nutterly_uts Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 What do you all do when you clean out the eglu and/or run? I got 2 girls last week so this is the first time I've cleaned out their house, and it seems silly to chuck it in the bin? I have them on grass at the mo but considering link-a-board and woodchips or something - again, what do you all do with this if you have them on it? What do you use and what do you do when you clean it? Thanks ETA When I had my last lot of girls years ago they were on newspaper I just chucked each week and moved the run but now i'm in a different house and a bit more eco conscious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I remove the poo daily and put in biodegradable nappy bags and the place in the recycling bin, I don't have a compost bin and I know most people put theirs in the compost bin. With the big weekly clean I just dispose of the cut cardboard from the litter draws and the straw from the nest box in the garden waste bags and take it to my local tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counturchickens Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 It goes on the Compost heap, chicken manure is fab stuff for the compost. If you don't have a compost heap, or don't fancy one then anyone you know who has an allotment or veggie garden will probably take it off your hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red girl Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I put everything in my garden waste bin which council empties . I phoned council first and they said that was ok . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulad Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 All mine foes in green garden waste bin too, although i wud love to set up a compost heap with it really. What r the ratios of what is needed on a compost or do u just chuck everything in and hope for thr best !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackian Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 We have two allotments and ours goes in a bin to put on over winter .You can't put it directly on veg plants as they won't survive. I think if you want to turn it into liquid manure then it is 10 to 1 and does not have to be kept a while before being used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandychick Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Fab stuff for the compost heap. Used aubiouse goes in there too, and used woodchips go under the roses. What r the ratios of what is needed on a compost or do u just chuck everything in and hope for thr best !!! The basic rule is to have a good mix of brown and green stuff and allow air to get in (turn it over occasionally). A heap of grass clippings will just turn to slime, but mixed in with dead leaves, twigs, wood chips, aubiouse etc, it provides a lot of heat as it breaks down and results in lovely compost. 50 / 50 of each will work, but you can put in more green in than brown stuff. Bigger things like large prunings are best shredded first as they are difficult to break down in a small domestic sized compost heap. I have a few compost bins, one has composted with only grass clippings, aubiouse and chicken poo - it is fantastic stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulad Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Thank you xx and on average how long does it take to compost down ?? Once WIT is set up I think this will be my next task ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandychick Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 It takes at least a year. 2 compost bins work best, then one can be left to compost down while you fill the other one. By the time the second is full, it should be time to use the compost from the first one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulad Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 brilliant thank you x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 In the garden waste bin or in the autumn dig holes in the veg patch and bury it.......the slugs and snails hate aubiose. My whole garden (front and back gardens) seem to be mulched with the combo of poo and aubiose.... If I haven't dug it in the chickens have distributed it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulabellx1 Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 We compost ours. In the winter I chuck it straight in the empty veg patches and dig it over. I stop doing this in January so it has time to rot down before spring. They make great starters for compost... both my mum and my partners mum have allotments so they occasionally come and collect some chicken poo to start the compost off on their allotments. Our girls bedding is wood shavings, this rots down really easily too and so, gets scooped up with the poop x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Everything here gets composted one way or the other. The poo from the coop and accompanying newspaper and straw gets shoved in our compost bins. When they get full, my parents take it for their compost bins. The woodchips from the floor of the run get dug into the garden. We have heavy clay soil, so anything that can break it up a bit is good. When there's nowhere to dig them into, they get bagged up and chucked into the garden waste bin at the tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara and Frey Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I ordered a compost bin when I first decided to get the girls. It's only been a few months and it's filling up quickly but I'd recommend getting one. Free compost and saves room in your rubbish bin especially when alot of councils are considering reducing the amount of collections they do. Well worth having especially if you drink coffee with grinds or tea as both of the waste products are good and if you have vegetable peelings and actually have enough grass left to cut with hens (lol who needs a lawn mower) grass cuttings can all go in too. Have a look on your council's website as they often sell compost bins much cheaper than if you bought them from a local DIY chain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavo121 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 It all goes in my compost bins. I have three on the go the compost works wonders on the vegetable patch by the hens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 I put the daily poo pickings alternatively in my compost bin and my wormery, as this is quite a small amount so does not over fill my funny little beehive type compost bin and wormery. The fortnightly clean out which is rather a lot of aubiose I put in our brown garden waste bin which the council empties. The council make compost from our brown bin stuff, and sell it on so I feel it is all going to a good use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 With all the warm weather, the last few weeks I have been doing the morning poo pick up and remove the poo from the litter tray and dispose of it in a doggy poo bin on the way to work...don't like it hanging around for more than a day or two and our council only collect every other week:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
