Pine or Cedar bedding

[marcus connor]

I need something to put in my roost, we live in TX so we have Pine, Cedar.So what can i put that would last a while

 

[11mini]

Pretty sure cedar is toxic to chickens. I use pine shavings.

 

[Mahlzeit]

Cedar is no good for chickens.

 

[enola]

Cedar is not good for any animal.

 

[marcus connor]

Ok what about pine

 

[11mini]

Pine is OK, that is what I use. I get the larger size shavings around 1".

 

[kateseidel]

Marcus, I used pine shavings for a long while. I have also used bedding pellets and sand. My current bedding (the winner after years of trial and error), is chopped forage, which I get at the feed store. This is chopped hay, treated with glycerin to eliminate the dust. Lasts a long time, smells good, absorbs well, the chickens love it. I love it. And sometimes I sneak some to my old mare for a treat (she loves it too). I pay around $13.00 a bale, and one bale will take me through about 2-3 months in my coop (15-20 hens)

Some photos of the bedding - this is about a month old. I scoop the poop from under the corner roosts
one a week or so, and toss the bedding. Every few weeks I add 1/3 of a bag or so as needed.