Bunnyish Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Right... i had 3 girls originally and clearing their mess was never really a problem.... then i got 5 and that was ok aswell, bit more hard work but fine, now i have 10... What do you do with your chicken poo/dirty hay etc from inside the coop and nesting box?? We dont currently have a composter, but that is defo the next thing on our list... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Don't have a composter and have had 5, now got 7 chickens. We have a brown bin which i can put it in or people take it for their allotments/gardens off freegle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 our poos/aubiose mixture goes into the brown bin with the garden waste. If we have a large load if OH completely cleans out the WIR we take it to our local allotment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Ask your local allotment society if they'd like regular deliveries (or they could collect!). Edit: Oops! crossed the post with a similar response! Saronne x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Have you thought of getting a couple of large bins and layering the poo etc with bokashi bran. After two weeks in the bin you can dig it into your flowerbeds and Veggie garden. It's such an easy way to compost. You can add your kitchen waste as well. http://www.wigglywigglers.co.uk/shop/index.html?activesection_id=1&-session=shopper:53245429054063646EPqK1AD4AC6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I put it on freegle and have a regular 'customer' who collects it for her allotment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I put it on freegle and have a regular 'customer' who collects it for her allotment. Same here....and my lady swaps the poo for brussell stalks and cabbages for the girls......ultimate recycling!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Don't waste it! I have three composters which I fill in rotation with kitchen waste, grass clippings in summer, soft garden wase and the contents of the Eglu poo trays etc. It makes fabulous compost, especially if you use aubiose/hemcore - I'm currently using woodchip and that is going to take a lot longer to rot down, and I'm already regretting that decision. Last year I was able to fill my new raised beds with lovely compost, and the 'oldest' composter will be ready to empty this spring. A friend has just asked me for a bag of chicken poop to put on his compost heap as an 'activator' because it speeds things up, so offer it to your neighbours/friends or Freecycle it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisEllis Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I'd say we do the same, but i pick the poo out of their house so that their bedding can last an extra week instead of just turning it and poo is mixed with it. Then i put the poo in the compost bin and we add their bedding every now and again or we just bag it up to rot down >< Dont put too much bedding in the compost bin...we found it makes it dry and doesn;t rot quick enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend21 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 my composter is full, waiting to go on flower beds, but I wish we had some freecyclers near us as I end up taking the aubiose and poo up to the dump as I have no more room for it J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 my composter is full, waiting to go on flower beds, but I wish we had some freecyclers near us as I end up taking the aubiose and poo up to the dump as I have no more room for it Is there an allotment association nearby that might be interested in taking it off you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend21 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 I am going to phone the local council and find out if there is one because it is such a waste of good material thanks J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welovemarmite Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Cleared out the run yesterday and put the aubiose and 'poo' on freecycle. I am on theborders of two freecycle areas. From one there has been no interest and from the other they haven't put it on!!! May have to take a drive down to some allotments during the week and see if i can find anyone who might want to take it off our hands... our two large compost bins are full. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Blimey!! Wish you lived near me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welovemarmite Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Blimey!! Wish you lived near me. Me too!!! can't believe its so hard to get rid of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beulah59 Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 I've just ordered a fourth compost bin ... I know we're fortunate to have the room, but I shall be able to use every last crumb of it next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
