Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

I will try this tomorrow and see if mine like fresh pine.

What about cedar?

No, not cedar. I have read that the cedar oil is bad for their lungs when you use it as bedding (so you shouldn't use it as chicken bedding), so I would NOT give them cedar branches with fresh needles without reading up on it first and making sure it is okay.

 

[Ponypoor]

No, not cedar. I have read that the cedar oil is bad for their lungs when you use it as bedding (so you shouldn't use it as chicken bedding), so I would NOT give them cedar branches with fresh needles without reading up on it first and making sure it is okay.

I use the fluffy white pine shavings same as the horses bedding. I haven’t seen anything here on cedar eating….

 

[LhickenChicken]

I use the fluffy white pine shavings same as the horses bedding. I haven’t seen anything here on cedar eating….

@Ponypoor , I don't mean to go off topic...but why do you say you're "pony poor"?

tax

 

[Ponypoor]

@Ponypoor , I don't mean to go off topic...but why do you say you're "pony poor"?

tax
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Oooo so cute - careful though she will be on beakbook before you know!!

When I had my horses long long ago my email was ponypoor, I had horses and as they say one can easily become a millionaire with horses….

All you have to do is start with a billion dollars!!! Thus ponypoor stuck ha!

 

[featherhead007]

Has Xzit shown any signs of going broody? If she does are you going to see if she hatches some chicks???

No and yes

 

[Ponypoor]

No and yes

Come on Xzit you need to go broody again

 

[bgmathteach]

Mine don't eat the dried ones, but they do demolish the green ones!

Remember, we were talking about the green pine needles here....

I will try this tomorrow and see if mine like fresh pine.

What about cedar?

And you asked about giving them Cedar, too. (see below).

I use the fluffy white pine shavings same as the horses bedding. I haven’t seen anything here on cedar eating….

I know you don't use cedar shavings - I was referring to the Cedar branches (green) you were thinking of giving them, or at least asking about. My train of thought was - itf it is bad to use as bedding, I would NOT give them green branches (to eat the needles) of cedar without doing some research first...just to be sure.

No, not cedar. I have read that the cedar oil is bad for their lungs when you use it as bedding (so you shouldn't use it as chicken bedding), so I would NOT give them cedar branches with fresh needles without reading up on it first and making sure it is okay.

 

[ValarieF]

Baby silkies

 

[Ponypoor]

Remember, we were talking about the green pine needles here....

And you asked about giving them Cedar, too. (see below).



I know you don't use cedar shavings - I was referring to the Cedar branches (green) you were thinking of giving them, or at least asking about. My train of thought was - itf it is bad to use as bedding, I would NOT give them green branches (to eat the needles) of cedar without doing some research first...just to be sure.

I found a twig of pine that had fallen off the red pines from the wind yesterday which I brought to the barn.

It will be interesting to see what they do with it

 

[Ponypoor]

Baby silkies
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Is that one a frizzle? So cute - only the two?