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    Shredded paper instead of pine shavings

    Thanks all! I might do a mixture. I figure I can still save some $$$ this way. Funny thing is, I still haven't gotten any birds. Hopefully I'll be starting on the coop soon and I'm just trying to collect as much info as I can. Again, THANKS all!
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    Shredded paper instead of pine shavings

    Quote: That sounds great to me . I can get every shred of paper from work as we just usually throw away bags and bags full. Do you happen to know the name of the book?
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    Shredded paper instead of pine shavings

    Is this possible? I know pine shavings are inexpensive but I can get a lot of shredded paper for free so I was wondering if this is a viable alternative? Thanks in advance
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    Things that make "me" go HMMM!!!

    @ JMidJr: Not a hijack. You just said it better than me. Thanks.
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    So new I dont even have any chickens yet

    Quote: Hey - don't worry about it. They even put up with me for months and months before I even had a house where I could have chickens! They know that, sooner or later, chicken math is gonna get ya. LOL... Thats the same thing going on with me. I in escrow as we speak for my 5 acres of...
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    Things that make "me" go HMMM!!!

    @ Domestic_goddess: Thanks, thats kinda what I'm looking for. I did a search and there must be 1 gazillion things (information overload going on for me). @ onthespot: I guess what I mean by self sustaining is, a flock I would never have to add any outside birds from again. I think now though...
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    Things that make "me" go HMMM!!!

    I was thinking 10 hens and 1 roo also. Would that be enough to be self sustaining? Is chicken genealogy different (dad or grandad roo can fertilize eggs without any ill side effects)?
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    So new I dont even have any chickens yet

    Thanks for all the warm welcomes
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    Things that make "me" go HMMM!!!

    Hi all, I have so many questions I really dont know where to start but here's a few to get me going. I would like to raise chickens for both the eggs and the meat so I'm looking at the dual purpose breeds. So I was woundering: Is it possible for a BYCer to raise a self sustaining flock...
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    So new I dont even have any chickens yet

    Just wanted to say hi and apologize in advance for asking so many question.
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