cedar trees in the chicken pen...?? good idea or not?

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
I wish I had cedar trees!

 

[Isaac 0]

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[chrissynemetz]

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[RebelEgger]

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[AccidentalFarm]

Hi there & welcome to BYC!

Cedar trees won't be a problem for your birds. Where I live, you can't throw a rock in any direction without hitting either a cedar or a juniper tree. My birds are in and around them all day long. I've even used them as roosts in the coop. It's perfectly fine. The issue is with cedar shavings as brooder bedding. The aromatics *may* be too much for chicks. I don't know how true that is, but there are so many other options for brooder bedding that it really isn't a big deal to pick something else and not worry about it.

 

[FKemp]

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[drumstick diva]

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[teriyakigran]

Here is a link to a thread that might be helpful for you.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/who-says-cedar-is-bad-for-chickens.99738/

Ha ha - thanks for rattling my cage! I'm new here - just now finding this again- will read up right now!!!