Anyone compost with worms?

[igorsMistress]

you can skip the holes in the bottom, the bottom being tight works just fine - you just need watch how much watery veggies/fruits you add vs bedding

I found it is easier to add chicken compost and mulch to the plants, than every rain or watering generated all the tea they got

I’ve given away my chickens and ducks, down to bunnies and worms for now. I’ll have chickens again but I’ve read their poop needs to compost first; I usually use it with larger yard waste I can’t use for worms and such to compost. Bunny poop is fantastic and I prefer it over chicken poop for the veg and herb garden. No pre composting necessary.

 

[igorsMistress]

not feeding them from the bin. They have their own compost pile in the run to dig them from. Compost pile being in the run also prevents animals from visiting it.

not show how is it even possible. do they dig for ones in the ground?

I don’t have a run, my flock gets the whole yard when I have them. Taking a break for a year or so to get some plants and shrubs going without fighting with the flock lol.

 

[igorsMistress]

not feeding them from the bin. They have their own compost pile in the run to dig them from. Compost pile being in the run also prevents animals from visiting it.

not show how is it even possible. do they dig for ones in the ground?

Sorry missed the second question. I put the worms in the yard with a few live mealworms. They are the mealworms but didn’t touch the red wrigglers.

 

[CanadaEh]

I’ll have chickens again but I’ve read their poop needs to compost first;

if you have deep litter coop/run the poop just incorporates into the carbon material of the litter and you can only harvest it as a part of compost, pure chicken poop is just not available.

 

[CanadaEh]

Sorry missed the second question. I put the worms in the yard with a few live mealworms. They are the mealworms but didn’t touch the red wrigglers.

do they try to dig holes in your yard or garden bed searching for worms?

 

[igorsMistress]

if you have deep litter coop/run the poop just incorporates into the carbon material of the litter and you can only harvest it as a part of compost, pure chicken poop is just not available.

I don’t leave it in there to compost. There’s a tree that loves it too much and I need those roots deep so it doesn’t blow over and crush the house. I let it poop and straw build up there, adding straw on top of poop and the chickens stir it up, but I always finish it in a pile elsewhere. I keep water very limited so the tree only gets rain.

 

[TheFatBlueCat]

Most of my chickens do eat them but they didn't initially. I feed them to the chicks when they are about 3-4 weeks old and ready to ignore their mum. Those chicks then grow up and teach the older hens that worms are a tasty treat. Chickens don't like to try new things.
I am going to try a bigger worm habitat when I move to our bigger property. I find it fascinating.