Can cedar be used for adult chickens?

[JoJo 95]

I have 2 bags of cedar chips that I bought for my mouse. However, Cedar can't be used as mouse bedding so I need something to do with them.

 

[patandchickens]

There are plenty of people, including commercial broiler (meat chicken) growers, who use cedar bedding without problems. OTOH it is probably possible for it to cause problems sometimes. So, it's sort of your decision. A major factor is how well-ventilated the coop is. If it is very open-air, cedar is pretty unlikely to be any sort of problem; whereas if it is more closed with just a window or a couple small vents, the risk of problems is presumably higher.

If you want to use it but are leery, you could always mix it with pine shavings, so you don't have ALL cedar in the coop.

Cedar makes good garden mulch, too.

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

My idea exactly, mix it with pine shavings to make it smell better, but don't use them straight.