Every year I get tons of leaves in my yard - mostly oak - what I have been doing is using a blower to make large piles and then keep running over them with the lawn tractor to break them down into small pieces - by doing this I reduce the volume of the pile by 90 % - I would then put them on my compost pile - what I was thinking is using the shredded leaves for bedding in the chicken coop this year - anyone know any reason why this wouldn't be a good idea? - I would keep the leaves dry under a tarp until I put them in the coop - would also spread them all over the run - thanks