Comments on: Compost Pile/Chicken Yard http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/compost-pilechicken-yard.html simplicity, creativity, self-sufficiency,...minivans Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:39:41 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Shebstoo http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/compost-pilechicken-yard.html/comment-page-1#comment-5518 Shebstoo Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:00:00 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=2124#comment-5518 I have 6 chickens, in the city, and they have a coop and an enclosed run. My neighbor friends give me their bags of leaves and grass clippings when they do their yard work and I keep them bagged untill my lovely ladys need them. I go in the coop and upend the bag dumping them out and what a wonderful time they have, digging and searching for bugs while leaves and grass fly all over. It's lots of fun to watch them, they all want that first bug so it's quite a frenzy. I used to have a large compost heap but now my gals do most of the compost work for me in the coop. I still have a compost for some things like coffee grounds and egg shells (don't want to get them started with eating shells/eggs), but most all veggie trimmings from the house go in the coop now. I'm all for letting them do most of the work!! I shovel it out let it set and put new dirt back in and we start all over. It makes the best garden! Oh yes, did I tell you, I pay those neighbor friends back in eggs, and veggies from the garden? Sure do, we are all happy doing it this way. I have 6 chickens, in the city, and they have a coop and an enclosed run. My neighbor friends give me their bags of leaves and grass clippings when they do their yard work and I keep them bagged untill my lovely ladys need them. I go in the coop and upend the bag dumping them out and what a wonderful time they have, digging and searching for bugs while leaves and grass fly all over. It’s lots of fun to watch them, they all want that first bug so it’s quite a frenzy. I used to have a large compost heap but now my gals do most of the compost work for me in the coop. I still have a compost for some things like coffee grounds and egg shells (don’t want to get them started with eating shells/eggs), but most all veggie trimmings from the house go in the coop now. I’m all for letting them do most of the work!! I shovel it out let it set and put new dirt back in and we start all over. It makes the best garden! Oh yes, did I tell you, I pay those neighbor friends back in eggs, and veggies from the garden? Sure do, we are all happy doing it this way.

]]> By: Marcia Schmitt http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/compost-pilechicken-yard.html/comment-page-1#comment-2631 Marcia Schmitt Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:38:22 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=2124#comment-2631 We free range our chickens, but we don't let them out of their coop until 2 p.m. This insures that the eggs are laid in the nesting boxes and not in the yard, and minimizes the droppings on our back porch. Free range chickens are happy chickens. We free range our chickens, but we don’t let them out of their coop until 2 p.m. This insures that the eggs are laid in the nesting boxes and not in the yard, and minimizes the droppings on our back porch. Free range chickens are happy chickens.

]]> By: Tomato Lady http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/compost-pilechicken-yard.html/comment-page-1#comment-2619 Tomato Lady Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:02:50 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=2124#comment-2619 Handful--Definitely worth the drive. Chickens and gardens just go together. Handful–Definitely worth the drive. Chickens and gardens just go together.

]]> By: Handful http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/compost-pilechicken-yard.html/comment-page-1#comment-2615 Handful Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:27:46 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=2124#comment-2615 We had chickens while Igrowing up. I remember Uncle Lee coming from the city (a 3 hr. drive) to visit and taking home ... yes you guessed it... chicken poo for his garden! Bags and bags and bags in the trunk! His neighbors were envious of his garden though! We had chickens while Igrowing up. I remember Uncle Lee coming from the city (a 3 hr. drive) to visit and taking home …

yes you guessed it…

chicken poo for his garden! Bags and bags and bags in the trunk! His neighbors were envious of his garden though!

]]> By: Tomato Lady http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/compost-pilechicken-yard.html/comment-page-1#comment-2611 Tomato Lady Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:25:33 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=2124#comment-2611 Jen M.--Thank you! They are fun to watch. Will keep posting updates! Jen M.–Thank you! They are fun to watch. Will keep posting updates!

]]> By: Tomato Lady http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/compost-pilechicken-yard.html/comment-page-1#comment-2610 Tomato Lady Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:22:49 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=2124#comment-2610 Don--I like your hot brick solution. I don't think I have the stomach for the other tip but I see the wisdom in it. Don–I like your hot brick solution. I don’t think I have the stomach for the other tip but I see the wisdom in it.

]]> By: Tomato Lady http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/compost-pilechicken-yard.html/comment-page-1#comment-2608 Tomato Lady Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:19:30 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=2124#comment-2608 Christy--Ha! I have the feeling your HOA wouldn't like me very much! Christy–Ha! I have the feeling your HOA wouldn’t like me very much!

]]> By: Danielle Michelle http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/compost-pilechicken-yard.html/comment-page-1#comment-2601 Danielle Michelle Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:52:59 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=2124#comment-2601 Running a heater full time does cost a lot - I use one with a 'heat cube'. A thermostatically controlled plug that turns on at 35 degrees F and off at 45 degrees F. I keep it toward the top of the inside of the coop (cause hot air rises) and plug in a heat lamp...then put the water just inside the door. Sometimes the water may freeze a little, but only really a skim across the top. I used to have a heated waterer, but that drained a LOT of energy! It gets pretty cold here at 8,000 feet and it's working well!!! I also partitioned off a part of the coop for a "house' for the two dwarf goats. They also generate quite a bit of body heat in there! Running a heater full time does cost a lot – I use one with a ‘heat cube’. A thermostatically controlled plug that turns on at 35 degrees F and off at 45 degrees F. I keep it toward the top of the inside of the coop (cause hot air rises) and plug in a heat lamp…then put the water just inside the door. Sometimes the water may freeze a little, but only really a skim across the top. I used to have a heated waterer, but that drained a LOT of energy! It gets pretty cold here at 8,000 feet and it’s working well!!! I also partitioned off a part of the coop for a “house’ for the two dwarf goats. They also generate quite a bit of body heat in there!

]]> By: Jen M. http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/compost-pilechicken-yard.html/comment-page-1#comment-2599 Jen M. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:51:56 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=2124#comment-2599 That's a really cool idea! We don't have the space for chickens, and it's not allowed in our neighborhood anyway. So glad to have yours to enjoy vicariously! They are so cute! That’s a really cool idea!

We don’t have the space for chickens, and it’s not allowed in our neighborhood anyway. So glad to have yours to enjoy vicariously! They are so cute!

]]> By: Christy http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/10/compost-pilechicken-yard.html/comment-page-1#comment-2596 Christy Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:47:11 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=2124#comment-2596 I'll take your chicks if you take my HOA! I’ll take your chicks if you take my HOA!

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