Ive an inexhaustable supply of hen muck courtesy of my chucks. Do any serious gardeners know which sectiion of the garden i should put it on ie potato, onion section etc. I realise its strong stuff, it just seems a shame not to put it on the garden.
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hen muck on garden
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Re: hen muck on garden
Put it in the compost, and make it into chicken muck tea as a liquid fertilizer, don't put it straight on the garden. Google up " Chicken manure'"
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That's waht I do. I don't touch it for a year and it its fine after that. Don't put it on a worm farm though 
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Like Oldfella I add it to the compost heap and boy does it get things moving. Chicken poo's NPK balance makes it particularly beneficial for vegetable friuts, so tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, courgettes, squashes, etc, but it can be used anywhere.
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Re: hen muck on garden
i know specifically sweet potatoes DONT like hen muck.
thats all i know.
i agree, you should compost it.
thats all i know.
i agree, you should compost it.
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Re: hen muck on garden
Does anyone know about ordinary potatoes and hen muck? I am going to keep chickens and grow potatoes as a main crop. Always wanted to live on eggs and chips.
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Re: hen muck on garden
I make my own "Chicken Poo Liquid Fertilizer " and it turns out very well, all you need is a Hessian sack and old dustbin or two, and hang shovelful or two of muck, in sack and hang in the dustbin full of water for a couple of weeks, . Dilute to 5 to 1. I do this every ten days. The rest I put into the compost.
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Re: hen muck on garden
Ha ha, the good old 'egg and chip diet'!! Made me chuckle, always a fall back when I can't be bothered to cook!bill1953 wrote:Does anyone know about ordinary potatoes and hen muck? I am going to keep chickens and grow potatoes as a main crop. Always wanted to live on eggs and chips.
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Agree with all the above,I rate the liquid fertizer thing too ,but dilute well. It's a great compost activator,I reckon if you've got a source of poultry manure and access to a good source of seaweed,you are truly blessed.
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Re: hen muck on garden
Potter's Farm wrote:Ha ha, the good old 'egg and chip diet'!! Made me chuckle, always a fall back when I can't be bothered to cook!bill1953 wrote:Does anyone know about ordinary potatoes and hen muck? I am going to keep chickens and grow potatoes as a main crop. Always wanted to live on eggs and chips.
Why cook when you can have egg and chips? There's nothing finer!
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