dry leaves

I put old leaves from the ground all around my property in the chicken run. These girls are THRILLED. They’ve been foraging through this all day. This is safe, right? They don’t leave their huge run, and I just realized that I may have disturbed the bacteria/biodiversity that they’re used to. I...

Can pine needles and fallen leaves cause a goat's urine to turn a rusty brown? I dry lot and have lots of Eastern White Pines, a walnut tree, a few red Maples, and even a Kwanzon fruitless Cherry Tree. Once the leaves start falling, from the red maple and the fruitless cherry tree, will they...

Hi! I’ve had chickens for 3.5 years. My first flock of 9 were all killed by a neighbor dog back in Feb this year. Have a new mixed flock of 10.5 week olds. I read somewhere at the beginning of my chickenkeeping journey that dry leaves on a dirt run mimick the forest floor, the natural habitat...

Hi Friends, my Duckies have never before seen dry leaves piled up in their life, this is what happened when i tried to be nice. - The road to hell is covered with good intention… Have fun watching, and don't forget to vote »yes« here if you would like to have Duck and Goose smileys on BYC.