Here's where I compost, about 10 feet away from the coop, I just flip the top of the pile over every couple weeks and re'do the "walls" made of post scrap wood. I did contact the wood manufacturer because I was afraid of copper/lead/mercury leaching, but they provided documentation that the posts are safe and intended for use with food gardens and pets/children. This photo taken early last spring:
The compost pile is usually about 3 feet high when I flip it, layering dusty brown, dry coop litter (pine shavings and poop), topped by green cut grass, topped by another layer of old compost "black dirt", topped by kitchen scraps/coffeegrounds/eggshells/fruit/veg peels, watered with the garden hose and then layered again and again til the coop is clean. In 2-4 weeks time, when I'm ready to clean the coop again, I flip the top of this back into the old hole in the ground, which the chickens have been furiously digging and dustbathing in, after they got all the worms, and restack the wood scrap walls to keep it looking somewhat tidy. Also, the worms and grubs which the chickens dig for seem to luuurve the spaces in the wood stacked against the dirt, which is like a party for the chickens when I take it down to flip it!
After 2-4 weeks it's only about a foot high, and often I use it before its fully composted, just MOSTLY composted. But it smells heavenly, like a rich greenhouse.
The compost pile is usually about 3 feet high when I flip it, layering dusty brown, dry coop litter (pine shavings and poop), topped by green cut grass, topped by another layer of old compost "black dirt", topped by kitchen scraps/coffeegrounds/eggshells/fruit/veg peels, watered with the garden hose and then layered again and again til the coop is clean. In 2-4 weeks time, when I'm ready to clean the coop again, I flip the top of this back into the old hole in the ground, which the chickens have been furiously digging and dustbathing in, after they got all the worms, and restack the wood scrap walls to keep it looking somewhat tidy. Also, the worms and grubs which the chickens dig for seem to luuurve the spaces in the wood stacked against the dirt, which is like a party for the chickens when I take it down to flip it!
After 2-4 weeks it's only about a foot high, and often I use it before its fully composted, just MOSTLY composted. But it smells heavenly, like a rich greenhouse.