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browntrouty

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chicken poo
« on: January 25, 2010, 16:17 »
how long does hen poo need to rot before using it? can i just stick it all in a big dustbin and leave it for so long, or do I need to do stuff with it?

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Re: chicken poo
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2010, 16:24 »
Hi Browntrouty
                    My neighbour who is a pro gardener tells me it needs to rot for at least a year as it is so acidic. :tongue2:

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Re: chicken poo
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2010, 16:47 »
i dont know if u have to leave it a year but that would not surprise me , i am going to get a compost bin for mine but at the mo the whole lot is just being dumped into my raised beds .
"Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened."

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Re: chicken poo
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2010, 18:20 »
Hi Browntrouty
                    My neighbour who is a pro gardener tells me it needs to rot for at least a year as it is so acidic. :tongue2:

Best Regards

Steve

I did read (google) that droppings from hens fed layers pellets/mash have a PH of about 7 because the limestone added for egg production lowers the acidity.
I cannot find the page again but it sounds logical.
Perhaps a chook owner with a ph test kit could find out. :)

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Re: chicken poo
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2010, 18:39 »
If I  get a chance and if i can find my meter i will do some tests tomorrow ;)
Think the resultds might help quite a few off us :D

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Re: chicken poo
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2010, 18:54 »
If I  get a chance and if i can find my meter i will do some tests tomorrow ;)
Think the resultds might help quite a few off us :D

Thanks SUTTY 1 , I did start a topic in `Grow your own' looking for a volunteer. The results should be handy info . :)

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Re: chicken poo
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2010, 19:23 »
Hi ther chicken poo is ideal for any of the currant bushes if you have some put it round the base of them like a mulch. This is what i tend to do

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Re: chicken poo
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2010, 20:30 »
We just put ours in with the compost and it rots down, it's supposed to help it rot down quicker I heard!  My dad says to not use it fresh as it ca burn the greenery?  Not sure if that's true ,aybe someone else can answer that?

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Re: chicken poo
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2010, 19:38 »
Yes it will burn the greenery on your plants the only ones that seem to thrive on it are currant bushes.

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Re: chicken poo
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2010, 20:18 »
i grew spinach beet on my previous chicken run a couple of months after the chickens had vacated the area and it was fine. maybe sprinkle some lime on the ground beforehand though.

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Re: chicken poo
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2010, 22:45 »
Hi Mr geeky anorak here again,lol. :D :D :D :D
I did some P.H. tests today!!!!!!
Pile off fresh pooh-6.50
dalek composter(pooh and staw)-6.75
compost heap(1yr old)(typical allotment waste and no pooh)-6.75
raised bed(limed 3mths ago)-7.25
Dont know how much help this will be but despite feeling a bit silly had a good laugh doing it :tongue2: :tongue2:
But must say i agree it good for fruit bushes and that it speeds up a compost heap!!

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Re: chicken poo
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2010, 23:35 »
[biochemist hat on]
Thanks Sutty. What did you use to measure the pH? Was it chemicals or probe and if the latter, was it calibrated? It's just that the pH of 6.5 for raw poo puts it in the range for normal rainwater and only marginally more acidic than milk! Since people claim it can damage vegetation I'd have expected it to be in the range of acid-rain, pH 5.5ish. It's very difficult to get an accurate pH reading without lab-quality kit; chemical test are even worse!
[biochemist hat off]

HTH, N

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Re: chicken poo
« Reply #12 on: January 26, 2010, 23:40 »
I've just put up a post asking what ph testers are best!
Thanks for doing that SUTTY because it gives us an idea anyway. Poo IS acidic.

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SUTTY1

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Re: chicken poo
« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2010, 00:08 »
Hi again, used a probe and only did it for a rough idea and a bit of a laugh :D :D :D
but it did show a bit off a difference?!?!?! and most plants happy a bit either way!!!!
Probe zeroed at 7. Not a true analytical report but if it can be sold to any one i'll have a percentage :tongue2: :tongue2:
Its nice to have an idea but at the end of the day nature wins and so do we! no real problem if we only get 4lb of fruit why panic to adjust ph to get 4 1/2lb lol

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Re: chicken poo
« Reply #14 on: January 27, 2010, 09:06 »
Nice one Sutty 1, it seems laying hen droppings are not as acidic as many people think.
I wish i had taken Science and Chemistry at school , the teacher at the time was a jerk so i did biology instead.
I expect the ph will vary according to diet especially if they raid the veg patch instead of eating pellets. If i get a few spare seedlings i may put a lot of the fresh stuff in with them and see how they fare.



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