This is exactly what we're doing. We add leaves, food scraps, lawn clippings, cardboard, wood chips, and more to our compost pile. It's amazing how much material gets composted into a fraction of the original volume. Chickens have full access and add manure, scratch, eat, deposit. Not only does it make great compost but it really keeps the feed costs down as well.
Great idea! Maybe crush the egg shells and heat in oven before giving to chickens. You don't want them to know that egg shells are tasty so make them unrecognizable before offering them. You could prevent a host of trouble from egg pecking down the line.
We use to have an egg eater but everything has been good the past few months so I’m hoping that it’s all done but that is a good idea so they don’t eat their own eggs, thanks Michelle!
My grandma would save a coffee bean container and fill it with all biodegradable foods and then she would throw it in the garden when it was full and she grew on acres and acres of land full of vegetables so I think you're on the right track
Thank you for the reassurance! All we can we do is try our best and learn from what we do wrong here. Thanks for watching Cassidy we appreciate it! Have a great day
If I'm not mistaken it looks like you keep the chickens in an enclosed run. Yet the ground is full of so much luscious grass. Do the chickens ever reduce the run to just mud/dirt? I want an enclosed chicken run but don't like the idea that they won't have access to fresh grass because they'll scratch it all down to mud.
Yes they have an enclosed run down the side of our yard. We opted to give them a pretty large run for that reason. We had them in a much smaller coop/run originally and hated how it turned to mud. We felt they suffered nutritionally and cleanliness. The key is to have a big enough area for your chickens to scratch/graze that way it gives the grass time and they are not constantly on the same patch. Hope this helps!
We have not really seen a problem with it, but I know some people can. They free range plus get food scraps they get to eat enough that I’m not too worried about it.
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This is exactly what we're doing. We add leaves, food scraps, lawn clippings, cardboard, wood chips, and more to our compost pile. It's amazing how much material gets composted into a fraction of the original volume. Chickens have full access and add manure, scratch, eat, deposit. Not only does it make great compost but it really keeps the feed costs down as well.
Sounds great!
Great idea! Maybe crush the egg shells and heat in oven before giving to chickens. You don't want them to know that egg shells are tasty so make them unrecognizable before offering them. You could prevent a host of trouble from egg pecking down the line.
We use to have an egg eater but everything has been good the past few months so I’m hoping that it’s all done but that is a good idea so they don’t eat their own eggs, thanks Michelle!
I do this exact same strategy with our ducks and it works like a charm. Free food and great compost!
My grandma would save a coffee bean container and fill it with all biodegradable foods and then she would throw it in the garden when it was full and she grew on acres and acres of land full of vegetables so I think you're on the right track
Thank you for the reassurance! All we can we do is try our best and learn from what we do wrong here. Thanks for watching Cassidy we appreciate it! Have a great day
We just bought some Barred Rock chicks in March. Working on a coop and run right now, but really looking forward to having them compost for us too.
@3:00 minutes "I don't want to be picked, I know how this story ends"🤭
They are smarter then they look 🙈
Awe I wish my dog was that good w/ the chickens!
My dog does a lot better without the fence 🙈 the fence makes her mad at them for some reason!
Oh my gosh how do you keep Milo so clean? My Pyr hates to be groomed.
How do we save compost from rain ? Do you cover when it rain?
If I'm not mistaken it looks like you keep the chickens in an enclosed run. Yet the ground is full of so much luscious grass. Do the chickens ever reduce the run to just mud/dirt? I want an enclosed chicken run but don't like the idea that they won't have access to fresh grass because they'll scratch it all down to mud.
Yes they have an enclosed run down the side of our yard. We opted to give them a pretty large run for that reason. We had them in a much smaller coop/run originally and hated how it turned to mud. We felt they suffered nutritionally and cleanliness. The key is to have a big enough area for your chickens to scratch/graze that way it gives the grass time and they are not constantly on the same patch. Hope this helps!
@@AcresOfAdventure thanks a lot
Where did you get your nest box? That’s what I need!! Help please!
Add a watering can of water to help draw worms
Take milo to a chiropractor that adjusts animals
He seems to have been doing better, I think it was a growing thing
Is it possible to accidently overfeed chickens? Or do they stop when they are full?
You could over feed them but if you account for things you throw in there just lower your feed a bit and balance it!
Does feeding your chickens the egg without cooking it or something not entice them to eat the eggs?
We have not really seen a problem with it, but I know some people can. They free range plus get food scraps they get to eat enough that I’m not too worried about it.
@@AcresOfAdventure Ok, thanks for responding
I don't even have a bin, I just throw it in the run.
That’s a great idea, it will help the chickens busy!
Do they deplete the worms in the soil
Do you have a floor in your compost bin?
No, we’re allowing it to mix underneath with the ground as well. We will just put a cover over it once the winter starts
The limping in your dog is too high protein in their diet for the time being .. cut out the eggs for a while 👍🏽