Feed store correct about pine shavings?

[deerman]

Pine shaving if Find, the pine sawdust is bad.

 

[needmorechickens!]

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He did say the babies may eat the sawdust. I guess thats what he meant.
So basically, most woods are ok, except for cedar in large amounts?

~Rebecca

 

[CathyB]

Yep, no cedar!!! Use the pine or aspen. The aspen is not soft though. I would not want to lay in it!

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

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I would say there is a lot of truth to this! I read every book I can on chickens, and have found myself educating the feed store employees around here! LOL They are for the most part, gracious about it. BUT they don't seem thrilled when their customers are asking ME instead of them.

It has gotten so bad, that my family has joked that I need to apply for a job at the feedstore!! lol

 

[cmom]

needmorechickens! :

I asked for pine shavings at my feed store and the owner told me they have shavings but not pine. He said pine was bad for the chicks.

I don't think he is right, but if I have to buy from him, i am going to ask him what kind of wood is in the shavings.

What are the types of wood that I should stay away from?

~Rebecca

If you can't find pine shavings. Wal-Mart carries it in their pet department.​

 

[tressiah]

I use Wood shavings on the floor, and in the nest boxes I use ' wood pellets', it comes as ' horse bedding. Much easier on the eggs, keeps them clean, and easier to clean up if the girls have a wild party one night

 

[americana-chick]

i am going to go check and see what i am using for shavings... i think it is pine but not sure! if it is cedar i am going to go in the pet store and buy a new bag now! but i do know the bag has a chicken on it so i think it is fine...?

 

[dangerouschicken]

Pine pine pine... it is all I use these days (and have for 7 years!). Never a problem.

 

[pkeeler]

Anything but cedar or hardwood shavings. Which, I believe leaves pine. Hardwood shavings give splinters.

I wouldn't think that the large operations would differentiate between spruce and other non-cedar pines. You will probably get mostly spruce in certain parts of the country and hemlock in others and white pine in others. Whatever your neighborhood 2x4s are made of is probably what kind of pine shavings you will get in the 10 cf bundles.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

needmorechickens! :

Quote:
He did say the babies may eat the sawdust. I guess thats what he meant.
So basically, most woods are ok, except for cedar in large amounts?

~Rebecca

Dont use shavings for the first 4-5 days. Or use shavings but cover them with an old towel for that time span. You need to make sure the chicks know where their food is, so they dont try to eat the shavings.

Pine is fine.