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[Chicken Rustler]

Quote: And all the nasty stinky helps keep the city folk away! Mission accomplished ! ! ! !

 

[pettec63]

So I have read alot of the pasted post I missed... I have seen a bunch of you are posting about composting. I have to say I have never composted before... Thought about it but never got around to it... Can anyone tell me how long it takes straw n chicken poo to break down and what is the smell factor if any? I have had chickens over a year I should probably get on the ball with composting for my garden

Well, for me I have a lot of room and a big garden, and it doesn't rain as much here, so we don't really have the smell. There are others on here that are probably experts on it, I myself put it in a pile and add dry material such as leaves and green material like vegetable waste, and make sure I turn it every so often, I am not perfect at it, but it seems to break down well. I also just clean the coop and spread it out on the garden spot too! It breaks down a lot faster that way.

 

[Imp]

Quote: And all the nasty stinky helps keep the city folk away! Mission accomplished ! ! ! !
That's nice.

 

[pettec63]

Well looks like everyone is off doing the dinner thing so I'm gonna go out and close up the coops and make sure everyone is safe and sound and secure! talk to you peeps later!!

 

[pettec63]

Oh yea, coming soon, pics of the newbies!! Oh wait, not Nubians, newbies ya know like Turkeys and Buckeyes!! LOL!

 

[SweetSilver]

Back to work for me !
Bean poles need to go up......and then I have to work finishing the Buckeye hen painting for the Buckeye Club.....here it is so far:


Apologizing for the flash glare.
I still have a hour or two work to do details & sheen on this painting, but looking great so far.....then I start on the Cock Painting.

Later peeps !!!!!!!!!!!!

Beautiful!

 

[FirewifeJess]

What a great day we had! I had a friend and her 3 kids over, and my sister and her 5 kids over...along with me and my 3 kids. The big kids had fun playing in the creek while the little kids took naps. The chicks spent the majority of the day outside and even gave me a bit of a stress when I simply *couldn't* get the little boogers back into the coop before leaving for my kids' Tae Kwon Do lessons! They went out at 1pm and were not ready to go back in at 4:45; I kept catching them and putting them in the door and by the time I caught a couple more the original ones had hopped out again! Sigh. When we got back from TKD at 5:50 they were all huddled together under the ramp and nobody ran away, they all just stood there waiting for me to put them back inside. Goofy girls! I hated leaving them in the uncovered run but just prayed that no hawks would come along during the one hour I happened to be away! I will have to work at getting them back inside the coop long before I have to leave from now on. or really convince DH it's time to secure the run FINALLY!

 

[Chickielady]

yes that's true, beef and pork may not be so good for you, but man it tastes good!! LOL I don't know Robin, I hope you can sell that place, but yea, I'd be having fits too!!! I told Terry this guy next door is making me so mad, I'm gonna go buy a semi air horn and when his flippen dogs are barking non stop at 1am guess what I'm gonna do!!! Let come and get me!!! they will be lookn down a barrel!!!! We don't live in town!! LOL!!

Air horn is not near as good as ZZ TOP on full volume !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Need a poke chop sammwich ?????????????????

Led Zep was good too, and on occasion, Pink Floyd !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chickielady]

Oh my gosh Robin that's awesome!!!! You are so talented girl!!! good work!!

Thanks !!!

 

[Teva]

The coop has either straw or pine shavings in it and it all gets thrown in the compost together - no smell. The brooder had shredded paper in it, and it composted super quick - within about 2 weeks it was ready for the garden (well, it rained alot too which helped quite a bit!)

Well, for me I have a lot of room and a big garden, and it doesn't rain as much here, so we don't really have the smell. There are others on here that are probably experts on it, I myself put it in a pile and add dry material such as leaves and green material like vegetable waste, and make sure I turn it every so often, I am not perfect at it, but it seems to break down well. I also just clean the coop and spread it out on the garden spot too! It breaks down a lot faster that way.