How good is chicken manure for organic fertilizer ??

Question

is it healthy ?

does it give good yield and taste to crops ???

Answer 1

It's great stuff but as others have said don't use it too fresh. I used to let my chickens in the greenhouse in the winter and then grew toms in there in the summer with great success.

I put the fresh chicken manure on the compost heap with grass cuttings etc and leave it a couple of years - great stuff.

If you buy it in a tub it cost a fortune.

Answer 2

Chicken manure is NOT a good fertilizer for soil, at least not all by itself, I hear because it is too concentrated, or something like that, this is why farmers here "Jordan" mix it up with other fertilizers do reduce its concentration.

Answer 3

Chicken manure is a great manure, especially if you are growing crops such as corn or lettuce that need a lot of nitrogen. Despite tag's claim chicken manure is not full of weeds as the chickens break down all seeds in their crop and gut. Now horse manure, that's weedy stuff as the equine digestive system is really inefficient and if you look at horse p**p you will always see a lot of undigested seeds.

One thing, never, ever use fresh, uncomposted poultry manure on anything but perennial crops such as apple trees. chicken p**p is "hot" stuff and will burn most plants if used fresh. So always compost it before use

Answer 4

Chicken manure is excellent fertilizer.  It should be composted or aged because the high nitrogen content can burn some plants if it's used fresh.  It does NOT contain weed seed unless the seed was mixed in after the manure exited the chicken.  The salmonella and other bacterial contamination's are not inside the plant. They are on the outside of the veggies and fruit and can be washed off, so you needn't worry about the health aspect.  And lastly, it will not affect the taste of your crop one way or the other.

Answer 5

chicken manure is very good but it must be aged ,well roted not fresh from the coop. if you use fresh use it in your compost pile till it is aged, new manure will burn your plants ,highly concentrated and hot with nitrogen.

Answer 6

full of weeds.... you will have weeds popping up all over... cow or horse is better. soak manure in lots of water and use as a liquid fertilizer pour around the plants not on them.

Answer 7

Don't use it on potatoes, the potatoes will taste like chicken manure, if you do.

Answer 8

I would watch out where you get your chicken manure from.  The reason so much produce has had e.coli and salmonella issues is because of the contaminated manure used to organically fertilize things.  I prefer a green compost personally.

Answer 9

I compost my chicken manure in with my horse manure. It works very well in my gardens. I do compost it though not put it on directly fresh.

I've never noticed a difference in taste even in my potatoes.

Answer 10

The nitrogen that is a by-product in the poo is what the plants like plus after it begins to break down, the earth worms has something to feed on and further help the soil.

As far as taste, you shouldn't be able to taste any difference. Just be sure the poo is not real fresh or a lot of it because it will go through a heat process as it begins decomposing and can kill the plants.

Answer 11

I used chook manure on my Chrysanthemums for 2 years and I found it to be the very best of all that I had tried. I have tried, pig, cow and horse but nothing came close to what the chook did. I don't know if it will impact on the taste of food as I only used it on my flowers. You have to be very careful about how you use it though. It will burn the plants if put directly on the plant or roots so it is best if it is not fresh, perhaps weeks old. Chook p**p is very acid. What I did was collected all the chook p**p from the chook house, put it into a large rubbish bin, about a quater full, filled to the top with water and soaked the p**p for a few weeks, stiring occasionally. After this time the p**p has broken down and can be diluted to use on the garden. When you want to use it, in a 10 litre bucket use 2 litres of your chook solution and fill the rest of the bucket with water...presto, liquid chook manure. It worked for me. I don't do it now because I don't live on the farm anymore, I have dogs not chooks, but if I did have chooks I would certainly be doing it again. Use proper cautions like wearing gloves and washing your hands and only use your own chook p**p, as you know where it has come from and if it has been infected or contaminated with anything. Happy growing.