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Would it be harmful for the baby birds to eat the layer pellets. They do it all the time.

I have 3, 9 month old chickens and just acquired 3, 3 month-old chickens. The older birds are on layer pellets and I wanted to feed the younger ones the grow feed. They free-range and are all in the same coop. Will it hurt for them to eat each other's food? The older birds just love the grow feed.

Then how do you get the poop and shavings to compost without food in there?

I am using the deep litter method with pine shavings. I'm concerned though because when they eat scraps, etc. it gets all covered in the shavings. Therefore they must be eating the shavings as well. Is that dangerous for the chickens? Plus it even gets in their feeders of food and water.

My coop has a dirt floor but I need to know what material to put down. I guess the choices are straw, hay or wood chips.

My chickens ate all my thyme and are now finishing off my tomato plants. They haven't touched my basil or mint.