dame egna Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I have a bucket full of chicken poop, that I don't have a clue what to do with! I don't have a compost heap so I can't bung it on there - I'd shove it on the garden but it has bits of wood shaving and straw in with it, would that matter? It'd stink as well wouldn't it? Also, what do you do with your egg shells after eating the eggs? I don't like wasting stuff, but at the moment they go in the bin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgies Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Buy a cheap plastic composter (the local councils often sell them cheaply as an incentive) and start your own compost heap. I started one when I got the girls and have had the most amazing compost for my tiny raised veg bed ever since. All the poos and the bedding and the eggshells can go in there, plus all your kitchen waste, shredded paper, straw etc. It's great fun too, believe it or not!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dame egna Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 Will it all fit in a small composter?! Also, how long does it take to compost down into something useable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I compost it. You could dig a trench and put in in that, then cover it all over with soil, and hopefully it'll decompose. Alternatively, have you got allotments near you, or try freecycle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 If you get enough to fill an old feedsack you could freecycle it, it seems to go very well. Do you have a garden waste bin that the council collects? chicken poo and bedding can usually go in those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Lou Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Poo in garden and for compost.. Egg shells.. I bake for 10 minutes, then crush and give back to the girls in their pellets to help with new shell production! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Lou Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Poo in garden and for compost.. Egg shells.. I bake for 10 minutes, then crush and give back to the girls in their pellets to help with new shell production! Forgor to add.. I also use crushed egg shell as a snail 'fence' around my vege patch, they can't slide over them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dame egna Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 I might ask on Freecycle then until I get a compost bin Great idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
