NOT using Wood shavings, what do you use?

[cravenchx]

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Are you going to eat the eggs?

 

[kuntrygirl]

Sand, hay and dirt in all of my different coops.

 

[gale65]

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Are you going to eat the eggs?

yes but I'm very careful with any raw eggs/meat. I know that homegrown eggs are safer than store bought.

 

[Fred's Hens]

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Then just pile it up at the far end of the garden. In six months, it is just black gold.

We could NOT operate our market gardens without chicken poop. It's a fact.

 

[gale65]

Nothing will change my mind (and if anyone wants it when it's ready, come on over) but I am curious why the Raising Chickens for Dummies book (written by the founder of this site) says specifically to NOT put chicken poop, even composted, on veggie/fruit gardens. Maybe for liability.

 

[cravenchx]

Maybe it's just me, but I think chicken
poop in the garden would be the least
of my worries

 

[ninabeast]

Sand. LOVE it.

 

[gale65]

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I'm sure that's true of a lot of people. I have diagnosed anxiety and germs are one of my phobias so for me, it's a huge step just having the chickens at all. I don't need to obsess over and over about the specific things that worry me and our garden has done fine so far without chicken poop, so I think we'll be fine. We're only growing enough for a family of 5.

Believe me, I worry about plenty of other things as well.

 

[ECBW]

Tried wood shaving and sand (separately). Sand is the winner.

 

[stone_family3]

I am currently using timothy hay, I bought a bale thinking my rabbit would eat it, I was wrong so I used it for the coop. It has been about a month and I just turn it weekly. I plan to use it in the compost and in the garden bed once I till it up. We are going super veggie next year, lots of big plans for next year