Pine shavings and baby chicks

[bawkbawkbawk]

I've always read to avoid pine shavings with baby chicks - but if I give them to a broody mama to raise in the coop, how do I avoid pine shavings?

 

[Happy Chooks]

No worries with a broody. They have a mom to show them what's food. My broody raised chicks on shavings from the day they hatched. All are grown now and laying their own eggs.

 

[tclegg]

No pine shavings are fine--just don't use with cedar or other hard wood...

 

[bawkbawkbawk]

Thanks so much! We're going to try putting the chicks under the mama hen in the wee hours of the morning. Wish me luck!