This is probably a dumb place to post this, since this is really about Managing Your Chicken Byproducts - specifically the manure. I have lots of it with wood shavings and straw, mounds and mounds of it, in fact, so that after my first year I'm thinking about (gasp) spending even MORE money. What experience has anybody have with these rather inexpensive shredders or something akin:
http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3470045&cp=2568444.2598675.1260399 -- my goal is to compost what I want (which I already do), then give bags to friends and neighbors. I tried my Black and Decker leaf mulcher a couple of weeks ago, with less than spectacular results. Any feedback from you BYC'ers would be most appreciated before I buy something!
http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3470045&cp=2568444.2598675.1260399 -- my goal is to compost what I want (which I already do), then give bags to friends and neighbors. I tried my Black and Decker leaf mulcher a couple of weeks ago, with less than spectacular results. Any feedback from you BYC'ers would be most appreciated before I buy something!