Did you know that most chickens produce one egg every twenty-four hours? It's true and amazing to think you can have your own freshly produce egg each morning. The same chicken can produce about 1 cubic foot of chicken manure every six months or so.
The chicken waste cannot be left inside the coop for very long because of the ammonia is unhealthy for the birds to breath. So what become of all the manure removed from the coop? It is used as by gardeners as compost
If you use pure chicken manure on plants, you may find your plants dead shortly thereafter because of damage caused to the plant roots. Before it is used it must be composted, then it may be added to plant and garden soils.
Composted chicken manure is nutritious organic matter and will help the soil to hold in moisture. In addition, beneficial organisms and bacteria are returned to the earth further improving its fertility.
This manure contains more potassium, phosphorus, and nitrogen than found in other types of manure. No doubt about it, chicken manure is good for gardens.
There are specific components to composting. They include the use of brown and green materials for a healthy balance. Coop bedding, straw, dry leaves, sawdust wood shavings and the chicken manure are fall into useable materials.
Once you have gathered these materials and added them to your compost pile, wet it heap down thoroughly so that water reaches deep into the center of the pile. You then want the compost pile to "heat-up" 130-150 degrees F. You need to maintain this heat for three days. After this period, you should move to the top center of the pile to the side, allowing the outside side portion to cook.
