robskyd Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Its not a very nice topic but one thats got me thinking... If you don't have a compost heap/ bin where do you put the stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starboyhull Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 We put everything out of the eglu and the decking in the compost bin, but the poop on the grass I just water it in with the hose pipe and the same where the plants are, I just water it in....... I know it can be acidic but the garden is pretty well watered so im not worrying too much at the mo......Give it 6 months see if I am still saying that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Have you thought of getting a compost bin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 the hemcore from the run goes in the recycling bin. poo's around the garden are blasted into oblivion by the hosepipe several times a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 The daily poop tray newspaper & any dirty straw from the nest box gets bundled up in a carrier bag and in the normal bin. When we change the ' easy bed' stuff in the run - we put that in the brown garden waste recycling bin as that goes to be turned into compost anyway! Occassionally, I put some poop round the tomato & bean plants - just dig it in to the soil, but not too often. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 I tend to empty the auboise from the bottom of the eglu into the raspberry bed or onto the compost heap, straw I put into the brown garden rubbish recycle bin or sometimes the compost heap karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Poos at the moment getted bagged and into the normal bin. Normally they would be put in the compost bin but there is a enormous Pumpkin plant growing in there. A small amount of poo goes into the Chicken poo soup watering can and is used to water/feed the Veggie beds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 I put some in the compost bin and most goes in the black bag rubbish collection, which in Birmingham is incinerated (no landfill here!). I wish I had enough room to try and compost it all but I have very little foody leftovers to compost so it would be mainly chicken poo compost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 I have very little foody leftovers to compost so it would be mainly chicken poo compost & what's wrong with that? I have seen poultry manure pellets for sale in Wilkinsons (most likely battery ) so Chicken poo compost must be ok! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladylucan Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 I actually got my compost bin for free from the local council, they were doing a special i think it was last summer or the one before, but they do it quite often, Worth looking at though x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starboyhull Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Ours have been offering free ones for over a year now....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperman Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 I panicked when our first compost bin was full so ordered another two!! We now have one maturing one filling and on standby I think two would have done! Any poos left outside of the poo trays get washed in with a hose pipe and I must admit the lawn has never looked so good!! Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 We used to buy chicken manure - next to the eglu is a big (empty) tub of "rooster pellets" that we use to prop the shed door open. I only collect poo from the eglu and that with the shredded paper goes straight into the compost bin. We hose down the patio and decking once a week and just jet the poo onto the lawn. Ignore it in the flowerbeds and it kinda disperses on the lawn when I mow, either gets broken up or ends up in the grass bin and therefore back in the compost bin. We have a large compost bin and two smaller ones but I think we are going to get another 3 compost bins (maximum number of cheap ones you are allowed to buy from the council). Our garden is 1/2 acre and the compost area is big enough to stand all these bins so seems like a good idea. I don't really feel the need to poo pick but thats probably because they have such a large area to freerang in that it doesn't get too concentrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arowland17 Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 We have a large compost bin (was cheap from the council although sadly not free in our area when we got it!) and all that went into it before we got the chicks 2 weeks ago was potato peelings and grass cuttings, and mostly grass cuttings to be honest so all it was doing was sitting there and smelling horrible but since putting the chicken poo in it daily (we have to pick it up daily because of flies settling on it) it's been composting down so quickly we can't believe it! It was almost full, but it's composted down to about 1/2 - 2/3 full just by giving it a mix every couple of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 I have been putting it all onto my compost pile for ages now, & was rewarded this spring with some gorgeous stuff for my new veggie beds. Chicken poo,lawn clippings & aubiose makes for a great compost after a few months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 I have very little foody leftovers to compost so it would be mainly chicken poo compost & what's wrong with that? I have seen poultry manure pellets for sale in Wilkinsons (most likely battery ) so Chicken poo compost must be ok! Never thought of that , I will compost more of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xraylady Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 You know, if somebody was just surfing the web & stumbled across this forum & saw a thread "Where do you keep your poop?". . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
