I made a tumbling compost bin when I first bought my property and after the initial load it got zero usage because of the chickens.
I don’t worry about rodents. But that’s because I have an army of cats. And an army of chickens. And an army of geese. And one of my dogs even has a confirmed kill.
One day we found a mouse in the house. I congratulated them on making it past the gauntlet. And then a cat promptly murdered them.
Please tell the cat I thank them for doing their jobs! All cats I’ve had are little lazy butts. If the cat has since passed, I’ll make a memorial for a good mouser.
I grew up on a small farm doing this, but have since given up the practice in favor of tumbling composter bins for two distinct reasons:
Rodents eventually live in 100% of them where rodents exist and it’s immensely unhealthy to humans.
Insects in general are attracted to them and I personally dislike giving certain invasive species any additional food sources.
Tumbling compost bins may not be as easy to maintain, but they definitely get rid of both undesirable insects and animals.
I made a tumbling compost bin when I first bought my property and after the initial load it got zero usage because of the chickens.
I don’t worry about rodents. But that’s because I have an army of cats. And an army of chickens. And an army of geese. And one of my dogs even has a confirmed kill.
One day we found a mouse in the house. I congratulated them on making it past the gauntlet. And then a cat promptly murdered them.
Please tell the cat I thank them for doing their jobs! All cats I’ve had are little lazy butts. If the cat has since passed, I’ll make a memorial for a good mouser.