Composting chicken run

[vpatt]

Do you use your hose to dampen compost if it needs moisture? What I'm thinking about is chlorine.

 

[RUNuts]

Do you use your hose to dampen compost if it needs moisture? What I'm thinking about is chlorine.

yes, I do. Also keeps the dust down. In theory, the chlorine will react with the ammonia and anything else in the pile. It won't last long and contribute to the salt content.

Benefits will outweigh any damage in my mind.

 

[vpatt]

Thanks..I thought I used it years ago, but I wasn't sure if it was best.

 

[pepe1]

Nice to see another Rhode Islander on here! Especially one interested in composting with chickens.

Sounds like we have similar sized, too. I’m guessing if you’re in Richmond, you may have more space than me, but you can do a lot in a small space.

If you want a socially distant tour of my setup when the weather warms up give me a shout. I can probably also help with sourcing food waste if you need more food/nitrogen in your piles.

Boy that would be nice to see your setup also i could use more food waste all i have now is what my wife and i generate which is not much, I buy lettuce sometimes for my older birds but could use more, cant wait for Spring and some warm weather so i can incubate, i cant stop the chicken Math by the way I have a little over 3 acres and I am really loving my retirement

 

[Red-Stars-in-RI]

Benefits will outweigh any damage in my mind.

Agreed...it’s a low enough level of chlorine that you can drink it...won’t hurt the pile any.

To be extra safe, I guess you could always drink from the hose and pee on the pile!

 

[RUNuts]

Agreed...it’s a low enough level of chlorine that you can drink it...won’t hurt the pile any.

To be extra safe, I guess you could always drink from the hose and pee on the pile!

I do that anyway...

 

[Red-Stars-in-RI]

Boy that would be nice to see your setup also i could use more food waste all i have now is what my wife and i generate which is not much, I buy lettuce sometimes for my older birds but could use more, cant wait for Spring and some warm weather so i can incubate, i cant stop the chicken Math by the way I have a little over 3 acres and I am really loving my retirement

I’m jealous of the 3 acres. We’re on 4/10th of an acre but I manage to fit a lot of farm on it.

Hit me up with a private message once the weather warms up and we can talk tour and anything I can do to help connect you with food waste sources (or share my excess).

I chicken-and-rabbit sat for a friend who was away last week and they gave us an overly generous gift card to say thank you. Within hours my wife had allocated the funds to a new batch of 16 chicks to fill one of our currently empty coops.

We failed chicken math a LONG time ago!

 

[Red-Stars-in-RI]

I do that anyway...

Excellent “nutrient recycling program”!

Adding “bio filter” to my resume!

 

[RUNuts]

I’m jealous of the 3 acres. We’re on 4/10th of an acre but I manage to fit a lot of farm on it.

Hit me up with a private message once the weather warms up and we can talk tour and anything I can do to help connect you with food waste sources (or share my excess).

I chicken-and-rabbit sat for a friend who was away last week and they gave us an overly generous gift card to say thank you. Within hours my wife had allocated the funds to a new batch of 16 chicks to fill one of our currently empty coops.

We failed chicken math a LONG time ago!

If it makes you happy, it's not really a fail. And if we didn't enjoy it, we wouldn't do it.

Enjoy the chicks. I'm ordering meat birds and the freezer is no where near close to empty.

 

[vpatt]

Well, I read not to use tap water for fermented feed so I wasn't sure about compost.