Chicken coop with compost bin

Chicken-Powered Three-Stage Compost Bin: Chickens are way better than people at composting: they have unlimited patience, pre-installed garden-tool feet, integrated nitrogen/potassium/phosphorus dispensers, and an insatiable urge to scratch. So why not put them to work? Interested parties…

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

In this Done-In-A-Weekend Project from Exmark Mowers, I join host Doug Scott to show you how to build a compost bin (a 3-bin system, to be exact) out of recycled pallets.And be sure to visit the link to download step-by-step plans for this 3-bin backyard composting system. With these plans in hand, you’ll be composting in no time! | #compost #compostbin #pallets #palletprojects

No room for composting? Here's a solution for composting on our small property using your backyard chickens and a little bit of ingenuity!

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Your chooks do not only provide you with fresh eggs, but they can also make your life in the garden easier and more productive by providing compost!

Once upon a time I used to try to keep the chickens out of the compost. Not that I minded them finding bugs and things to eat in it, but they tend to scratch it down and spread it out, which means quite a bit of work to keep it piled properly. Then, thanks to a suggestion by rabidlittlehippy, I signed up at Australian permaculturist Geoff Lawton's website and found a video, Feed Chickens Without Grain (you may have to sign up to view the video). The video was an interview with someone who…

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…

Compost pile in the chicken run.