Winter Chicken House Tour Part 1.wmv

Travis gives a tour of our chicken's winter accomodations. Part 1 of 2

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• passive solar
• permaculture
• organic
• free-range
• green
• environment
• animals
• chickens
• garden
• Food
• Eco Nature Winter Green

[sunwarz]

We have had manure piles catch on fire they were so hot! I think I would move your compost pile away from your house!

[GreenshireEcoFarm]

@sunwarz

Thanks for the tip. The pile isn't heating up at all so I don't think there's going to be a problem there. I've been keeping an eye on it. Do you know of any way I could still pipe the heat to the chickens without the danger of spreading the pile?

[GreenshireEcoFarms]

Thanks for the advice. Not sure about the other points you raised but I'm almost certain that the problem isn't lack of water. I'm pretty sure I didn't add enough nitrogen. I made the pile in 'sheet' layers of approx. 2 inches brown (usually tree leaves), 1 inch green (hay, coffee grounds, or weeds), then a light covering of soil. Each layer was watered as it was layed out. It heated up after about a week but then I went to check it a month later and it was cool again.

[zenloki024]

Travis you're spot on about your compost. Assuming its not completely composted its missing an essential ingredient - either water, air or the proper C/N ration. Stirring it up may activate it but until you discover what you're missing, it won't last.