[asd1]

I want to put the contents of our compost bin into the chicken run but iv put chicken waste into it so is it safe ? Iv not had any contagious health problems with the girls and the compost is well rotted down, it also contains rabbit waste, garden waste and kitchen veg peelings ?

[joyfull]

I wouldn't.

[viettaclark]

Why, Joy?
My chooks are let loose in the compost bin when it's ready to spread. They eat all the nasties!! When it's spread they scratch about in it too.
What I can't understand is wasting good compost in a chicken run!!!!

[Lindeggs]

I would!  

There are risks and benefits, and you would need to weigh these up for yourself.  Personally I don't put my compost in the chicken run because it is full of coffee grounds and tea bags, which I understand are not good for chickens.  If there is something I want the chickens to have, I give it directly to them instead of putting it in the compost (for example apple cores).

Also I wouldn't put fresh compost in the chicken run because it contains lots of yeast and mould spores that can be toxic to chickens and increase the risk of sour crop.

BUT once the compost is well rotted I toss it onto my garden beds and the chickens do an excellent job of digging it into the soil, picking out any weed seeds that might have begun to sprout, eating insects like slaters, and generally doing a lot of good work.

[joyfull]

I would!  

There are risks and benefits, and you would need to weigh these up for yourself.  Personally I don't put my compost in the chicken run because it is full of coffee grounds and tea bags, which I understand are not good for chickens.  If there is something I want the chickens to have, I give it directly to them instead of putting it in the compost (for example apple cores).

Also I wouldn't put fresh compost in the chicken run because it contains lots of yeast and mould spores that can be toxic to chickens and increase the risk of sour crop.
BUT once the compost is well rotted I toss it onto my garden beds and the chickens do an excellent job of digging it into the soil, picking out any weed seeds that might have begun to sprout, eating insects like slaters, and generally doing a lot of good work.

it is precisely the mould spores and yeast which is why I wouldn't, and if it was well rotted then I would sooner use it with my veggies 

[viettaclark]

Snap!!!

[ManicMum]

If vegetable matter is suitable, it goes to the chickens, not the compost heap.

When they are pottering around on compost spread on the garden, their exposure to any nasties is limited, whereas if it is a heap in the run, they'll be all over it all the time.

It's probably a judgement call, as only you know how well-rotted it is and what went on there in the first place.

[ChristyRose]

I have 7 compost bins in the chickens garden.  They do peck around the base sometimes.  The bins are filled up and then left to rot down.  I do dig them over and the girls do love to dig them over aswell but I put it all back into another bin to carry on the composting process.  I have never had any problems with them and never realised this could be bad for them!!
I dont put coffee or tea bags in the compost.

[asd1]

I think it will all go on the veg plot but chickens can dig if they wish tho they tend to steer clear ov the veg patch anyway ha ha