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As mentioned above, because there is chicken contributions (chicken poo) in the compost, you should not add it to any garden bed that contains, or will contain food within 120 days or so of the latest chicken deposit. I don't think that the heat would cause an issue. We have added steaming...

Quote: You should not use compost that has manure in it for your veggie garden that is less than 120 days old. Before then, the manure is not effectively broken down and may contain e-coli and salmonella whcich will end up in your veggies. So, if your using your compost as a poo catcher...

Quote: I can't really talk, I have never seen any evidence of coons, opossums or any other preditor that would be of concern in our yard. I have a large county surburban lot (if that make since) within a hundred yards of a highway - which is not busy, but is well lit. Maybe the light source...

We start giving our chicks greens from the yard with dirt on the roots after a few days from hatch. Once they are a week or two old, they start going outside and exploring in a 'chick tractor,' weather pending. If they were being raised by momma hen, they would be outside from day one. So I...

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Thank you for sharing that Bear Foot, that is good information to know. I have heard this before, and just did not put two and two together. I am curious as to why some of the books I have read talk about worm farming and using them as treats. We keep a worm compost bin (on the left of my...

Don't think so, you'll just have some happy chickens. May notice your feed cost goes down a bit too. Our bin is the local hang out, they'll hit it up before they visit the feeder.

Loads of people ask about it. Some do it and fail, others are quite successful. Let hear your story and see some pictures. I am interested to hear about what has and has not worked for everyone else. I'll start: I am currently using a composting bin in our run that works wonders. Every...