I was just wondering what other people use for litter in their coop. I started out using white shavings which I think is pine and then switched to cedar shavings a few weeks ago. I think I like the white shavings better, I only switched to cedar because my father in law told me that cedar seems to prevent chicken lice. What does everyone else use???
I would not use Ceder. The fumes from the ceder can make the chickens sick. I use pine shavings. They work good, and arent fumey. If you want to use some ceder, which helps keep bugs away, after you put the pine shavings down, dump a handful or two on top.
No DO NOT use ceder! It's BAD BAD for chickens. Remove asap or you will have sick chickens. Use pine or straw
I had been using hay to bed to chicken coop, but I'm trying out grass clippings. I didn't mow my lawn for 3 weeks, then I let the clippings dry in the sun for 3 days, then used a lawn sweeper to collect them. So far they have been working well, and they were free.
I go to TSC and buy the big old bale of horse bedding for $5.00 and the shavings are big so the girls did not try to eat them like the small shavings in the bags from Walmart.