Thanks Bid...I will use the compost this fall. I'm anxious to do so anyway. I want to start a new pile for next year. I've stopped adding to it so that it would finish cooking. But I'm throwing away some good stuff that I don't want to. Like chicken poop, fruit peels, grass, leaves, etc. I don't have any room to start a new pile until I empty my bin out.
Thanks! I've got to get my butt in gear with building an easy to 'turn' composter so that the kids can flip it over a few times every day or two to ensure a speedy process.
Our birds certainly do their share of pooping all over.. We're constantly checking our shoes at the back door to make sure it doesn't get tracked in.. Yuck!