Comments on: Adding Egg Shells to Your Worm Bin http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/ Red Wiggler Worms, European Nightcrawlers and loads of helpful Worm Composting Information Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:56:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/#comment-6397 Bentley Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:15:00 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/#comment-6397 Hey Allen, As mentioned, I do leave SOME of the egg yolk in the shell, but if I had lots of extra eggs (that needed to be disposed of) I would likely create a separate composting system (maybe even a hot composting pile) since there is much greater potential for putrification and potentially nasty organisms developing. I definitely wouldn't recommend adding them to any of your indoor worm bins or outdoor bins you work with a lot. Hey Allen,
As mentioned, I do leave SOME of the egg yolk in the shell, but if I had lots of extra eggs (that needed to be disposed of) I would likely create a separate composting system (maybe even a hot composting pile) since there is much greater potential for putrification and potentially nasty organisms developing. I definitely wouldn’t recommend adding them to any of your indoor worm bins or outdoor bins you work with a lot.

]]> By: Allen http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/#comment-6370 Allen Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:49:16 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/#comment-6370 What about some or all of the actual egg? At this time of year we always wind up with many more fresh eggs than we can use. I usually wind up scrambling a bunch of them and feeding them back to the chickens. I have been putting some of the egg shells in the worm bins and will probably try to be more consistent with it, especially if it can help reduce the acidity from too much citrus. Allen What about some or all of the actual egg? At this time of year we always wind up with many more fresh eggs than we can use. I usually wind up scrambling a bunch of them and feeding them back to the chickens. I have been putting some of the egg shells in the worm bins and will probably try to be more consistent with it, especially if it can help reduce the acidity from too much citrus.

Allen

]]> By: garyb50 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/#comment-6369 garyb50 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:03:02 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/#comment-6369 Great idea... crushing them. I've always just crumbled them by hand & tossed them into my veggie can. And they don't get assimilated that well in the end. I'm going to try crushing them separately next time. Great idea… crushing them. I’ve always just crumbled them by hand & tossed them into my veggie can. And they don’t get assimilated that well in the end. I’m going to try crushing them separately next time.

]]> By: Alison http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/#comment-6354 Alison Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:44:27 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/#comment-6354 Thanks Bentley, this is a great help ! I have been drifting the crushed shells over the lawn but I would like to include them in my worm bins. Thanks Bentley, this is a great help ! I have been drifting the crushed shells over the lawn but I would like to include them in my worm bins.

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