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I do a pre compost in my runs, for a year I let bedding type materials, manure, grass clippings, Leaves etc build up. I mix in bird seed with scratch grains, often they germinate and chickens get fodder as well as grains. after a year its all broken down and I compost it in a...

I use chickens as my shredders, unless you have a giant pile of leaves with just a few chickens of a breed that is not active they will have your leaves shredded in a week or 2. They also drop nitrogen pellets in the leaves as they scratch. Not an ideal situation for everyone but its...

November is the month we rake leaves in my area, When I lived up north it was October. This time of year I start watching composting videos that involve leaves. This guy has a great gardening channel and I recommend subscribing. I do not compost leaves the way he does but his way...

I found that using bird netting worked better for a task like that. I prefer bird netting for chicken containment but if you are trying to keep out more than just chickens chicken wire might be your best option.

I use compost piles to feed chickens, they tend to flatten and widen them. Either let them flatten the pile (and not have that perfect compost) or you have to grab the pitch fork and pile it back up again so they can flatten it again. I just let them flatten it and on occasion when I will...

I actually name my piles when i complete them... I do not name my chickens, I do not name my rabbits, and I do not name my cat... but I am name my compost piles. Last one was named Mt. Poopington. When I finish the next one I will come up with a name for it.

I can't speak to all the methods but usually once a year I gather up all my compostables (clean out coops, shovel out runs etc, and apply it to a teepee or tent skelton made of old decomposing Bamboo. when all the Bamboo is buried I start adding more bamboo and cover that with...