Show me your poop boards!

[BReeder!]

I like your setup and it’s very similar to mine. I noticed you have litter on the floor - do you keep it there year round? I have a thick layer of pine shavings on the floor over the winter to add some insulation, but usually clear it out in the spring. I was considering leaving a layer to cushion the jump off the roosts in the morning.

I vote for a layer of something to cushion the jump.

 

[BReeder!]

No I don't but I don't see why you couldn't.

@Texas Kiki do you not compost? SMH. You just throw away all those nutrients? I even compost the feathers I clean up - those quail sure do a lot of molting as the grow. Heck I composted the wings, innerds (my MIL's word for guts), feathers, skin and heads from cleaning birds recently - make sure the pile is cooking though if you dare to throw these types of things into it.

 

[paneubert]

@Texas Kiki do you not compost? SMH. You just throw away all those nutrients? I even compost the feathers I clean up - those quail sure do a lot of molting as the grow. Heck I composted the wings, innerds (my MIL's word for guts), feathers, skin and heads from cleaning birds recently - make sure the pile is cooking though if you dare to throw these types of things into it.

How many rats do you see digging in the pile when you have that much protein floating around? That has always been my main concern.

 

[BReeder!]

How many rats do you see digging in the pile when you have that much protein floating around? That has always been my main concern.

0. The pile is 3 ft tall and 4-5 ft in diameter. I threw about 2 lbs of nasty from cleaning some quail. The pile was cooking, so I turned it and put the high protein stuff right in the middle.

 

[aart]

@Texas Kiki do you not compost? SMH. You just throw away all those nutrients? I even compost the feathers I clean up - those quail sure do a lot of molting as the grow. Heck I composted the wings, innerds (my MIL's word for guts), feathers, skin and heads from cleaning birds recently - make sure the pile is cooking though if you dare to throw these types of things into it.

Many people don't have the setup for viable composting...
....or want to do the work<raiseshand> to really make it work.

 

[BReeder!]

Many people don't have the setup for viable composting...
....or want to do the work<raiseshand> to really make it work.

valid point. I'm just joshing Kiki.

It really has not been much work for me though. I was not turning the pile through the winter. It heated up pretty quick after thawing without me even turning it. Now I turn it once a week just, which just means using a pitchfork to flip the pile into an empty space next to it. I flip it, one forkful at a time, back and forth as the weeks go on. I don't even have a bin for it currently just a pile on the ground. Tumblers are pretty easy to use too - I have two DIY compost tumblers. They have worked well, even though I am pretty lazy about turning them.

Ultimately, composting is just a good way to make use of all the poop.

 

[Kiki]

@Texas Kiki do you not compost? SMH. You just throw away all those nutrients? I even compost the feathers I clean up - those quail sure do a lot of molting as the grow. Heck I composted the wings, innerds (my MIL's word for guts), feathers, skin and heads from cleaning birds recently - make sure the pile is cooking though if you dare to throw these types of things into it.

No comment.

 

[blackdog043]

I like your setup and it’s very similar to mine. I noticed you have litter on the floor - do you keep it there year round? I have a thick layer of pine shavings on the floor over the winter to add some insulation, but usually clear it out in the spring. I was considering leaving a layer to cushion the jump off the roosts in the morning.

I use pine shavings and some straw for my bedding, yes it's there all the time. I add fresh shavings as needed and clean it out about once a year. I wouldn't want just wood, I'd have to scrape poop off the floor or it would build up and stink.

 

[aart]

Ultimately, composting is just a good way to make use of all the poop.

Indeed, but I give all mine to someone who does have a compost set up.
<guiltfree>

 

[BReeder!]

Indeed, but I give all mine to someone who does have a compost set up.
<guiltfree>

I hope it's a neighbor. I wouldn't want to be transporting a bucket of poop in my trunk regularly.