I have a similar method of piling things in the run. I don't add bedding and poop to the run though, just grass clippings, leaves and other yard waste (weeds, garden trimmings, etc.). I have compost bins for the poop and bedding along as well as some of the other yard waste that I add there instead of the run. When you clean out the run to add compost to the garden or other plants do you pile it first for a few weeks or even months to cook off the excess nitrogen?
Lazy man's coop & run maintenance and composting
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jreardon1918
I will be wrapping up the vegetable garden soon. It is a raised bed and I will be adding a layer this fall. I will just put a heavy layer of compost including new chicken poops. Then cover it all with straw from the Halloween decorations. By the spring the garden will be ready for plants. So no, I don't move out of the run to a mid station pile. So far vegetables and plants have thrived.
