I'm mixing in some small amounts of stall dry as...