I'm not reading that cedar shavings shouldn't be used for chicken bedding.
Anyone confirm that?
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The oils in are terrible. As a wood worker I know this too. Pine is alright in my experience and what I've researched .
https://www.thefeatherbrain.com/blog/cedar-bedding-chicken-coops
Only a concern for small mammals.
I've heard that cedar is not good, but not sure why.
What I do is every fall, I collect all the leaves that fall on my property. I either mow them over a few times with the mower or run them through a leaf shredder/blower. I then put them in the large Rubbermaid tubs and then use that as bedding all year round. I do deep bedding, and just layer the shredded leaves on top. this keeps the leaves on my property and makes it so I never have to buy bedding for them, and it makes compost to add back to the garden later.
hope that helps.