Chicken Manure

[TaysChicks]

So, I'm reading all these posts that it's good for garden, but it has to age to not burn it... OOPS~!
I only have 2 Orp chicks. About 2 months old. They are in a ?? gallon plastic container in the house right now. I usually take the container out to spray it off with hose, but I spray the container till the water mixes with the dumpings, usually the container is half to 3/4 full, then I pour it in the aisles of the plants, but, poured over my potatoes! Also, after I dumped it, I turned the sprinkler onto them for about 45min-1hr.
So, my question is... How long before I know if they are burned? You think the water dissolved it, as well as watering it right after?

 

[citychickx6]

I think you are ok.
I have added to my garden in the early spring and planted 2 weeks later without issue.
My tomato plants are over 5 foot tall right now and my peppers are about 2 foot tall.
I added pine shavings and droppings from 10 chickens.

I have since built a compost bin so I can compost it over the summer and add in the fall for winter decomposition.

There is actually a waiting list of friends wanting composted chicken stuff as well as eggs.
Who would of thought it was so wanted.

 

[Fred's Hens]

"Burning" the plants is only a minor issue, really. Straight, fresh poop is pretty rich and should be aged a bit before the roots sink their teeth into it. LOL

The much bigger issue for me is safety from e-coli, pathogens and other nasties. Some folks compost, but all I do is store in during the growing season and apply it during the long off season. There are many, many Safe Manure Handling and Garden publications by state Ag agencies, but I always post this one, because it is simple and easy to read/understand.

http://umaine.edu/publications/2510e/

 

[Achickenwrangler#1]

You can just toss it on as mulch, water will dilute it enough. As long as your not mixing it in the soil it won't matter at all.

 

[Eggcessive]

I collected some straight manure recently in a bucket and put it on the grass outside of my yard to start a mulch bed for layering yard waste with manure. Two days later there was nothing but manure--not one blade of grass. I think I may have discovered a new cheap weed and grass killer. I know it will burn plants before it composts for a year, but it was pretty dramatic.

 

[Achickenwrangler#1]

Well, there you have it, two sides to every coin.

 

[humphrey farms]

My son started a compost pile out in our back field. We put all our chicken spoils,manure, and restaurant peelings in the pile. Our garden looks great due to this. Compost is very expensive and he plans to sell it too. We have a flock of 20 chickens..all layers. He uses the tractor to turn it every couple of days.