I have 8 hens, and I average 6 eggs a day. Some days I've gotten 8, but I've never gotten 10.
Yes, my friend did some serious tree trimming on her property and shredded everything. Every Saturday after work I've been loading up. I use it for mulch, and I spread it in the chicken yard.
It's shredded trees. Some of it is rather "stringy", but it's all good. It makes great cover in the chicken yard since they've destroyed all the grass there :-)
That is excellent that you have got free mulch, and I'm sure your chooks will enjoy it, add their bit if fertiliser, then you can compost it and out it on your garden!
Hmmm...I used to get more eggs than chooks some days, too. I think at their peak they lay about every 16 hrs, which explains it!
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Date: 2008-08-30 10:35 pm (UTC)And yay for free mulch!!!
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Date: 2008-08-31 02:43 am (UTC)Yes, my friend did some serious tree trimming on her property and shredded everything. Every Saturday after work I've been loading up. I use it for mulch, and I spread it in the chicken yard.
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Date: 2008-08-31 12:27 am (UTC)Have fun. Your mulch is sorta straw-like.
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Date: 2008-08-31 02:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-31 06:28 am (UTC)Hmmm...I used to get more eggs than chooks some days, too. I think at their peak they lay about every 16 hrs, which explains it!
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Date: 2008-08-31 06:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-31 07:45 pm (UTC)