Chicken poo/compost?

babe · « **Reply #15 on:** February 23, 2008, 10:13 »

Quote from: "john"

No Babe - no problem...

I'm going to calmly leave the room now... easy Babe don't pick up the knife - I know it's pretty but Brian wouldn't like it..

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #16 on:** February 23, 2008, 10:29 »

We've got LOADS of poo!!!!!!

Some of it will go on this year, but most is making a new heap for next year already!!!!!

John · « **Reply #17 on:** February 23, 2008, 11:02 »

I never thought I'd be jealous of somebody saying "I've got loads of poo"

:shock:

Wildeone · « **Reply #18 on:** February 23, 2008, 19:21 »

Can you put chicken poo and woodshaving in the compost bin? I thought wood shaving were bad for compost !?

John · « **Reply #19 on:** February 23, 2008, 23:42 »

Wood is carbon, chicken poo is nitrogen. Ideal compost has both as a mix. The poo ignites and the wood is the fuel. Too much of any one thing usually results in a mess so balance in all things.

Wildeone · « **Reply #20 on:** February 24, 2008, 08:11 »

Perfect thanks John!!! I only have 4 chooks so i wont be knee deep in the stuff and it will go in with all my kitchen scraps and card etc etc .

Midwife · « **Reply #21 on:** February 24, 2008, 08:24 »

My Dad is called Brian!

:shock:

Midwife · « **Reply #22 on:** February 24, 2008, 08:25 »

Ooo sorry looks like we changed the subject back to poo :oops:

compostqueen · « **Reply #23 on:** June 16, 2008, 17:23 »

Sorry to raise another poo question but here goes. I wanted to put a compost bin in my hen run, I can site it behind a shrub

Will it be ok to put just the poo on its own or will it get rank and flyblown. Or should I bung in the aubiose or newspaper??

Is it a good idea to have the compost bin actually in the run. It's 8 metres long by about 4 m wide.

treacleminer · « **Reply #24 on:** June 16, 2008, 21:24 »

Will you be able to keep the chooks out of the compost bin? wont be any worms left in it otherwise!

peggyprice · « **Reply #25 on:** June 16, 2008, 22:47 »

Quote from: "compostqueen"

Sorry to raise another poo question but here goes. I wanted to put a compost bin in my hen run, I can site it behind a shrub Will it be ok to put just the poo on its own or will it get rank and flyblown. Or should I bung in the aubiose or newspaper??

Is it a good idea to have the compost bin actually in the run. It's 8 metres long by about 4 m wide.

Not sure about aubiose (is it organic material?) but I put all the straw/woodshavings/poo straight into the compost bin - main reason I got the hens in the first place

And I've posted this on a different thread before but thought it worth a re-run ...

poultrygeist · « **Reply #26 on:** June 16, 2008, 22:58 »

I love to see efficiency in action.

Rob

compostqueen · « **Reply #27 on:** June 16, 2008, 22:59 »

the hens won't be able to get in the bin so the worms will be safe

Aubiose is leftovers from the flax industry so I assume it will rot down quite well but I didn't know whether to add the lot or just put the poo in the bin, to make the best finished chicken manure.

Also should I site the bin in their run or as far from it as possible, thinking of flies which might be attracted. Mind you the lids fit tightly on the dalek type bins :?

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Chicken poo/compost?

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