What do you guys fo with the Chicken Poop????

[Annalyse]

I've been struggling trying to find ways to deal with the poop. Right now I've been throwing it into to garden tins full of dirt. And that garbage tin is FULL of poop idk how long it's been sitting there. Were too scared to open it. I tried composting but nothing is really working and were waiting for the snow and ice to melt so we can clean things up. I want it to look nice and not look like I've been throwing everything over there.

What do you guys do? Or what can I do?

 

[Annalyse]

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[DobieLover]

I compost it with very fine saw dust that I get for free at a local pallet manufacturer.
It's not neat and it's not pretty but when I mix it into my veggie beds the plants grow bigger than me.

 

[Tonyroo]

Chicken poop is mostly nitrogen, adding that with other materials will break the composition down quickly.

I been throwing the chicken poop in my garden terrace that has living plants growing in winter and in my potted fruit trees.

I also have a dedicated compost site that has chicken poop and vegetable scrapes, and plant materials. I just use a shovel and turn it once a week. No smell.

 

[3KillerBs]

I compost it along with the bedding for my garden.

Making my really LOUSY soil better is one of the reasons we have chickens.

 

[STACEYH]

This video might help you.

 

[DParker75089]

I tried composting but nothing is really working

May I ask precisely what you mean by, "not really working", and what it is that you're doing in terms of composting technique?

 

[Annalyse]

May I ask precisely what you mean by, "not really working", and what it is that you're doing in terms of composting technique?

I shouldn't have used the term composting, more like beginner "composter" and have no idea what I'm doing. we had a garden there but the plants never seemed to thrive. We had to close it off with fencing and even with fencing the chickens were finding holes to put their heads in to reach the plants. lol.

 

[3KillerBs]

I shouldn't have used the term composting, more like beginner "composter" and have no idea what I'm doing. we had a garden there but the plants never seemed to thrive. We had to close it off with fencing and even with fencing the chickens were finding holes to put their heads in to reach the plants. lol.

Composting is not hard, but some people overcomplicate it.

You need the "green" material -- the high nitrogen items like the chicken poop.

You need the "brown" material -- the high carbon items like the shavings/straw/etc. that you use for chicken bedding.

You need to mix them up with enough moisture to support the growth of the composting organisms but not so much as to drown it. A common saying is "like a wrung-out sponge".

Then it takes time.

Some people micromanage their compost to get incredibly fast results, but just letting it sit for several months in warm weather works too.

I keep my chickens confined in a run specifically because I don't want them eating my garden.

 

[kerbotx]

Have you considered using a compost tumbler? It's a little harder to keep going during the winter, but even when you don't do it exactly right, it still helps break down the poop into something more manageable.