fresh chook poop

DryPaddocks · **Joined:** Wed Sep 07, 2011 3:01 pm **Posts:** 3

How soon can you use fresh chook poop of the garden? Do I have to let it sit for a certain time before I can use it?

OakA · **Posted:** Thu Sep 08, 2011 8:47 am

It is advisable to allow the fresh manure to dry before use.
When you do it should be well dug in and not heaped close to stems as it can burn.
It also needs to be kept moist or again it will burn plant stems.
There is not much better for encouraging plants to grow, I have always given the explanation that the plants grow to get away from it as it can be rather pungent on the nose.
It can be composted through a worm farm but not if the fowls have been wormed recently as commercial wormers will kill ALL worms and wormfarms can also be killed off, just take care.

purefeather · **Joined:** Wed Sep 29, 2010 6:36 pm **Posts:** 736

I'd like to add that it might be a good idea to keep your chook poop out of the sun while it is ageing ( a lot of goodness is leached out by Ra).
Cheers.

DryPaddocks · **Joined:** Wed Sep 07, 2011 3:01 pm **Posts:** 3

So should I cover it with black plastic while it dries out?

Thanks to you both

purefeather · **Joined:** Wed Sep 29, 2010 6:36 pm **Posts:** 736

You could leave the the poop in the pen and throw some chaff or straw over the poop, that way the chooks can scratch away at the straw at the same time keeping the poop loose and friable. Also you end up with an even better fertiliser/mulch.

DryPaddocks · **Joined:** Wed Sep 07, 2011 3:01 pm **Posts:** 3

Oh ok I did not think of that I have been shoveling it out into a pile, should I cover the pile I have already?

Fluff · **Joined:** Sun Sep 11, 2011 6:49 pm **Posts:** 2

I shovel mine into a large drum and add water leave it 2-3 weeks then use it as liquid fertilizer you watch you veggies go mad if you try it

ChickinLickin · **Posted:** Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:39 pm

I just put mine into my garden composter along with the shavings and straw, veggie peelings/ leaves etc etc, is that ok or wont it compost?

wickedwings · **Posted:** Wed Sep 14, 2011 1:22 pm

It will compost just fine.

Fluff · **Joined:** Sun Sep 11, 2011 6:49 pm **Posts:** 2

If you don't cover it you will breed lots of flies especially from now on so I would suggest you do cover it well as a pile of poo is the perfect breeding ground for flies

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