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meggy2
True Blue Farmgirl
111 Posts
barb
Flemington
Missouri
USA
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 Posted - Feb 20 2012 : 3:52:51 PM
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| I have LOTS of chicken poo that I have been putting in a wire cage over the winter. How can I use it in my garden this spring. Can I just till it in or do I have to compost it somehow first? Is there a threat of e-coli in my veggies if I use it? Please help this rookie. |
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
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Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
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Posted - Feb 21 2012 : 06:58:10 AM
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As far as I know chicken poo has to compost for 1 year before you can use it in your garden. I am no expert, but this is what I do- just to be safe. Rabbit poo is the only poo I know of that can go right into the garden beds and does not need to be composted. Even horse manure needs to compost for at least 6 months. Good Luck!
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
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meggy2
True Blue Farmgirl
111 Posts
barb
Flemington
Missouri
USA
111 Posts |
Posted - Feb 22 2012 : 4:17:06 PM
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| Laurie: Thanks for the info. |
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mudpony farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
57 Posts
Jo
USA
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Posted - Feb 24 2012 : 08:14:26 AM
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Barb-
From what I understand it needs to compost for awhile to be beneficial to the soil, but maybe the bottom layer would be okay to use by now?
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meggy2
True Blue Farmgirl
111 Posts
barb
Flemington
Missouri
USA
111 Posts |
Posted - Feb 24 2012 : 2:27:00 PM
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| Thanks for the info. The bottom layer is straw and poo. Maybe I will use that. My DH is building a compost cooker out of a 55 gal drum. I understand it helps it to cook faster this way. |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Feb 27 2012 : 7:19:51 PM
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We have lots of chicken houses around here. They are cleaned out every 6-8 weeks. All that manure and feathers and chicken parts goes directly onto hay fields and corn and other fields. I think when the chickens scratch around and keep it composted themselves it's ok but not directly ON the plants. Maybe worked into the soil. I use my chicken poo and straw and scraps that they have composted for me on my gardens. But it's been really composted good by the chickens. I hope I am making sense. I also use my goat poo around the plants.
Kris
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meggy2
True Blue Farmgirl
111 Posts
barb
Flemington
Missouri
USA
111 Posts |
Posted - Feb 28 2012 : 3:18:03 PM
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Kris:
THanks for the info my DH thought we could use it in the garden this spring and till it in before planting.
Barb |
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wandaj
Farmgirl in Training
38 Posts
Wanda
Buffalo
NY
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2012 : 11:32:23 AM
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| What about alpaca poo? I heard it was good for compost. Has any one ever used it yet? |
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meggy2
True Blue Farmgirl
111 Posts
barb
Flemington
Missouri
USA
111 Posts |
Posted - Mar 04 2012 : 3:36:00 PM
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Wanda:
I have a friend with 5 alpacas and she has people out for teas at her farm. She has a beautiful flower and vegetable garden, the best I've ever seen, and she uses her alpaca poo to fertilize it. She's in Florida right now, but when she comes back, I'll ask her how whe uses it and how long she composts. |
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soapmommy60543
True Blue Farmgirl
2197 Posts
Ann
Oswego
IL
USA
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Posted - Mar 09 2012 : 1:42:24 PM
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We have pet bunnies. When we clean out their litterboxes, the litter and "beans" go into a kettle, then out to the garden. Straight onto the soil. BUT you do have to be careful because this stuff is sooooo high in Nitrogen that it can burn your plants. In the summer, we make sure to sprinkle the droppings sparingly around whatever is getting a boost that day - our trees, the flowerbeds, the vegies in the garden. Also, anything leftover goes into the compost pile. In the winter, the whole kettle of bunny beans goes straight out onto the dirt. It gets worked into the soil with a good dose of compost in the spring.
What's really nice is the "cycle" of it all - we use the bunny beans to fertilize our garden, which feeds us and the bunnies. They, in return, make fertilizer for us. Plus they are so stinking cute!
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
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USA
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wandaj
Farmgirl in Training
38 Posts
Wanda
Buffalo
NY
USA
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Posted - May 24 2012 : 11:15:09 AM
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| Thanks Barb, looking forward to a reply. |
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