Is cedar ok for quails?!

[Lily_an_the_quails]

Over the past couple months me and my dad have been working on a coop to keep quails in. After a lot of long hard research I learned quite a lot about quail carr and that pine shavings are ok for quails, well cedar is toxic. Somehow it slipped my mind and we are SO close to finishing this beautiful coop and It JUST hit me that me made it almost entirely out of cedar. Can someone please tell me if making a coop with cedar is ok or not. I really hope it's ok because I'm not planning on using cedar as bedding but we are so far along that at this point I dont know what to do. I googled if cedar was toxic and some people said cedar SHAVINGS were toxic well others said it wasn't. I'm not using cedar shavings but the structure is made of cedar since its going to be outside and we live in a cold climate and we dont want it to rot when it rains or just over time.

 

[floppysquirrel04]

If it’s just the wood of the coop frame it should be ok. Just make sure to provide plenty of ventilation.

 

[Lily_an_the_quails]

If it’s just the wood of the coop frame it should be ok. Just make sure to provide plenty of ventilation.

Thank you so much I really didn't want to take this down or something

 

[floppysquirrel04]

Of course! Can you post a pic?

 

[Lily_an_the_quails]

Of course! Can you post a pic?

Yes of course! I'll take a pic in the morning since it's late right now where I live.

 

[aart]

I'm not using cedar shavings but the structure is made of cedar since its going to be outside and we live in a cold climate and we dont want it to rot when it rains or just over time.

Cedar lumber is usually not of the aromatic type of cedar...should be fine.

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[Lily_an_the_quails]

Of course! Can you post a pic?

Ok so its sorta hard to explain but I took a bunch of pics and as u can probably tell that the sheltered area is mostly done, well the wood frame picture I took has no work done to it at all. Well this is how it works. The frame as you see in the one pic is going to have a small door for easy access but it's also going to be made entirely out of hard wear cloth. We haven't made the ramp going up to the sheltered area, but I have read that some quails dont really know how to use a ramp, but I'm just gunna hope they do. Anyways the ramp leads down to the open area made with wire mesh, and they can go under the coop for shade etc. Also also also I know some people dont put feeders inside the sheltered area but I felt like putting it in there because if we ever have a big storm I know i can just put them in the sheltered area and close the door and they will still have access to the food and water and nesting boxes. We still need to do the roof of the nesting boxes, order the ward wear cloth, make the ramp, and also do the installation. There is going to be ventilation but we haven't got there yet. We are planning on having 3 female coturnix quails to start with. (We aren't using them for meat and we dont want chicks, just infertile eggs to eat)

 

[Lily_an_the_quails]

Cedar lumber is usually not of the aromatic type of cedar...should be fine.

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I just did it.

 

[Kiki]

Is this staying indoors?

I don't see any ventilation.
Could you possibly remove these top two boards, all the way around, and replace them with hardware cloth for ventilation and to let light in?

 

[Kiki]

Quail don't use nesting boxes like chickens, they just lay wherever.
I'm not too sure they will figure out a ramp either.