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  1. saysfaa

    Debate on food, free range and egg quality...

    ^^ I like this conceptually. In practice, the barnyard mixes I've seen seem to consist mostly of random mixes of breeds that people picked from hatcheries or feed stores. Often because they were the latest fad. Rarely, there is a stated goal - usually when there is, it boils down to making...
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    Debate on food, free range and egg quality...

    There is more to pastures than what plants are growing in them. This is talking about deer food plots but the concept applies to other situations. This says what I mean more clearly than I can. https://www.growingdeer.tv/ask/what-is-the-nutritional-value-of-ryegrass/ "... Ryegrass can both...
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    Debate on food, free range and egg quality...

    Thank you. You saved me some time next fall looking it up . I hadn't looked beyond whether the juglone breaks down as dry leaves in a paper yard bag or as dry bedding...if I remember correctly. So far, I've had enough maple leaves for what I do but we did expand the garden again this year.
  4. saysfaa

    Debate on food, free range and egg quality...

    Walnut in large quantities, maybe, if you want to spread the used bedding on your garden. Tomatoes are particularly sensitive. The leaves don't have as much effect as the roots of the walnut trees but if you have other options you may as well choose them instead.
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