tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post9069073107547253784..comments2024-02-15T17:21:26.481+00:00Comments on The Rubbish Diet: Day 2: You should never waste a good egg!Almost Mrs Averagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-53151106043298178252009-03-13T22:07:00.000+00:002009-03-13T22:07:00.000+00:00Wonderful to see your chickens. You'll be able to...Wonderful to see your chickens. You'll be able to tell them apart easily. Is the white one an Amber? I think it may lay white eggs.<BR/><BR/>Apparently having an egg in the first week doesn't seem to be all that usual when buying point of lay chickens, but, like us, one of your birds, presumably the brown one as your speckled hen/pullet looks like she has white ear lobes, must have been pretty much 20 weeks when you got her.<BR/><BR/>Our first layer has only missed one day since 19th February.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913127925431380024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-53070405772582486382009-03-12T15:20:00.000+00:002009-03-12T15:20:00.000+00:00Thank you so much for the explanation!!It makes mu...Thank you so much for the explanation!!<BR/><BR/>It makes much more sense now..<BR/>I did research these things a bit in the past, I guess I sort of mixed them up a bit!! <BR/>(maybe the name of the company confused me!)<BR/><BR/>Big thanks & a hug to your part of the world!<BR/>+ YAY for the new egg!!Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832545657562957725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-24302369973204247992009-03-12T10:55:00.000+00:002009-03-12T10:55:00.000+00:00Hi Peter - ~LOL, they are getting addictive. And ...Hi Peter - ~LOL, they are getting addictive. And I am bemused how long you can stare at them when all they're doing is scratching the ground and pecking. But there is something so relaxing about that gentle clucking sound. They are gorgeous. :-D<BR/><BR/>LOL Compostwoman, I've already seen what they've managed to do in the run...I now know what you mean. I'll find out soon because in another couple of days, they'll be let loose in the garden...aargh :-D<BR/><BR/>Yay Layla. The egg was such a wonderful surprise. And we've since got ourselves another!<BR/><BR/>The Bokashi bucket is an enclosed container which doesn't need worms. The trick to the system is the Bokashi Bran which is "a carefully controlled mixture of microscopic bacteria, yeasts and fungi that work together to speed-up composting, suppress pathogens, prevent putrefaction and eliminate foul odours." <BR/><BR/>I borrowed that last bit off the Wiggly Wigglers website, as they are the experts.<BR/><BR/>When full, we take out the juice from the nozzle in the bucket, then pour the contents into the compost. As half of the contents can be quite wet I like to mix it into the rest of the compostables and add some cardboard or newspaper on top.<BR/><BR/>Now as for the chicken poo. That'll go into the compost bin too, as well as be dug into the ground. :-D<BR/><BR/>Hi Condo Blues. If you've got a temperature issue with the composter, then I'm not sure whether the Bokashi will help, because the contents are too much as you'd need to bung in it in the compost or into the ground...and digging in freezing conditions would be difficult.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the smell, yes it does but only when you take the lid off the bucket as it is securely sealed. The smell doesn't bother me because it's like a vinegary cider, probably caused by the yeast working at it.<BR/><BR/>I hope that helps. The important thing to remember is that it needs somewhere to go once it's broken down. :-DAlmost Mrs Averagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-90481869715886941552009-03-11T22:15:00.000+00:002009-03-11T22:15:00.000+00:00Thank folks for all your comments. I'm afraid tha...Thank folks for all your comments. I'm afraid that following a couple of really late nights, my eyelids are now drooping and I just have to go to bed. Will be back to follow up the comments in the morning..."night night". :-D xAlmost Mrs Averagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-7196048083120098622009-03-11T21:21:00.000+00:002009-03-11T21:21:00.000+00:00I'm wondering if you have to have a compost heap t...I'm wondering if you have to have a compost heap to use a Bokashi too. I'm looking for alternatives as my composter and contends froze this winter with all of the ice and snow we got last winter. And be honest, does it smell?Lisa Nelsen-Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731962631056727458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-85108747963658870632009-03-11T20:36:00.000+00:002009-03-11T20:36:00.000+00:00YAY for the chickens!! They're so lovely!! :) And ...YAY for the chickens!! They're so lovely!! :) And the EGG!! :))<BR/><BR/>Wish we could have them too, not enough space here..<BR/><BR/>And the bokashi is VERY interesting! - Just curious, are there worms inside it or not? and do you also have a compost heap or just the bokashi?<BR/><BR/>/plus, what will you do with the chicken poo?:)/Laylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832545657562957725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-16025089923549848202009-03-11T18:48:00.000+00:002009-03-11T18:48:00.000+00:00Hurrah! Another chicken convert!But wait till you ...Hurrah! Another chicken convert!<BR/><BR/>But wait till you see what they can do to a garden......Compostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-33994362023483130832009-03-11T14:23:00.000+00:002009-03-11T14:23:00.000+00:00Chickens are great, they are also addictive, as I ...Chickens are great, they are also addictive, as I expect you have already found out!Rev. Peter Doodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15095282505667909048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-61910022939607489922009-03-11T12:02:00.000+00:002009-03-11T12:02:00.000+00:00Hi Maisie - we've just got a small suburban garden...Hi Maisie - we've just got a small suburban garden, so not much space at all. However there is enough space for them to have a good scratch and peck around through the course of the day. <BR/><BR/>I feel bad at the moment because we have to keep the hens in the Eglu for a few more days, but very soon they will be able to enjoy the space in the garden.<BR/><BR/>Yes you can put meat bones in, but I'd only recommend the smaller more tender variety. I've gradually got used to using mine for chicken bones after I've made stock. So they're much softer to break down. <BR/><BR/>Looks like there'll now be an end to that. :-D<BR/><BR/>Hi John - it's great isn't it to see how little food you start throwing away once you're conscious of such things. The boys are getting right into the thick of it with the chickens already, feeding them and changing their water. It's coming to the point in the week where we now need to change clean out their droppings tray. :-DAlmost Mrs Averagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-78039696370721948262009-03-11T11:46:00.000+00:002009-03-11T11:46:00.000+00:00Hi Mrs A,I am a Bokashi nut as well. Meat/fish/fat...Hi Mrs A,<BR/><BR/>I am a Bokashi nut as well. Meat/fish/fat/bone are all digested by the active fungus. Using it for months, food efficiency has increased markedly.<BR/><BR/>Great to see the new arrivals. It will be fascinating to see the egg-laying facts and figures. I hope the boys are ready to help with the various chores.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140894823591123770.post-89399396417984124952009-03-11T10:54:00.000+00:002009-03-11T10:54:00.000+00:00I wish I had space for chickens9 looks on whistful...I wish I had space for chickens9 looks on whistfully).<BR/><BR/>With the bokashis can you put cooked meat bones in it?? <BR/><BR/>That is really the only food waste we have that has to go into the landfill bin. Any other scraping etc go into a tub and are taken to the work dogs at DH work.Maisiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18103690262458777005noreply@blogger.com