[Porffor]

does it have to rot before you put it on plants? like with horses?

Just wondering as i add it to my compost heap at the moment (as it has shavings and hay in). But wondered if this is the right thing to do?

Thanks,

[ck2day]

You have to leave it to rot down first (same as with horse poo) as its too strong to put around your plants fresh. I add my muck from the chickens (including the shavings and shredded paper) to my compost bin.  It wont be used for a few months so it should have rotted down well by then.

Claire

[Porffor]

Great stuff.. i'll keep doing as i'm doing then the guine pig shavings/hay goes there too - just wanted to make sure i was right in what i was doing. Thanks

[kattcottrell]

I'm doing  t he same, although since getting the chickens I think I'm gonna have to get a new compost bin as its filling up a little too fast for my liking.

[Kate and her Ducks]

No such thing as too much compost!!!

[peggyprice]

No such thing as too much compost!!!

Girl after my own heart  

[GrannieAnnie]

You want to see the heap of chicken poop we've got at the bottom of our garden!!!!

I must get that first compost bin emptied!!!!

[peggyprice]

You want to see the heap of chicken poop we've got at the bottom of our garden!!!!

I must get that first compost bin emptied!!!!

Talking of which - was digging some compost out of the bottom of the bin for my veg bed last weekend; turned my back for a moment and she was in ...


Had to pull her out in the end, I was afraid the whole lot was going to come down on top of her  :roll:  

And I promise I wasn't actually shovelling Jean into the bin, she just used the spade as a bridge up from the path    

[Porffor]

we believe you! Honest!!

[Kate and her Ducks]

Certainly a direct way of getting the poo straight into the compost