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I posted a link to barn lime at tractor supply earlier … but most any farm supply store probably carries it

I use cedar chips from time to time and have never had any respiratory issues in the birds… I also don’t have lice ( knock on wood) I would not recommend using cedar in a tightly built coop with poor ventilation though

There’s different products called “lime”… barn line, garden lime, slaked lime, etc., are not all the same thing chemically speaking barn lime is not caustic and is used in chicken coops, horse barns, mother-in-law quarters, etc I think lime jello is safe to use too, but I’m not 100% on that 😉

Expect a mob of angry BYCers at your door with pitch forks and torches, since you suggested cedar, lol BYC dogma states that cedar kills chickens from 30 ft away, lol

barn line is just crushed limestone… aka ‘calcium carbonate’… it’s the same thing your high dollar 1st Saturday product is made of And it’s is the same thing that’s been used for chicken coops since Colonel Sanders invented the chicken back in 1732… also, not everything you read on BYC is...

just as an FYI, 1st Saturday lime is pretty much just “Barn Lime” with some other ingredients to make it smell good… and a lot fancy marketing to make folks think it’s something special 50 lbs of barn lime can be had for about $4 at your local farm supply store… vs. 1st Saturday, which sells...

wait… the woods ash and DE works well, but the lice are a big problem for you? 🤔