phloydius
Veteran Member
Here is a question on how to best get the maximum use out of our efforts...
I cook my own broth/stock in a crock pot. I would like to find a good use for the left over bones, meat, and veggies that are left over after making the broth/stock. General suggestions online all say to discard it because it has no "value" left. But I'd like to see if there is some value we can find for it.
My first idea was to simply compost it, but have real concerns about attracting meat eating pests to my compost bin. Also, in general, my chickens have full free access to my compost bins. The other idea I had was feeding all or some of the left overs to the chickens. They may not like the onions (which I could easily toss into the compost bin, but am curious on everyone's thoughts on the value/safety of letting the birds having access to it, specifically the meat and bones.
The broths I make most often are ham, beef, and porks.
Thoughts?
I cook my own broth/stock in a crock pot. I would like to find a good use for the left over bones, meat, and veggies that are left over after making the broth/stock. General suggestions online all say to discard it because it has no "value" left. But I'd like to see if there is some value we can find for it.
My first idea was to simply compost it, but have real concerns about attracting meat eating pests to my compost bin. Also, in general, my chickens have full free access to my compost bins. The other idea I had was feeding all or some of the left overs to the chickens. They may not like the onions (which I could easily toss into the compost bin, but am curious on everyone's thoughts on the value/safety of letting the birds having access to it, specifically the meat and bones.
The broths I make most often are ham, beef, and porks.
Thoughts?