Has anyone been adding compost to their chicken pen during the summer? I've been adding compost material quite a bit and I'm wondering if anyone has had success with it.
I have some questions for those who do add compost:
Do you need to turn the compost? How often?
Do you keep it moist?
Is...
Been lurking awhile, gleaning wonderful bits of advice for caring for our new flock of 7 chickens!
2 RIR's, 10 weeks old
2 Easter eggers (we think), 10 weeks old
3 "Ameracauna".....or Easter eggers, unsure if they are true Ameracaunas or not, 5 weeks old.
Currently converting back 1/4 of our...
Hello,
This is my first post! In about a month I will be acquiring 6 Welsh Harlequin ducklings. I had chickens years ago but this will be my first experience with ducks. I'm building a 20'lx8'wx8't predator proof enclosure with 2x4's & hardware mesh. They'll have the opportunity to come out and...
I just ordered my chicks, which are due to arrive in June. I'll start building my coop and run this week, knowing full well that it may be a couple of months until my girls can use it. My question is this: can I dump the current contents of my compost bin in the run and let it stay there so my...