That isn’t a very suitable container. Compost needs food airflow and drainage.
However you do have the beginnings of a great black soldier fly farm. Look it up. They do a great job of breaking down food waste, and if you create a ramp out that drops into a bucket with a bit of sand/dirt at the bottom they will self harvest to make great chicken feed.
TurnipSwap
prevent what? An explosion of BSF some of the most beneficial critters you could want in your compost? Less moisture or hot composting would do the trick.
emonymous3991
Needs air and less moisture
Automatic_Gas9019
I use the ground for compost. No container. Easier to turn and keep up with it.
Gloomy_Trade
Disgusting
delocrox
Let us see the video of the chickens going at it!
GrimRipperBkd
Add browns, spread out in the sun, fluff, stack
Viciousssylveonx3
Perfect protein for your chickens those are worth a lot sell them to peeps with chickens hedgehogs reptiles etc
motherfudgersob
Consider chicking some of that kitchen food waste straight to chickens (coop, pen, whatever…as it rots they’ll scratch at it and eat the byproducts) then use chicken waste in compost pile (but I’d be very careful to get it to 160F+ if using it on any root ir leaf crops…or compost fir a year after last manure addition).
Agree a better balance of browns and greens would help as well as spreading the food stuffs out and always covering with browns. This is a stinky mess (yes, I’ve had it too) that yih don’t even want to smell while gardening much less from the house and forget neighbors. A nice pile with grass leaves grounds etc smells earthy, not eau de garbage.
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Looks like black soldier fly larvae
It’s good for compost making.
But your compost looks quite wet. Perhaps add more browns?
I dont think your compost gets enough air in that type of container
Without more air and moisture, you are lucky to have maggots thriving.
Needs more browns, fill it all the way to the top https://youtu.be/0wFHqFpZjJ8
Oh, they’re gonna love it!!
That isn’t a very suitable container. Compost needs food airflow and drainage.
However you do have the beginnings of a great black soldier fly farm. Look it up. They do a great job of breaking down food waste, and if you create a ramp out that drops into a bucket with a bit of sand/dirt at the bottom they will self harvest to make great chicken feed.
prevent what? An explosion of BSF some of the most beneficial critters you could want in your compost? Less moisture or hot composting would do the trick.
Needs air and less moisture
I use the ground for compost. No container. Easier to turn and keep up with it.
Disgusting
Let us see the video of the chickens going at it!
Add browns, spread out in the sun, fluff, stack
Perfect protein for your chickens those are worth a lot sell them to peeps with chickens hedgehogs reptiles etc
Consider chicking some of that kitchen food waste straight to chickens (coop, pen, whatever…as it rots they’ll scratch at it and eat the byproducts) then use chicken waste in compost pile (but I’d be very careful to get it to 160F+ if using it on any root ir leaf crops…or compost fir a year after last manure addition).
Agree a better balance of browns and greens would help as well as spreading the food stuffs out and always covering with browns. This is a stinky mess (yes, I’ve had it too) that yih don’t even want to smell while gardening much less from the house and forget neighbors. A nice pile with grass leaves grounds etc smells earthy, not eau de garbage.