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To: Sarajevo
Sarajevo:" The pile is almost flat already, and they're working on emptying the trailer all by their selves. Right where I need it too! "

When i had chickens , I planted a number of "Spagetti Squash" for feed for chickens.
When split open, and fibers separated by a fork , the seeds and spagetti fibers served as a supplmental vegetable feed for the chickens
it kept them in the garden looking for more (spagetti ) 'worms' , seeds , and random insects in the garden.
I never did see the chickens (Rhode Island Reds) do any damage to the crops in the garden, and it kept the insect population down.
Also , their scratching in the garden kept the garden soil level, and prevented new weed growth.

233 posted on 03/19/2014 10:45:35 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt (Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm. -- James Madison)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt
I have to keep my birds out of the garden. Anything green is food to them. They devour leafy veggies. Oh yeah, they loved my hot peppers too.
A local vendor told me that Guinea Hens are good for gardens though.
238 posted on 03/20/2014 9:11:38 AM PDT by Sarajevo (Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: "Does this taste funny to you?")
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