Cedar Shavings?

[LunaMarieWolf]

Hey everyone! My Uncles run a saw mill and have buttloads of cedar shavings that they let the family use for free!

I was wondering if I could use them in the chicken coop/run or under my wire rabbit cages??

If it helps the chicken coop and run is a basic dirt floor. So is the flooring of where I am keeping my rabbit cages.

 

[DobieLover]

Hey everyone! My Uncles run a saw mill and have buttloads of cedar shavings that they let the family use for free!

I was wondering if I could use them in the chicken coop/run or under my wire rabbit cages??

If it helps the chicken coop and run is a basic dirt floor. So is the flooring of where I am keeping my rabbit cages.

Cedar oil is toxic to chickens. I would not use it.

 

[MagpieDucks]

Cedar oil is toxic to chickens. I would not use it.

Agreed.

 

[LunaMarieWolf]

Cedar oil is toxic to chickens. I would not use it.

Okay. What about my rabbits?

 

[MagpieDucks]

Okay. What about my rabbits?

Same situation.

 

[DobieLover]

Okay. What about my rabbits?

Looks like it's a 'no' there too.
https://rabbit.org/care/shavings.html

 

[Timothy Menezes]

I believe that fresh cedar off gassed an irritant, not a toxin. I would and have used older shavings in a in well ventilated area.

 

[rosemarythyme]

The primary issue with cedar shavings (versus let's say chunks or boards or posts) is the high amount of exposed surface area which means more aromatic oils are released. Also I have to imagine these shavings are very fresh. Maybe if they're aged very well it'd be ok to use a little of it mixed with other woods or other plant products in an open air coop or run, but I would be wary of using it in large quantities.

I definitely would not use it on rabbits or other small rodents.

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Agree with others, I use horse bedding from TSC.

 

[aart]

My Uncles run a saw mill and have buttloads of cedar shavings that they let the family use for free!

What kind of cedar?
Not all cedar is the aromatic kind.
Using it in a run would probably not be an issue.