How I Make Amazing Compost With My Chickens Every Year!

Come with me as I tackle my yearly chicken run compost harvest! I'll show you exactly how I manage both my permanent wood chip system and demonstrate setting up a portable rotation system that could work perfectly for your backyard.

🎯 Perfect for: Backyard chicken keepers, sustainable gardeners, anyone wanting to turn chicken waste into garden gold

Join me in the chicken runs and you'll see:
✅ My exact process for harvesting 5+ years of beautiful, rich compost
✅ Why I chose permanent vs portable systems (and which might work for you)
✅ The wood chip vs organic material debate - settled from real experience
✅ How New Zealand's climate affects my timing (and what yours means for you)
✅ My step-by-step setup for rotation systems that integrate with gardening

🏡 Follow along as I share what I've learned from years of chicken run composting here in New Zealand's temperate climate!

⏱️ Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction - Annual compost harvest time
1:21 Permanent run system setup and harvest process
2:43 Climate considerations for timing your harvest
4:27 Why wood chips work best for permanent systems
6:23 Variables affecting composting speed and efficiency
7:28 Portable run systems demonstration
8:17 Setting up faster-composting organic materials
10:01 Creating chicken garden rotations
11:17 Management differences between systems
13:25 Choosing the right system for your situation

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