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  1. gtaus

    Shredded newspaper and junk mail compost?

    I am wondering if I could use my shredded junk mail and shredded newspapers mixed in with the litter for the coop bedding, and later compost it for the vegetable garden? I have removed all staples and plastic windows from the mail. I know that newspapers are supposed to use soy based ink for...
    • gtaus
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    • compost junk mial newspapers
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    • Forum: Gardening
  2. LizzzyJo

    Chicken Bedding = Compost Question

    Hello! I have deep litter pine shavings for chicken bedding. I am wondering about the brown-green matter ratio with just pine shavings and chicken manure. Do I need to add anything else or will it compost on its own? The shavings are mostly carbon and the poop is mostly nitrogen, so does it even...
    • LizzzyJo
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    • bedding compost poop shavings
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Gardening
  3. Dfarago

    Composting

    So my husband has a barrel with air holes mixed with hay and duck crap. It’s one of those blue barrels they’ll put feed and such in. I want to know how much air it would need. How often does it need turned. Also it’s not heating up like we thought it would. Should I be putting it in the sun?
  4. GreenBean13

    Infrastructure & cedar sourcing

    Hi yall! In Independence, KY & planning for a flock sometime later this year or next. Trying to get infrastructure in place first -- greenhouse, garden with raised beds, temporary or permanent netting to protect garden (probably poultry netting so it can be dual purpose later on when we do have...
  5. Heididi

    Hi! I'm Heidi!

    Hi, BYC! Let me introduce myself. Among other things, I'm a master gardener and composter, teaching in public schools and community gardens, and as such I'm a total nerd, researching everything to do with growing food sustainably. So of course, when I decided it was time to keep chickens, I...
  6. Siyabonga Mama

    My hens are dying and I don't know why

    I just found my second dead hen. She's young, looks healthy. No sign of being pecked or hurt by a predator. Some poop around the vent, but it wasn't blocked. No sign of being egg-bound, or maggots, or mites. Their poop is normal, as far as I can tell, maybe a little on the goopy side but then...
  7. Palestinian Farmer

    Raised bed as a permanent residence!

    Hello everybody, I just had a crazy idea, and I wanted to run it through you guys:- Introduction: I have a large farm of mostly olive trees, fig trees, pomegranate trees, and guava trees. The trees are planted in rows, and there is a 6 m (20 ft) between each tree. I currently plant vegetables...
  8. ShrekDawg

    Potato plant?

    This is a potato plant, right? Only guessing that because of the giant potato it appears to be growing out of but I have no clue :lol: Found it growing in the compost pile, which I evidently haven't checked in a while, and thought it was pretty cool. If it IS a potato, do I need to do anything...
    • ShrekDawg
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    • compost compost pile plant growing in compost potato potato plant potatoes
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Gardening
  9. Z

    Compost tumbler for chicken droppings

    I've never composted before and this is my first summer with chickens and I have come to realize that there are a lot of shavings that need to be taken care of. I'm using an already made Coop that was on the property I am renting and it holds up to 50 chickens and I have 8. So it takes a lot of...
  10. P

    Hot composting safe around chickens?

    Hi everyone! I'm new to chickens, and I'm in the process of optimizing my coop/run area for my first 3 chickens coming this summer. I have a hot compost pile in the area where I'd like to put the run. To give you a better idea I have a coop/small run combo attached to a larger run area 60sqft or...
  11. nerfworthy

    Need feedback on my coop design!

    Hello! I'm still brainstorming as to how to deal with bedding/litter so I'd like some feedback on my current ideas. To give an idea of my setup, the run is about 700sqft attached to the hen house which is fairly small in comparison (it's a converted tool shed actually). The run is over grass...
  12. N

    chickens for fun and hobby

    I have no prior experience with chickens. Horses and dogs have been my companions in the past. Dogs are all I have currently. I am ready to expand. Do chickens do well with donkeys or horses or goats? I would like colorful chickens that are friendly less than 10 chickens to begin. What breeds...
  13. Back2Barefoot

    Composting with Chickens

    I have had chickens for about a year now. I have 6 of varying breeds. (I like a shmorgasborg) I like having my chickens compost for me. I won't put apples, citrus or avocados in the compost but usually put coffee grinds and tea bags. My tea is primarily a mixture of sleepy-times but I wonder if...
  14. Phoenixheart14

    Hens in the Garden Compost/ Black Soldier Flies

    Does anyone else let their girls play in the garden compost? My girls absolutely love it although I do lose a lot of material! I was wondering if anyone has ever tried raising black soldier flies on the garden compost for their chooks? It sounds like an amazing idea, but I have know idea where...
  15. candacemusarra

    Coop Placement

    Hi Everyone! Trying to place a coop for the long run. Has anyone watched Edible Acres on youtube? He has a really interesting chicken set up where they work all his composting material, in addition to the deep litter method. Anyway, I'd like to implement some permaculture practices and I...
  16. ChuSayBok

    Chu say Garden: What to plant with chickens around - Experience needed.

    Ok, I'm not quite sure if this was the place to post this or not, but I did a search and found one great but relatively nonspecific thread. So I'm starting this one to get opinions and experience from those who have gone before. I've learned a lot from my chu: English ivy and azaleas are not...
  17. Krazyquilts

    Who needs cats when you have chickens?!?!

    My husband finally got around to taking some bags of partially decomposed deep litter duck bedding and dumping them in our compost area. The chickens were thrilled, especially when a mouse ran out! It took approximately 2 seconds for a hen to pounce on it and about 2 seconds after that for the...
  18. Sunshine Flock

    Reasons NOT to use sand in a chicken coop or run

    This is my first year raising chickens, but I wasn't hatched from an egg yesterday. From my months of research, I've learned that lots of folks love sand in the coop or run. For the same reason I don't use clay kitty litter, I refuse to use sand: it's not compostable, and it has a carbon...
  19. M

    Chicken Coop Over Raised Bed

    Hello all, I had an idea hit me yesterday after watching a Justin Rhodes video. Right now I have 10 chickens over a 1/4 city backyard. I use 4x12x12" raised garden beds in my back yard to grow vegetables. I want to place coops over two new raised beds and slowly add hardwood mulch over the next...
  20. rossco17

    Am I doing this wrong?

    So I've had chickens for about a year and have been collecting the manure in huge food grade barrels (with a cover). The first barrel got to about half full and I stopped adding to allow it to break down. I added some leaves/twigs and water in there too. I haven't rotated it as it's just too...
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