Chicken Manure and Carrob Browns in a tumbler?

[toxcrusadr]

You may not have enough mass there for it to retain heat as long as a bigger pile would, and if it's in a tumbler where air circulates all around (no ground to insulate the bottom), and it's on a windy roof...well it's not surprising that it cools off quickly. It doesn't mean you won't get compost though. Heat is not essential to making compost.

[sventur]

Ihave neglected slightly the tumbler for the past four days. At 2pm the temp reading was 86F. I watered and turned the pile. A lot of fruit flies where noticed. Also when I poked the pile with the termometer a lot of mites came running out. Had to go have a shower as they where all over me! At 6pm the core temperature was 96F.

Any suggetions on the fruit flies and mites?

[toxcrusadr]

How is the odor? If it's smelly you might have too much N and need more browns. That can attract more insects. Or, it may just be too wet. I haven't used a tumbler but I've heard they tend to have more fruit flies. I think this is because the high N material (greens) can be buried in a static pile so flies don't have access, but in a tumbler it's mixed frequently and they can lay their eggs on tasty bits.