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never hears of pellets? wouldnt the chickens eat those too? or are they very different looking from feed pellets?

it seems their crops can get impacted with anything they over indulgein, whether it be shavings/grass/hay/green leafy roughage...... Straw I think would be less likely swallowed, being thicker and harder, mine swallow hay all the time...I get the soft kind so its easy on their feet and when...

Norcal: How do you know if they are having ?crop? problems? They will act 'off '....If you feel their crop you might find it feels large and hard with what seems to feel like a ball of hay. was just wondering if this could also happen with the shavings...

Great response! ok, few more questions while I got you all here! LOL ...is there any danger in eating too many pine shavings as there is too much hay? Or can the pine shavings pass? Hay seems to be working....its all my parents used for years so I think I'll stick with it...but as far as...

this may have been discussed a million times...but I see alot of people stating they use pine chips/shavings over hay. I have to say I started using the pine shavings but found my hens would eat it down like food. That worried me? how well can they digest wood!!?? So I switched to plain ole'...