Can chickens live in a Cedar wood coop?

[redhen]

Hi..i just purchased a cedar playhouse from Walmart...thinking to use it as a coop...but i am worried about the cedar wood being toxic to them....any ideas? thanks, Wendy

 

[Eastins Eggs]

Yes they can just don't use ceder chips for bedding.

 

[moduckman]

I've heard the cedar being hard on chicks, but i believe it has more to do with the bedding. The adult birds do not seem to have a people with it as long as they can get out and about. You'll have less bugs with cedar. Still, pine is better.

 

[Master S.M.C]

I would say it would be ok as long as they are not able to consume any of it.

 

[waynesgarden]

Sawn cedar is a fine material to use. The issue people have with certain cedars are the volatile compounds that are released from shavings. The difference is the surface area. A board taken off the coop and shreded into shavings now has many thousands of times more surface area than it would otherwise.

Wayne

 

[jforsness]

The 3 B's have a cedar wrap around deck around their coop and they are doing well

 

[98 gt]

Also, cedar won't rot as quickly as pine

 

[ncCHICKS]

I think they can, although if they start pecking the wood, could you cover it?

 

[redhen]

thanks for the advice!... i feel safe putting them in it now, thanks!

 

[Mahonri]

You'll be fine. Or you could paint it.