What to do with the poop

[chiknlady]

I put the chicken droppings, rabbit droppings and water in a big barrel and let it "cook" This is otherwise known as compost tea and it is great for the garden...I also have neighbors who ask for a bucket or so when I am cleaning the pens....Gardeners will love it....!

 

[cajunlizz]

WHAT do we have to add to the poop , shavings , ETC . start creating earth worms for the chickens

 

[pierce652]

Thanks for all the replies. The only time the chickens are in the coop is to roost and lay. Other than that they are in a fairly large run. The top of the run is covered and in the winter 3 of the 4 sides will have a wind block put up. I assure you the girls are very happy and well cared for.

Also, I do use pine shavings, about 4 inches deep, but I clean out the poop every day to keep things neat and smelling nice.

 

[pierce652]

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My grandmother used to refer to that as black gold...I dreaded it when she'd ask me to go fill the watering can with it.

 

[Chickenfiend]

That is the funniest thing I have seen on this forum today.

 

[Chicken Boo]

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All you have to do is have the compost exposed to the ground and the earthworms will come (and reproduce). If you are composting in a container with a bottom the worms cannot get to the good stuff. Throw in kitchen scraps and garden/yard waste for better compost/worm food. Make sure you turn the compost often. I sifted my compost last weekend (see my earlier post) and there were a couple thousand worms, easy.