New member - pulling my hair out!

[LouloubelleHMC]

Hi. Member from the UK here. Have been keeping chooks on and off for years now. Trying to live a relatively sustainable lifestyle, and my chooks are doing a grand job of being my compost makers! And providing eggs of course. We've got 10 hens in an outdoor compound about 30ft x 20ft, with a stable type outbuilding that they use as a home, along with a separate good sized coop I built for them. I put down locally collected horse manure and bedding, along with grass cuttings, uncooked veggie scraps and garden clear-up greenery (I grow mainly perennial veg, so plenty of green leaves) in one half of their run which they turn over for me and which I will pile into a compost cage every month or so. They'll then dig it all out for me and within a few months I have loads of good compost! In the other section of their run I place boards and logs which I move regularly because the bugs build up under them. This area is perfect for their dust baths, etc.

 

[LaFleche]

Hi @LouloubelleHMC , and welcome to the BYC community!

Do you have some pictures of your hard working chickens? We always love to see flocks of our new members.

Why is it that you would pull your hair out? Maybe we can help you with whatever makes you attack your hair, so it would stay where it belongs: on your head.

 

[LouloubelleHMC]

Hi Lafleche! Thanks - I'll get out there and take some photos. I never seem to get round to keeping a pictorial record of what goes on in my busy garden! I've posted my problem in the forum and I'm looking forward to lots of knowledgeable help .

 

[416bigbore]

Hello and welcome to BYC. You found an Amazing Poultry Community to be a part of with many knowledgeable members who are willing to help you along your journey with any questions you may have. Enjoy

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Why are you pulling your hair out?

 

[50-45-1]

Welcome!
Sounds like your compost system is working good.
What exactly is it that's frustrating you to "pull your hair out"?
Love to hear about it and see if we can be helpful
Glad you joined us!

 

[swampfox440]

Welcome to BYC! nice to meet you and thanks for joining .

 

[Isaac 0]

Welcome to the BYC community!

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska !

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us