Write an article based on this "Make bedding material for your boxes. Use fabric scraps or feed sacks to make curtains. Add golf balls or fake eggs to encourage laying. Keep your boxes clean. Avoid pest problems by using herbs."
article: Hens will be more likely to use the boxes if they contain some nest-like material. Straw and dried grass can make good bedding, as long as you're sure they didn't come into contact with pesticides or chemicals. Shredded paper can also be an affordable option, but steer clear of paper with colored inks, glossy paper, and receipt paper, as these can all be toxic to your hens. Wood shavings are ideal, as they are easy to clean and usually have a pleasant smell. The boxes should have at least 3 inches (7.6cm) of bedding, and you may need to add more periodically if it becomes flattened or is kicked out of the boxes. If you are using wood shavings, avoid cedar, since it contains aromatic oils that can be harmful to chickens. Pine is best. Hens will be more likely to nest if the boxes feel private and safe. Cut 2 pieces for each box so that a hen can easily enter the box between them, then attach them to the top of each box with thumbtacks, staples or glue. The curtains should be large enough that they cover the entire opening of the box. If your hens do not seem to be entering the boxes, try pinning or tying the bottoms of the curtains to the side to make the opening between them obvious. Any kind of fabric will do, but if you want to avoid unsightly unraveling, use stretchier knit fabrics or hem the edges. Hens may be more likely to lay and become broody if they believe there are already eggs in the nest. Fake eggs can be purchased from farm supply companies or even hobby stores. Check them every week or so to make sure the bedding is not damp or stinky, and that the boxes are not full of manure. Straw, dried grass and shredded paper are especially likely to become smelly within a few weeks, and the bedding should be changed out when that happens. Clean nests will help keep your hens safe from disease and infection. When you clean out the bedding, check to see whether the box itself seems to be crusted with dirt or manure. If it is, clean it with some water, a scrub brush, and an unscented, eco-friendly cleaning solution like Dr. Bronner's. Mixing a few handfuls of dried herbs such as lavender, rosemary and thyme in with your bedding can help deter pests such as mites, while also keeping your boxes smelling fresher. Avoid using fresh herbs in the boxes, as they may decompose too quickly and create bad odors or mold.

Write an article based on this "Seek a qualified therapist. Receive a diagnosis. Develop a treatment plan. Complete your social gender role transition."
article: According to the HBGDIA WPATH Standards of Care, you must see a Gender Therapist prior to receiving hormones or undergoing surgeries. Ask your friends in the trans community to recommend a therapist. Browse the internet in search of a therapist experienced working with members of the trans community. Commit to the therapist that makes you feel at ease. However there is also the option of locating an informed consent clinic such as Planned Parenthood. Ask clients about your potential therapist's rates, practices, schooling, and level of acceptance. Ask your potential therapists lots of questions. Inquire about their interest in gender therapy and how many of their clients received recommendations for HRT and surgery. Informed Consent only requires that you sign document stating understand what HRT will do to you and that you want to begin the treatment. An endocrinologist will confirm your liver and kidneys are healthy enough to take the medications and prescribe them if you are. If your therapist is not a great fit, don't be afraid to switch to a new counselor! Over the course of a series of sessions, your therapist will evaluate your individual situation issuing a diagnosis. After determining that you have consistently experienced symptoms such as disgust with your genitals, a desire to remove signs of your biological sex, and or a certainty that your biological sex does not align with your true gender, your therapist will likely diagnose you with Gender Dysphoria. You must experience these symptoms for at least 6 months. Be honest with your therapist and yourself. Gender dysphoria does not mean that you are diseased or broken; it simply means that you are not content with living as your assigned sex. Doctors write this down so they have justification to give you the pills, therapy, and/or surgery you want or need. Gender dysphoria does not necessarily mean a sad mood. If you have been feeling depressed or anxious, tell the therapist. You may benefit from treatment for that as well. After diagnosing you with Gender Dysphoria, your therapist will provide you with treatment options. The goal of your treatment should not be to alter how you feel but to help you cope with your feelings and alleviate your distress. In addition to continued therapy, your therapist may recommend that you undergo HRT, which will be administered and supervised by a general practitioner or endocrinologist. If you have not yet gone through puberty, your therapist may prescribe puberty blockers. If you express a desire to have a Sexual Reassignment Surgery, SRS, you must complete your social gender role transition before your therapist will approve the medical procedure. During this period of transition, you will live in your gender identity for one to two years. This will allow you to experience life as a woman. You will dress, go to the office, attend family functions, exercise, and go grocery shopping as a woman. After living through a range of events, your therapist will help you determine if a SRS is the right option for you. While undergoing this process, continue taking your hormones, removing any body or facial hair you don't want, and finding your feminine voice.

Write an article based on this "Follow the same steps for wilting forage as in step 1 of the Harvesting as Chopped Haylage section above. Wrap the bales or put them in a tube as soon as possible."
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Note that there may be some discrepancies with best practices for producing baleage or baled silage based on moisture content; this is all depending on your location. Most recommended moisture content to put baleage up at is 40 to 60% moisture, particularly in locations where winter and freezing is common. Bales that are wrapped up at a higher moisture content do not keep their heat for long and will freeze into fermented popsicles that are difficult to handle, feed out, and for livestock to eat. Baleage at higher moisture (above 60% moisture) is best for locations where freezing temperatures are less common. Several days of temperatures below -10C or lower can freeze high-moisture-wrapped bales to literal popsicles. Once the bales are done, they must be wrapped or put in a tube no longer than 10 to 12 hours after baling; 5 hours or less is more preferable. This will prevent them from heating, which can cause spoilage and even spontaneous combustion, especially if they're baled at 40% or lower in warm conditions. There are actually several options available to do this: One, you can have a bale wrapping machine hitched behind your baler so that it catches the bale and wraps it up in plastic. This eliminates extra time and extra labour needed to get another machine out to wrap up bales behind you. Two, you have another tractor unit that carries a wrapping unit to go in and wrap the bales after the baler has dropped them off. For either method, the machine used spins the bale around--regardless if it's a round bale or a square bale--and wraps it in plastic to the desired thickness. Recommendations range from 4 to 8 mil; higher values are recommended if you plan on carrying over these bales into spring and summer. Three, gather up the bales after baling and put them through a tubing machine that wraps plastic around each bale, but bale faces are together in a long line. You can make bale tubes that are about 100 feet long. Plastic thickness recommendations range from 4 to 8 or 10 mil. Square bales in a tube will need to be put together in a multi-bale system. Put them together so that you are putting them in as much of a square face configuration as possible. You will need to experiment to see what will fit best. Each bale exposed when the tube is opened up will only last for 1 to 2 weeks before spoiling. The bales further down in the tube will not take nearly as long to spoil as that exposed bale. Stacking is a fourth option to use, and is best for large round or large square bales. Large round bales can be stacked in a pyramid formation (two on the ground and one at the top, and square bales should be stacked so they form a square-face configuration, as with wrapping. They must be covered immediately to avoid potential loss, and as with haylage piles above, the plastic weighed down with tires and other hay bales. Use a double layer of 6 mil plastic for this system. Small stacks makes covering with plastic easier, and will use up excess oxygen within the plastic--as long as the plastic is sealed well with no holes in it--quickly, creating an anaerobic void within that preserves the bales. Stacks, once opened, will begin to deteriorate and develop mold and spoilage issues. They must be entirely fed out by 1 week in the summer, 2 weeks in the spring, and 4 weeks in the winter, generally.