Composting Wood Shavings?

You could sprinkle thin layers in your heap, or mix it up well and it should be ok , wood shavings do tend to slow a heap down tho'

I found the same and have changed to a flax based bedding intended for horses. Vaguely similar consistency to shavings but I've found it more absorbant and the smell less. Huge bag for £7.50 and composts down a treat.  

Is this bedding ok for chickens too?  I too have loads of woodshavings to compost, use some in the general compost bin and another just for woodchip plus grass clippings (layered)..  Flax based sounds worth a try.

You really shouldnt use woodshavings for composting becaues the shavings can carry decease,
I worked for many years on an large estate and one year in an effort to save money they estate manager decided to have tons of shavings delivered for free from a chip bourd factory near to CHIRK north wales we ended up with all sorts of red mite problems, and other crawlies that became a huge problem for both veg and flower beds? It took for ever to rid the soil of them.

Ive just gone over to shredded paper for my chickens, seems much better than shavings, composts well and is freely available 

Chappers...  do you not find that shredded paper gets tangled around your girls feet and legs?   I used it for a little while and found that my silkies got into a bit of a state with it... 

Here's a interesting article on composting sawdust. LINKY