aqualiv Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Morning all Have any of you got a compost bin? We got ours yesterday. Any tips on what can go in? Do you put chicken poo and straw in yours? Olivia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner.girl Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Yes we have a compost bin. We just slide out the eglu droppings tray and s"Ooops, word censored!"e it in - its so easy and chicken poo is great for compost. We put used straw in as well but i dunno whether we are suposed to! Also any veg peelings the chickens don't eat. (thats not many OH went to the back of the garden to put some peelings in the compost bin the other day and had 3 chickens following right behind him - it was like the pied piper!) also i think you can put a certain amount of weeds, cut grass in etc but i'm no expert - i'm sure someone will come along who is soon! But a big YES to the chicken droppings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Hi Olivia We put all our chicken poo, straw, aubiose veg s"Ooops, word censored!"s etc in! also grass cuttings, dead headed flowers etc. Try to alternate between dry/wet 'ingredients' COMPOST Christian x x x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 I dont put veg s"Ooops, word censored!"s in as we have a resident rat. I put them in my wormery or Bokashi bins. I must admit that since I stopped putting veg in the bin, I haven't spotted the rat face to face so to speak, but I think he is still arround as there are tunnels in the compost bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Put some course material in the bottom like twigs to help aeration and drainage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazaddress Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 I put in everything the chickens wont eat.. along with chicken poo etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 old pants (shredded if they have not been naturally perforated!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Don't make the mistakes I did - putting whole potatoes in the compost bins results in loads MORE potatoes and try not to put too many grass cuttings in at once as when they rot they don't have any air spaces so don't compost properly (and stink) apparently putting screwed up newspaper in with them helps..... .....and by all accounts you can wee in the compost too - unless my boyfriend has been lying to me and it is just one of his many wierd habits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 No, it's true Lorna - my neighbour (salt of the earth old bloke) does it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 You can buy compost activator but its true, weeing in it does the same job. Thats my story and i'm sticking to it, officer! C x x x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 The best compost activater is Chicken poo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 If you win Buffie's raffle at Jimmy's Farm you may win a pair of signed Omlet pants - you may be tempted to pop these on the compost if they haven't been freshly laundered See threads "The New Bond" and "Christmas at Jimmy's Farm" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Can you put rabbit poo and hay in compost bins,I'm hoping to get one and I have tons of the stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Sure can pepe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
church chooks Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 i've got three compost bins! The secret is in the right mix of 'brown' and 'green' things. Green things are grass clippings and veg peelings, brown things are stuff like paper and straw. So, you put layers where possible, a few inches thick. And it's even better if you can turn them over every so often to let more air in. Composting works by using bacteria to rot everything down and getting the right mix makes the best rotting conditions (it has to be aerobic - why do i have the kind of mind that knows this?) Don't put any cooked food in (it attracts rats) or weed seeds or roots (most home composts aren't hot enough to kill them) and when it smells nice put it on the garden. Even if you get the mix fairly wrong it will rot eventually, but don't fill it up with autumn leaves - they rot differently. That's all there is to it - get those chickens pooing (and yes, the pee does help) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 (edited) Can you put rabbit poo and hay in compost bins,I'm hoping to get one and I have tons of the stuff My bunnies live on Aubiose and it rots perfectly being quite dry. Bunny poo is a great fertiliser; see my friend's site Edited November 10, 2006 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 As the weeing on the compost is true, perhaps I'll start to believe what my boyfriend tells me in future........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
