Compost and Picky Eaters

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Might I end up with moldy and stinky stuff in my run if the girls choose not to eat much of my compost? I have three pullets who are picky eaters. I have composters for my kitchen scraps and the bedding I clean out of the chicken coop. Some people simply dump their compost into their runs, I know, but I wonder if doing that is a good idea for me. The run is under my coop and tricky to get at on a daily basis to pick out treats the girls don't like. I always feed them in the coop.
 
Might I end up with moldy and stinky stuff in my run if the girls choose not to eat much of my compost? I have three pullets who are picky eaters. I have composters for my kitchen scraps and the bedding I clean out of the chicken coop. Some people simply dump their compost into their runs, I know, but I wonder if doing that is a good idea for me. The run is under my coop and tricky to get at on a daily basis to pick out treats the girls don't like. I always feed them in the coop.


That really depends on how much compost you put in there, how wet it stays, and how dry the ground stays. I feed my food scraps to my Black Soldier Fly (BSF) larvae. I made a BSF compost bucket that house my larvae. I put my feed scraps in I get great live feed for my chicks!

Check out my post on it for more info and some videos I did!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/680276/black-soldiar-fly-bsf-composter-harvaster#post_9248675

Hope that helps and like always God Bless!!
 
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Thanks Mat. I may just go with red wrigglers which was my original thought. That would be safer than risking a moldy mess. I really like your Youtube videos. You are living my urban farm dream... except I am in Canada and my outdoor growing season is very short.
 
Thanks Mat. I may just go with red wrigglers which was my original thought. That would be safer than risking a moldy mess. I really like your Youtube videos. You are living my urban farm dream... except I am in Canada and my outdoor growing season is very short.

 


Red wrigglers work great!! Maybe you can grow oyster mushrooms indoors over winter:) It's lots of fun and the taste great!! I made some videos on that as well. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA88AABA3B573D89C&feature=view_all

I know, I know! I make lots of videos but it fun stuff:)
 

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