millymollymandy Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Just thought I would see who puts their chicken poo in the council garden waste bins. Got mine yesterday which is just in time as my compost bin is overflowing The leaflet says you can put hay and sawdust in the bin but not animal waste I tried emailing them last month but no reply so think I might bung it in anyway as they can't be bothered to reply any thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I don't know the rules about putting chicken poo in bins . Do you use Freecycle? People queue up for chicken poo on there, so I believe . Or is there an allotment near you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 My local waste collection (biodegradable bags rather than bins) says it's ok to put waste from non-meat eating animals in, i.e. bunnies, hamsters, so I should think chicken poo is ok. However as ANH says, there's usually a high demand on Freecycle! Or you could buy another composter, I have three now (and loads of lovely compost). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Composting takes a while, though. I don't know if this topic has been discussed here before, but an alternative way of using up droppings is to make a manure tea, and that only takes about 3 weeks. Basically, all you need to do is put your fresh chicken droppings into some water at the ratio of about 1lb per gallon and leave for 3 weeks. At that point, you can use the liquid to water your plants with in the same way you would any other liquid fertiliser. Of course, if you put the droppings into some cloth, you've effectively got a "teabag" that you can remove later, allowing you to make your manure "tea" in a water butt without clogging up the tap at the bottom. Whatever solids you've got left will also be sufficiently diluted that they could safely be dug into the soil too. That way, you can benefit from what your chickens produce whilst tying up less space than another compost bin would need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 That's a great idea, I've heard of someone putting it in water but never had a 'recipe' before. I'm not weighing it out on the kitchen scales, though! I have got plenty of space and like to mix it with grass clippings etc, but for those with smaller gardens that is a really good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 but an alternative way of using up droppings is to make a manure tea, and that only takes about 3 weeks. Milk and two sugars, please . Do we get cake with that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 but an alternative way of using up droppings is to make a manure tea, and that only takes about 3 weeks. Milk and two sugars, please . Do we get cake with that ? You drink it, I'll make it. Can I take photos for documentary evidence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I have been known to put the s"Ooops, word censored!"pings of woodchip and chicken poo into my green bin...not sure if I am meant to or not! Now that my lot are on aubiose I put it on freecycle.....I got 37 replies last time I posted.......twenty of them within two hours of posting it. It was collected before i had even finished putting the new aubiose in the run And when i posted that it had been taken I got another batch of emails asking me to let them know when I had more rather than offering on Freecycle. One lady is offering to swap vegs from her allotment for bags of poo! I would say go down the freecycle route as they take it away for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 ....One lady is offering to swap vegs from her allotment for bags of poo! .... Where there's muck, there's brassicas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathybc Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I put my hemcore/chicken poo mix in my green bin - but it says no animal bedding so I don't put the hay in, which would be really helpful iif I could do as my bin gets so full of pet stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millymollymandy Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 Hi i tried to use freecycle to get rid of the compost but because it had loads of kitchen s"Ooops, word censored!"s and grass in it noone wanted it!!! The problem I have at the moment is that I have recently moved into a new house with it's typical small patch of grass as a garden and no plants so i am left with a bulging compost bin and no where for it to go. Will probably start a new compost bin just for droppings and freecycle it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 We have green bags here in Sheffield for garden waste ( you have to schlepp to the Town Hall to get them). I asked the question about chicken poo.......and the answer was a definite no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchens Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 I know I'm not supposed to, but I do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I rang my local council a year or so ago about this and they had no idea and had to find out and call me back. When they did ring back they said No because of the risk of bird flu! Madness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
house-elf Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 brilliant idea about freecyle - my compost bin is almost full and don't really want to get another - so freecycle it is !!!!! I use auboise - do people just want mostly chicken poo or do they want the auboise too ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 I cleaned out all of my WIR and just bagged it up as it comes......aubiose and all! I normally poo pick the run every few days but don`t bother the two weeks leading up to clean out to make sure there is a bit "extra" The lady that collected the last lot was very happy with it.....i did advise her to water it if she is putting in her compost bin as I think this speeds up decomp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 I get mugged on email from freecycle as well, it flys out the door. it's the best way to get rid of it unless you keep it yourself IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 I put the regular clean-out stuff straight in the compost, but every few weeks (*ahem* months) when I dig out the floor of the run, I put the mixture of earth, aubiose and poo into a plastic dustbin kept specially for the purposes. It hides behind the yew tree for a few months, it seems to have enough worms/bacteria in to break down quite well without being on earth or open to the elements. I gave the last few bags away to a keen gardening friend, there's always someone who wants it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millymollymandy Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 Problen solved!! I have put my name down for an allotment after the chooks ate all my tomatoes and herbs AGAIN so hopefully the waiting list won't be too long and I shall be on freecycle myself wanting lovely poo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
