Run composting/new chicks

[DLC Eskies]

I am planning to start a compost pile in my run this spring using the old bedding from the coop and kitchen/garden scraps.
Around the same time, I will be integrating new chicks to the flock.

My question is, will the old bedding/compost material be harmful to the youngsters?

 

[donrae]

Nope. they'll scratch around in it and get lots of good stuff from the insects, etc. You'll have happy chicks

 

[DLC Eskies]

Great!! That will be one less thing to worry about!!

 

[aart]

A good thing to do if you're brooding chicks away from the flock is to introduce some dirt/sod from where the flock roams into the brooder every couple days after the first week. It will expose the chicks to the local flora and fauna of organisms and start to build their immunities and antibodies.