Originally Posted by
nhweaver
Not very healthy for the baby birds. Maybe if the fabric is prewashed - our cotton fabric is loaded with unhealthy chemicals. Years ago the manufacturers used formaldyhyde as a preservative and that is a carcinogenic. don't know what awlful chemicals China is putting into the fabric nowadays.
Formaldehyde is still used to coat almost all fabrics, not just by China. It is used to prevent wrinkles and keep bugs away.