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    Shredded office paper?

    I use leaves, pine needles and grass clippings (deep litter method) in my coops and always mix shredded paper with it. The birds break it down really well and then I put it in the compost bin. I haven't bought fertilizer for my garden in years and have seen no downside by doing this.
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    lost feathers & soft eggs

    Hello out there. I have 8 hens that have lost their neck feathers and they don't seem to be growing back. I also find eggs that the shells are soft. Anybody have any ideas?
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    Crumbles vs Pellets. Do they eat one faster then the other?

    My Feed Store Guy told me that the pellets were made for people that don't have feeders in their coops and just toss the feed on the ground. Pellets are made to retain their shape in moist conditions. I hope that helped.
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    Please Help!! What do I do? CAR ACCIDENT ****ADVICE/HELP****

    Hey. Calm down. As long as you weren't drinking and they didn't find anything in the vehicle that wasn't supposed to be there you don't have too much to worry about. Your insurance will probably be going up though.
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    A beginners few questions :)

    the last time that I went to the feed store to buy more oyster shells the owner told me that he doesn't stock it because all of the feed that he sells already contains it. Good Luck!
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    How do you make cottage cheese taste good?

    My favorite-cottage cheese, i can (drained) smoked oysters, a little chopped red onion and season salt. Good Luck!
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    Litter and Leaves

    my run is approx. 180 sq. ft. and for the last 10 years I have used leaves and grass clipping. I have found that if you toss some scratch in the leave that the birds will spend there time hunting for food than they will picking at each other. It also builds up heat as it composts in the winter...
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    Communal Nest Boxes

    according to J.H. Florea, the author of "ABC of Poultry Raising" a tunnel nest (24" wide x 16" high x 8' long)18" off the ground, no partitions, covered on top, open on both ends where the hens can go in and out works fine for up to 100 hens.
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    free range guineas

    Greetings,I want to get some guineas and let them free range. Can they avoid coyotes, raccoons etc. or do they need to have a coop? thanks.
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    About Ducks with Chickens ...

    I kept 4 mallards with18 chickens for years. They ate crumbles and scratch and kitchen scraps. They seemed to enjoy lettuce, celery leaves, grass etc. They also laid one egg a day.
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    best breed

    what is the best breed to get for laying and hatching that I can cull out for meat?
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    Can I use the deep litter method with Southeast Texas humidity?

    i live in spring also and use the dlm. it has always worked fine except for a time or two when it rained for days.
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