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a chicken coop with the words compost bin and chickens on it

Do you have a compost bin and chickens? For about two years now, I’ve had a compost bin in my garden area. When we decided to expand the garden, I moved my compost bin out where our chickens are. Be sure to read How to Compost. I was concerned about giving the chickens access to ... Read More about Compost Bin and Chickens

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chickens are standing in the grass with text overlay that reads should you put the compost bin in the chicken run?

Will chickens eating compost make them sick? Will it hurt or help the compost? Find out if a compost bin in the chicken run is right for you.

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chickens and roosters eating hay in a fenced area with a wooden slatted fence

Rebecca Nickols What does a DIY composter have to do with raising chickens? Well, if you have chickens, you have chicken manure … and if you’re a gardener (like me) this unlimited supply of manure can provide you with an endless supply of the world’s best organic fertilizer! In fact, out of the fluffy backside …

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chickens are standing in the grass next to a wheelbarrow with hay on it and text overlay that reads composting chicken poop

Love the idea of making amazing, soil-building, chicken manure compost with the deep litter from you coop, but think it’ll take forever? How about 18 days? Here’s how to make safe, garden-ready chicken manure compost by using the hot composting method. It's quick and effective, and creates a safe, effective fertilizer for the garden.

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chickens and roosters are gathered around in the dirt near an old wooden fence on a sunny day

Chelsea Ahearn | Acres of Adventure on Instagram: "That’s right, our compost bin is directly in our chicken run. We’ve had it this way the last couple years and it has worked out great. The chickens snack on the scraps and turn the compost while doing so. We do come in there occasionally and give it a big turn to flip it to help mix it deeper. They continue to fertilize it with their poop and we add their bedding during the spring/summer/fall to break down. We’ve had great success with a…

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a man wearing a hat standing in front of a white tent with hay on the ground

WHAT TO DO WITH CHICKENS DURING THE WINTER #layinghens #homestead #homesteading #compost #composting #backyardchickens #garden #gardening #chickens...

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two pictures with the words composting chicken manure and an image of a woman digging

If you have chickens, turning their poo into “black gold” by composting it is a killer way to enrich your soil. Since I have decided that I need to be a dirt gardener rather than a vegetable gardener {meaning, I need to create healthy soil and the veggies will basically grow themselves}, I throw chicken Read More >>

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chickens are gathered around in the dirt and mulch near a man with a wheelbarrow

Dirk Tanner on Instagram: "DEEP BEDDING CHICKEN COMPOSTING SYSTEM. Link in bio for the @scratchandpeckfeeds layer mash I am using #deeplittercompost #deepbedding #backyardchickens #scratchandpeckfeeds #layinghens #composting #compost #compostwithchickens #permaculture #deeplitterchickencoop #chickens #homestead #homesteading"

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