Yet another Poop question...

[chilisweet]

So we have filled a small bucket with poop. What do we do with it now? We don't really have a compost pile, it's more like a tree branch and grass pile. How long do we have to wait to add it to the garden? My veggies really need some extra chicken lovin'!

Any thoughts or suggestions?

~Caran

 

[cjeanean]

it has to rot for quite a few months before you put it on your plants, otherwise it will burn your plants. I'm not sure how long, I just know it's several months. Maybe 6 to 12??? LOL, I'm not sure!!!

 

[chilisweet]

so you think we should add it to our sorta compost pile and let is rot? Should we DE it to death? I'm just concerned it will smell, and I know the neighbors would like that a bit!

 

[chickenannie]

Dig a hole (in your garden, or where you want to plant) and bury it. The soil you put back on top will cover up the smell. I would mix some dirt in with it before you cover it back up (to help with the decomposition. Then, next time, bury it a foot away. that way, you'll have a long row of decomposed manure for next spring that you can plant in.

Personally I wouldn't put it in a bucket because it won't decompose nearly as fast and it will smell. If it's in the sun, it dries up in a day or two and the smell goes away.

 

[chilisweet]

Thank you! We can do that! Most of the poo is dried to begin with, so that won't be too bad.

Will oppossums dig up the poo? Or cats?

~Caran

 

[chickenannie]

I doubt it. The soil covers up the smell, although they might be attracted to fresh soft soil. Bury it deep enough so there's like 6 inches of soil above and tamp it down well. That should do it. In my experience (I bury kitchen compost every week) no animal digs it up, but I don't know what your area would be like.