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| Kate |
For those who garden as well as own a bird, here's some info on
composting the soiled newspapers from the cage bottom, from the nice
folks at Seattle Titlh.
-Kate
>Hi Kate,
>
>Thank you for contacting the Natural Lawn and Garden Hotline with
your
questions.
>
>Yes you can effectively compost your parrot poop and improve your
composting process. Your parrot poop will have nitrogen in it (another
form
of greens) and the newspaper you put at the bottom of the cage is a
good
carbon source (like dried leaves). We always encourage people to use
gloves
when handling any animal manures. You can add this as is or rip/shred
it up
first. (You may even try shredding the paper first before you add it
to your
pets cage.) Mix this into the compost bin with the other materials as
opposed to just tossing it in on top to get the best results. Make
sure
your bin material is moist like a wrung out sponge and you will get
faster
decomposition. As far as how often to turn it, that is up to you but
the
more you turn it the faster it will break down and the better air
circulation you will have. This will also get your parrot poop mixed
in
with your other materials faster and more efficiently. You don't need
to
add the entire section of the paper to the bin each time. I would
suggest
only adding that portion of the paper that is soiled.
>
>Although food scraps are a good source nitrogen/greens in your bin we
recommend that you do not compost food and yard materials in the same
bin,
that type of bin in particular bin, together. The main reason is that
it
attracts rodents and is not a rodent proof bin. For examples of food
waste
bins you can use this link,
http://www.seattle.gov/util/Service...craps/index.asp
>for bin plans you can download them at
http://www.seattletilth.org/download/download.html
>We do have a very good brochure entitled Composting at Home that if
you
do not have we would be happy to send to you for the asking.
>
>Spencer
>Natural Lawn & Garden Hotline
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| Ray |
Dried budgie and cockatiel poop is great for the garden. When it's dry
crumble it and add water.
Ray.
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"Kate" <kateedwards11@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c3444048.0406081306.f0dc21c@posting.google.com...
> For those who garden as well as own a bird, here's some info on
> composting the soiled newspapers from the cage bottom, from the nice
> folks at Seattle Titlh.
>
> -Kate
>
> >Hi Kate,
> >
> >Thank you for contacting the Natural Lawn and Garden Hotline with
> your
> questions.
> >
> >Yes you can effectively compost your parrot poop and improve your
> composting process. Your parrot poop will have nitrogen in it (another
> form
> of greens) and the newspaper you put at the bottom of the cage is a
> good
> carbon source (like dried leaves). We always encourage people to use
> gloves
> when handling any animal manures. You can add this as is or rip/shred
> it up
> first. (You may even try shredding the paper first before you add it
> to your
> pets cage.) Mix this into the compost bin with the other materials as
> opposed to just tossing it in on top to get the best results. Make
> sure
> your bin material is moist like a wrung out sponge and you will get
> faster
> decomposition. As far as how often to turn it, that is up to you but
> the
> more you turn it the faster it will break down and the better air
> circulation you will have. This will also get your parrot poop mixed
> in
> with your other materials faster and more efficiently. You don't need
> to
> add the entire section of the paper to the bin each time. I would
> suggest
> only adding that portion of the paper that is soiled.
> >
> >Although food scraps are a good source nitrogen/greens in your bin we
> recommend that you do not compost food and yard materials in the same
> bin,
> that type of bin in particular bin, together. The main reason is that
> it
> attracts rodents and is not a rodent proof bin. For examples of food
> waste
> bins you can use this link,
>
http://www.seattle.gov/util/Service...ng_Kitchen_Scra
ps/index.asp
> >for bin plans you can download them at
> http://www.seattletilth.org/download/download.html
> >We do have a very good brochure entitled Composting at Home that if
> you
> do not have we would be happy to send to you for the asking.
> >
> >Spencer
> >Natural Lawn & Garden Hotline
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