How to dispose old, wet feed

[annie3001]

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oh oh oh and yeah i just throw mine over the fence, away from the chickens etc. i dont usually have old feed tho?

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Spread it thinly over the grass and water it in. Makes excellent fertilizer.

 

[flowergirl60]

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Beautiful pic.

 

[Ellie]

Now I have some great ideas. I hadn't thought of putting it on my grass... That is what I may do and I have a little pond sort of, that the canadian geese get into so I could put some in there. I wasn't too thrilled about just bagging it up and throwing it away.

I understand that chickens can get sour crop from moldy feed

so that is why I am trying to keep it cleaned up where they scratch it out and then the waterer gets slopped or something.

Thank you so much for the different ways to deal with this.

 

[oneofseven]

If your compost is working properly, there should be enough heat to kill any mold/bacteria/parasites. A good system can produce enough heat to cook a potato.

 

[Ellie]

You are correct, and believe me, where I live with triple digit temps it does get pretty hot. Problem is that it is where the chickens roam and they scratch in it all the time. Not when the fresh stuff is in it but in the next stage. Maybe it is ok for them to get into rotten stuff, but it just didn't seem right to me. I'd rather they eat healthy and I find a way to dispose of the stuff. If it were fenced off, then I would just toss it in.

 

[WhySayWhat]

If it is "old and got wet at some point in the past", I'd say toss it out to the garbage man. But, my girls think wet feed is the best treat on earth! Where their feeder sits right now (still a chick feeder because I just can't justify spending $30-40 on a huge container for 3 birds) it gets dripped in by my plant watering system from the deck above. It doesn't create a huge mess, but does soak about 1/4 cup of feed every other day. The girls go absolutely bonkers over the wet feed!

So, the point of my ramble....if it is "older feed that "just" got wet", let the chickens go hog wild eating it, and then go back to the "healthier" feed tomorrow when they've cleaned up all the old stuff.

 

[Kitty Cat]

I put mine in a trash bag toss it in the dumpster and call it a day.

 

[aggie9296]

compost pile or the garden. no reason to waste good protein.