Using pine shavings in a nest box?

[Barbeque]

Good idea or no?
And can I feed my chicks starter feed for pullets and broilers until they are adults? Even though I'm not cooking them?
xD
Can you give roosters laying pellets or w/e its called

 

[LarryPQ]

Good idea-- chicks love something to snuggle into, and throw around

Yup- ok to feed. You just dont want to give the chicks layer feed. Bad for their little kidneys.

Yup- somepeople prefer not to, but just as many have no issues.

 

[LarryPQ]

ETA--- I am not webstalking you.

I feel like I always answer your ?s. I try to spend a few minutes each day in the "unanswered questions" section, and I think our schedules must be the same.

 

[Barbeque]

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Haha, I do not feel like you are webstalking me, I feel like you are answering my unanswered questions, and it is greatly appreciated! ;D

 

[fastpat]

Pine shavings are fine, as are Aspen shavings. It's Cedar that is a no-no, the fumes make them sick and ultimately will kill them.

 

[RachelFromTheBlackLagoon]

My ding dong chickens will not lay in their nest box if I put pine shavings in it. They will only lay in their nest box if I put straw in it. However, they have no issues with laying eggs all over the coop floor, which is covered in pine shavings... Go figure.

 

[fastpat]

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You might get them to accept pine shavings in the nest box by placing some shavings in the straw and gradually put less and less straw in and more and more shavings.

 

[RachelFromTheBlackLagoon]

I've tried that AND golf balls! They were laying in the box for a little while and stopped after I cleaned the coop. Oh well, can't win 'em all, huh?!

 

[FlagChick]

My chickens like pine shavings, and I do too because they compost faster than straw.

 

[LarryPQ]

Plus the straw STINKS when it decomposes. It only rains twice a year---and I learned my lesson fast!

The straw turned into a 6-inch carpet of stink, stonger than adimantuim, & busted the shovel when I tried to scrape it out.