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Red-Stars-in-RI replied to the thread Mill Food Recycler for chickens.Ah yes, ducks without a pond. I did that for a few years...I spent my life emptying and re-filling kiddie pools...and that area of the... -
Red-Stars-in-RI replied to the thread Mill Food Recycler for chickens.Glad it works for you. Another way to avoid smells and slime in the run is to put down a nice layer of wood chips, leaves, straw, or...
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Red-Stars-in-RI replied to the thread Isn’t fermented feed alcoholic??.I've made my share of alcohol over the years (beer, wine, harder things). Give or take, in a closed container ferment, beer will end up...
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Red-Stars-in-RI replied to the thread Rhode Island.If @tigger19687 isn't still looking. I have room for a couple of more hens (no roosters, please). I'm in West Greenwich, RI.
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Red-Stars-in-RI replied to the thread Harvesting my Chicken Run Compost - Black Gold!.Landscape timbers is what I did as well. If you want a "finer sift" you can always put some chicken wire or hardware cloth along the...
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Red-Stars-in-RI replied to the thread Harvesting my Chicken Run Compost - Black Gold!.Can't speak for @gtaus, but I have a similar setup and I just have a flower bed right outside the coop...I consider it "self mulching". :D
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Red-Stars-in-RI replied to the thread Husband thinks it's ok to compost IN the chicken run. I disagree, who is right?.The hardest part of having a chicken compost system might be keeping enough browns/carbon on hand. A couple more photos...one of the...
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Red-Stars-in-RI replied to the thread Husband thinks it's ok to compost IN the chicken run. I disagree, who is right?.Yes, that's the final sifted compost. It really is gorgeous stuff and a sizable run produces compost faster than I can even use it. It's...
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Red-Stars-in-RI replied to the thread Husband thinks it's ok to compost IN the chicken run. I disagree, who is right?.Obviously, you have to size it your situation, but absolutely you can compost in your chicken run. As others have said, the key is to...
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Red-Stars-in-RI replied to the thread Sour Watermelon.Yes, food that's "fresh" enough for people and "fresh" enough for a chicken are quite different. As someone who's raised chickens on...
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Red-Stars-in-RI replied to the thread Using up bulk ingredients for chickens.I'd bake a basic "bread" for them and feed it to them sparingly as a treat as it will have lower protein than their regular feed. If you...
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⚠️ $485 per Hour Sifting Chicken Run Compost!? I was in our local garden center the other day and noticed that they are selling 0.75...
