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bobcat1911 t1_j2wpysw wrote

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If your feeding compost, your doing it wrong!

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likeahurricane t1_j2wsv3k wrote

Tell that to Vermont Compost, where they have hundreds of laying hens they feed entirely without supplemental grain. Feeding chickens compost is a very common part of a sustainable food production system. They generate food while breaking down kitchen scraps more quickly into nitrogen-rich manure.

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bdevine8 t1_j2wqate wrote

https://www.offthegridnews.com/how-to-2/the-cheapest-way-to-feed-your-chickens-when-you-cant-free-range/

seems like it's pretty normal and healthy?

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bobcat1911 t1_j2wqzmx wrote

"Compost" is more valuable as soil rather than a feed for poultry. Chicken eggs are more nutritional when minerals are added, such as flax seeds or other organic ingredients.

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whys0brave t1_j2wy5l3 wrote

We feed them kitchen scraps before they become compost (in addition to laying feed and oyster shell and grit and soldier fly larva) and the compost mound in the back gets supplemented with their soiled bedding

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Corey307 t1_j2xr3mt wrote

You know that chicken shit is good fertilizer right?

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