Chicken poop is often called "chicken manure" by farmers. Manure is poop from animals that is used as a fertilizer. Chicken manure is perfect for organic farmers!
In order to use chicken manure, it has to be old. Farmers use old chicken poop on crops. If they were to use new manure, then it will kill the crops. It does this because there is too much nitrogen in fresh poop, and that super high amount burns plant roots. If you have chickens, you can dig 3-4 inches in their run (or area in their pen outside their coop) until you reach black looking soil. This is actually old poop. Inside the coop, you can scoop out the bedding and put that into a compost pile, wet and turn every few weeks for several months. This can take 6-9 months, sometimes longer, for it to be ready for use in a compost pile. If it's not black when you check it, wait another month or two before checking again. Once it's ready, you can take the manure and spread it all over your garden. Make sure to mix it with the soil. If you don't mix it in, it won't make as much of a difference on your garden. But, mixing it in lets the plants get the nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in the fertilizer. One chicken usually produces 8-11 pounds of poop every month. So, it doesn't take many chickens to make a lot of manure. But, keep in mind, IT SMELLS BAD! Don't worry if you don't have chickens of your own. Find a local chicken farmer and ask them for their poop. Most will be very, very glad to give it to you. If you use it correctly, your plants will thank you! Your flowers will be bigger and brighter; your veggies will be larger and healthier. Twitter Time! Find us on Twitter (@DenOfCluck) to answer this question: If you were a chicken, where do you think you would be in the pecking order? Nanners: I think I'd be at the bottom because I'm so laid back. Mashers: I think I'd be up by the top because I'm so energetic and bossy.
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