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Composting chicken manure

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Mustardfan · 29/03/2020 18:53

Has anyone got any advice on this? I have started a compost box which I was planning to put the manure in and kitchen/ garden waste. I’m wondering how successful this is going to be, whether I’d be better off getting a composter that I can turn, also whether I should anything else to it?

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BagpussAteMyHomework · 02/04/2020 23:22

I chuck the bedding etc in the compost box with all the garden stuff, and about once a year swap to a different box to let it rot down properly before using as mulch. I normally turn the compost as well.

I also have a wormery for the kitchen waste which yields useful “tea” and rich fertiliser. Some kitchen waste can attract vermin but this seems to work pretty well.

Mustardfan · 04/04/2020 19:53

Thanks

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MissFoodie · 07/04/2020 08:10

Will this work with just bedding and grass cuttings?
Will it smell? I have a composting bin from the council
And how long does it take?

NeverHadANickname · 26/04/2020 21:06

Ours will be mainly bedding and grass cuttings too so also interested to know this.

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