SHAVINGS ?

[cajunlizz]

I know pine savings are most commonly used , but does anyone know if other wood shavings CAN BE USED ?

Like Cypress ?

 

[eastTNchick]

I do know that you can NOT use cedar. It is toxic to poultry.

I think cypress and aspen are safe, but I will not swear to that. Hopefully, someone else will know the answer to that.

 

[hatchcrazzzy]

i use pine shaving stick with that i know its safe

 

[ChickenToes]

My husband had a pile of firewood in our backyard. When he cut all of it I raked up all the chips and use them in the coop as bedding. We avoid cedar, but we've got a bit of everything in there - pine, maple, poplar, whatever!

 

[hooligan]

Aspen is fine, but Cypress I'm not familiar with...its it a sappy tree?

 

[pipermark]

pine and cedar have oil in them , when the oil in them and if there is to much "dust" this oil can cause respiratory problems. I have never been able to find a legitimate study that discourage d the use of pine or cedar as a bedding material. I have used cedar for years and my birds seem to do fine (except when the dogs get them, but thats a different story).

Use of a litter material made from cotton waste, gypsum, and old newsprint for rearing broiler chickens.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/...ez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Peanut hulls as a litter source for broiler breeder replacement pullets.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/...ez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

 

[gadzooke]

I'm a newbie and I use straw with my new chickies. I had paper towels down for a couple of days though. Is there any problem with straw?

 

[alex]

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No there isn't. The thing is that it gets damp/gross really quick and yo have to change the bedding consantly.

 

[Chickenfortress]

The local feed store sold me a bag of cottonseed hulls to try. I find it is rather dusty. That, and it clumps when the chickens scratch. Each day there's a series of hillocks, frequently covering the waterer. Did I mention chickens are somewhat daft?