The worms love it, especially when blended up.I'm going to have to try the pumpkin I've heard a couple ppl mention that my better half likes pumpkin maybe I'll talk her into eating more of it
Yes, not far away. We just had record levels of rainfall, then a cyclone earlier this week, not much of a summer really.
That's cool!!! lol !!!Here is a couple of fun pics of the chickens enjoying the salad bar (they were still a bit young to be laying eggs at this point, but they are now)!
before it might become a problem and I don't want it in the land fill! My philosophy is What I can't repurpose I 
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Mixed into compost piles. Add the usual stuff and turn frequently and the stuff might be ready in as soon as a month or two.I'm trying to figure out a way to dispose of this chicken poop
is no good for worm that's why I was thinking about getting another Worm bin strictly for manure and I'm kinds hesitant about using just composted manures I like to send it through the worms to, what the thermal don't kill for ecoli and salmanila I figure the worms will get or there's less chance of getting it in my garden do you do your veggies along side your girls? Yeah I'm in Grand Rapids Hate it here lived up by Howard City in the country for the last 25 year's on ten acres and sold it to move to my girlfriends to help take care of her 97 y/o she's since passed so here I'm am for now till we get a few more upgrades on her house and the market turns around
Might not be as bad as you think. Our daughter is running 25 laying hens for this year. She and her husband are in the medical/doctoring line of work and they have no problem letting their kids clean out the coop and run and carry the stuff over to the compost pile. But, they are sticklers for hand washing after working with the chickens or collecting the eggs.
I wish I could. I can get sunflowers that are supposed to grow to 8 foot high to actually grow to 10 to 12 feet. Imagine how tall I could get a Cannabis plant.
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Oh yeah jeesh just the smell alone would out you being where you are! We are starting out with 6 hens for now I laughed about the kids I remember catching the roosters as a kid for slaughter I was the QUICKEST of the bunch lol those mean ole Roosters didn't have a chance with me around but anyways yeah I might be overreacting a bit about the other stuff just wasn't sure about it been trying to find some reliable sources kinda hard to do on the internet sometimes either all these sites either want to do is steal your identity or take your money by switch and bait tactics man a WHOLE LOT of BAD info on the internet now a days!!!Might not be as bad as you think. Our daughter is running 25 laying hens for this year. She and her husband are in the medical/doctoring line of work and they have no problem letting their kids clean out the coop and run and carry the stuff over to the compost pile. But, they are sticklers for hand washing after working with the chickens or collecting the eggs.
I wish I could. I can get sunflowers that are supposed to grow to 8 foot high to actually grow to 10 to 12 feet. Imagine how tall I could get a Cannabis plant.
My backyard is visible to the public on two sides and the fence along those sides is a cyclone wire fence. The other side of the back fence line is a meeting hall for a social organization and the side fence line is along one of their driveways. About all I can do is a stealth grow and keep a couple of plants on the patio and near the neighbor's privacy fence. And I have to keep the outdoor plants short, about 3 feet tall.
Thanks, I have heard about those books and understand them to be great. And I've heard a lot of good stuff too about Dr Elaine Ingram's soil web work too. Altho to be honest, for stealth purpose I only grow on a balcony and it's already chocka, I don't really need them to get any bigger.
I have been adding this product to their food, 'poultry bokashi'. It is said to help produce firmer poops for less smell. It seems to be working too. Some people have noted that the chickens seem to digest better and not waste as much food.
It was reading about the bio-char that they found throughout the Amazon that got me first interested in it. I think it is a great input.
I think I might try the bio char. I've been seeing hemp bedding to for smells and absorption advertised by Carolina coop's check them out they have some cool accessories and some mansions for coop's
This week I am fermenting* some grains for the first time that I will give them tomorrow. I have read that fermented grains help their digestion and overall strength. Someone found that they eat less as they digest more and that helps their poops be firm and not smelly, I think it is the runny poops that really attract clusters of flies in summer, which mine don't seem to be getting since I started adding the 'poultry bokashi' to their feed. Cheers.Thanks Stunger I've heard that too I know that Bokashi I use does a good job with keeping the smell down in the pile I think that's a good idea about the chickens I'll research that some more
I too make 99% of my own “material” now. FFOF was my go to and at $35 a bag, let’s just say I’ve spent the equivalent of a new car in it. In another thread of mine I posted awhile back, I re-discovered my fathers leaf pile. And by leaf pile I mean a 25 ft tall, 80 yards long, 40 yards wide, over 40 year old pile of mostly oak and maple leaves. I dug down about 3ft and found dark dark black compost that looks much like Bio-char. I literally celebrated this finding like I won the lottery! To me and I’m sure many here it is like winning the lottery right?Cool keep us updated I'm always interested in making my own stuff
Are you sprouting said seeds before ferment?
