Composting with maggots

[old fashioned]

do ya'll put rice in your compost pile? I'm just starting one and have the idea of "if it came from the earth, it can go back"

I am on the right track, right.... hopefully.

This is my composting life-"if it came from the earth, to the earth it shall return"

Tho I've never put in meat (on purpose anyway) cause I don't like the idea of maggots either.
I'll just let the chickens and whatever few worms they miss do the job.

 

[RLAZ]

Well, that sure is fascinating. :/

 

[BarkerChickens]

I just saw your post. Thanks so much! We compost with tumblers as well as earthworms. We have 3 med-large dogs, 1 cat, 30 chickens and 2 adults (DH and I) who love homecooking. I think I want pet maggots now!

 

[cjparker]

(Note to self: Do not read SS while having toast and coffee at the computer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

 

[old fashioned]

(Note to self: Do not read SS while having toast and coffee at the computer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

 

[mjdtexan]

I compost myself. I dont use a tumbler though. While the maggot thing sounds interesting, I think I will pass

 

[Myga]

Actually, I can vouch for their awesomeness.

We have a 90 gallon composter, and have filled it multiple times through the summer, only to have it mostly empty a couple weeks later. They handle everything besides bones flawlessly. By the time I scoop it out of the bottom, it's heavy with "larvae" (maggots is too gross a term to think about. House flies, blarg!!), which I sift out with a home made gold panner-like thing, and then feed to the chickens.

I just make sure I don't look at it more than necessary.

 

[big brown horse]

Cool!

And welcome to sufficientself Myga!

 

[Myga]

Thanks. ^.^

 

[BarkerChickens]

I am curious to how you prevent having a bunch of flies buzzing around with this method. I love the idea and am more than willing to farm soldier fly maggots, but I want to make sure I will have control over the stupid flies. They were bad enough this year without breeding them with compost!