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HopeHoops

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5. Newspaper is fine. Just be sure the compost is covered.

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 08:30 AM

Jan 2012

There are critters that love chicken shit. Go figure. Dogs eat cat box crunchies and I'll never figure that one out. Add lime or potash each time you put in the droppings - not a lot, just enough to stabilize it. The worms will go through it in no time. And yes, it is ammonia that needs to air out. Most of it will evaporate but the pH will still be high. If you have a healthy compost bin, it should adjust to about 7.2 over time - on its own.

DO NOT FORGET THE EGG SHELLS AND COFFEE GROUNDS!!!! They're both great for the heap and usually thrown out.

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"hot manure" and composting paper [View all] mopinko Jan 2012 OP

Newspaper is great in composting anymore. Curmudgeoness Jan 2012 #1

Yes, its high in urea, that's why it burns. Denninmi Jan 2012 #2

i was figuring something like your "deep litter" method mopinko Jan 2012 #4

Curious - what happens when you use hot manure on the garden? jwirr Jan 2012 #3

In moderation, plants grow. Denninmi Jan 2012 #6

Thank you. I have two experience with this type of manure. When I was small I got to ride on the jwirr Jan 2012 #11

Newspaper is fine. Just be sure the compost is covered. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #5

Feed the eggshells back to the birds. Denninmi Jan 2012 #7

I don't own chickens, but that is a great idea. They steal calcium from their own bones. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #8

I can tell in a day or two when they run out of crushed oyster shell in their dispenser. Denninmi Jan 2012 #9

people do, too. suspect most critters are that way. in the old days mopinko Jan 2012 #10