Are Cedar Coops safe?

[Suzierd]

I have a nice cedar coop that my husband made out of a squirrel house. ( was never used by squirrels). I was all excited to use it for my Jubilee chicks but then I realized it's made of cedar and checking online there seems to be a lot of controversy on weather to use them or not. What do you guys think? Is it safe?

 

[sawilliams]

Cedar is used on a lot of animal pens and outside shelters becuase it repels insects. I do think i read some where that cedar can be toxic to chickens if ingested (don't quote me on that) but i would believe unless your girls like pecking at the wood it's self,or there are a lot of frayed edges that might peck at they wont be able to get enough to do any harm. My girls are currently in 2 of those premade cedar coop and run setups and i haven't see any issues other the they want to free range like they did before we moved. Honestly the premade setups are very small in general, and I've found a few issues with them like the height of the roosts compared to the nests. But for a temporary sulotion is fine for us. I think everyone just has a preference, the hens however just want to feel safe.

 

[Suzierd]

Thanks for your response, I've read so many saying don't chance it I think I would be to worried about it. Darn it my husband went to all the trouble to fix it for me too.