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    Is it ok for my chickens to have access to the compost made from my house rabbit and hamster litter/

    I may be new at this whole chicken raising thing but..... the organic compost Vermont farmer has been farming for the same length of time. My mom's closest friend grew up in a farming family and now runs the same farm that's been in her family for generations so like 50+ years. She recommends...
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    Is it ok for my chickens to have access to the compost made from my house rabbit and hamster litter/

    Mike I noticed that most all the posts here ARE written by very experienced chicken owners - and that the Vermont farmer is no exception. Like I said, it would lessen the need to provide a lot of feed and afterall, truly free-range chickens are the healthiest and have the most nutritious eggs...
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    Is it ok for my chickens to have access to the compost made from my house rabbit and hamster litter/

    "Some people are against chickens working with compost, and they have their “legitimate” reasons. If you like a neat compost pile and one that stays in its container or heap, I’m sorry, but chickens won’t be able to help you very much. Those earthworms that the chickens go crazy for, can be a...
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    Is it ok for my chickens to have access to the compost made from my house rabbit and hamster litter/

    My rabbit and hamster litter will be combined with regular compost of leaves, grass clippings, dirt, veg scraps - note: rabbit and hamster poop IS vegetable matter just like the cows manure! I would feed my chickens more in the winter and less in the warmer months but I wonder if like this...
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    Is it ok for my chickens to have access to the compost made from my house rabbit and hamster litter/

    The article is listed in the Learning Center under Hatching Eggs - "Composting with Chickens" and here's the pasted section specifically about this Vermont farmer: Karl Hammer of Vermont Compost Company (vermontcompost.com) doesn’t feed any purchased feed to his flock of several hundred...
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    Is it ok for my chickens to have access to the compost made from my house rabbit and hamster litter/

    I asked this in direct response to the article regarding that farmer in Vermont who doesn't feed his chickens at all but instead allows them to 'work' for their food by scratching at huge piles of cow manure/hay/dirt compost heaps....
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    Is it ok for my chickens to have access to the compost made from my house rabbit and hamster litter/

    I've been told that rabbit litter (wood stove pellets, orchard grass, oat grass, poop and urine) makes great compost and now we also have a hamster that uses aspen wood shavings for litter. My question after reading the article about giving chickens plenty of compost to scratch vs. giving them a...
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