What are the recommendations for composting when you keep chickens?
Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) advise that if you keep poultry, you may compost your kitchen scraps at home but you must do so in an enclosed container. However, they do not specify the distance at which the compost bin should be placed away from the chickens or chicken coup.
As long as the chickens do not have access to the decomposing material, the bin can be placed anywhere within your garden. For more detailed information on this you can visit the Defra Website: http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/topics/kitchen.htm .
