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I find have a layer of wet cardboard or newspaper on top then covering with an old feed bag keeps mine damp, I wet it down once a month or so. The edges get dry in that time but the middle is always damp when I turn it, next summer I'll probably wet it down every time I add the shredded paper...

If you search composting, "vehve " has a thread on hot composting and talks about winter etc Edit to add the link https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/900637/hot-composting-with-chicken-bedding-and-garden-waste

That's awesome, my current bin is a wooden crate we got from a plumber. We have a breeze block wall we will be knocking down in the next year or so what will give me more than enough to build a 2 or even 3 bay compost bin. I'm looking forward to it, which I know only you guys could understand lol

When I was growing up my parents and grandparents always had a lidded bucket under the sink where food scraps went. when the bucket was fullish (every other day or so depending) it got thrown to the chooks as well as grass clippings etc, pretty sure they weren't purposefully composting in the...