can you use cat litter for bedding!!

[jason180sx]

hi
i am building a coop and i was wondering if i could use cat litter on the ground and saw dust in the nesting boxs?

 

[maybejoey]

No, they can eat it then it clots together when it becomes wet. So it would cause them to form a big ball in there gullet.

 

[Yay Chicks!]

There are so many different kinds of cat litter! What kind were you thinking of using?

 

[NYREDS]

I would assume dust would be an issue.

 

[<3 N.C Chicken Chick <3]

DO NOT DO IT I did the EXACT same thing!

My chickens ate it I ended up haveing to take it all out! So far no deaths!

Its way better to start out with sand its worht it in the long run. Good luck I am currently priceing sand

I used clay litter

 

[Yay Chicks!]

Besides, I'm thinking even IF kitty litter was safe, it would be way more expensive than, say, pine shavings.

 

[Beekissed]

I'd stick with pine shavings....kitty litter wouldn't be ideal.

 

[Cindysid]

I know that this is an old thread, but I thought I would throw in my 2 cents anyway. I have been using clay litter in my brooder with great success. It really cuts down on odor and clean up and so far no ill effects. I have used it for at least a dozen batches of chicks.

 

[aart]

I know that this is an old thread, but I thought I would throw in my 2 cents anyway. I have been using clay litter in my brooder with great success. It really cuts down on odor and clean up and so far no ill effects. I have used it for at least a dozen batches of chicks.

Please tell us precisely what brand of litter?
They don't ingest any of it?

 

[FlyWheel]

If you want something that's absorbent then try granulated zeolite (SweetPDZ). It also neutralizes ammonia by forming a weak bond with the nitrogen in the molecule, reducing the odor. And it's as safe as sand.
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/brand/Sweet PDZ

I know that this is an old thread, but I thought I would throw in my 2 cents anyway. I have been using clay litter in my brooder with great success. It really cuts down on odor and clean up and so far no ill effects. I have used it for at least a dozen batches of chicks.

Chicks are too small to ingest it, that's probably why they leave it alone. It would be like you trying to swallow a baseball.