help they are dieing :/

[marypoppins1984]

i started out with a small group of 4 hens and one rooster
now i am down to 2 hens a 1 rooster. not sure why or how they are dieing....any help please.

live in enclosed coop with run
bedding is cedar chips
food is pellets and scrach(corn and wheat)
water kept in bucket but changed daily

any ideas????
thanks ashley:/

 

[kycowgirlchick]

cedar chips are suppose to be toxic
Any signs of sickness?

 

[Barnyard]

Not saying that this is the issue, but Cedar is toxic to Chickens....... I would get that cedar bedding changed asap!!

 

[Bizzybirdy]

CEDAR SHAVINGS ARE TOXIC TO BIRDS and other animals, even horses!! Change your bedding to plain shavings, straw or Aspen bedding asap!

I don't know why the stores such as TSC continue to sell Cedar shavings as bedding...especially when the bags have pictures of all those little pet animals on them.

 

[chickencoop31320]

I have heard that cedar chips are toxic. I would clean out their space and replace them with PINE shavings.


Do they have access to oyster shell, grit or some kind of small pebbles to eat to help them digest their food?

Also, please post more info on their symptoms and ages.