are ceader shavingd OK?

[Bedste]

no

 

[aubreynoramarie]

some of the books i have read about raising chickens in rural areas have highly suggested cedar. however, when i bought my chicks, the feedstore told me not to let them use it (after i had already bought a 50 lb bag!). ive watched them closely and noticed that they do not peck at or try to munch on the pine chips theyve got now. that being said i think i am going to try them on a mix of the two. our coop is built into our house so im hoping itll help keep the smell down a bit...

 

[RoninComputing]

If any of the cedar gets into the water the oils will leach out and harm the chicks, eating the shavings themselves can be fatal.

DO NOT USE CEDAR AT ALL IN ANY AMOUNT

 

[Jeeper1540]

we have been using a blend of ceder and pine. we just cleaned the coop today and i saw the ducks eating a couple pieces of shavings, but today we just used pine because thats all we had. i didnt know ceder can be harmful
ETA: The ceder does make the coop smell relly good though! that was one reason we started using it

 

[nuts4hotwheels]

I worked a pet sore when I was younger. Alot of people were buying hamster, gerbils, mice etc and then coming back a couple of days later after it died. The most common factor for these deaths were cedar shavings in the cage. I would never put an animal on cedar.