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hen muck on garden
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:43 pm
by trappa
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.
Thanks in advance
Re: hen muck on garden
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:51 pm
by oldfella
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'"
Eddy
Re: hen muck on garden
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:05 am
by merlin
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
Re: hen muck on garden
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:51 am
by The Riff-Raff Element
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.
Re: hen muck on garden
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:30 pm
by demi
i know specifically sweet potatoes DONT like hen muck.
thats all i know.
i agree, you should compost it.
Re: hen muck on garden
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 4:21 pm
by bill1953
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.
Re: hen muck on garden
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:31 pm
by oldfella
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.
Re: hen muck on garden
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:11 am
by Potter's Farm
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.
Ha ha, the good old 'egg and chip diet'!! Made me chuckle, always a fall back when I can't be bothered to cook!
Re: hen muck on garden
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:05 am
by oldjerry
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.
Re: hen muck on garden
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:14 pm
by bill1953
Potter's Farm wrote: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.
Ha ha, the good old 'egg and chip diet'!! Made me chuckle, always a fall back when I can't be bothered to cook!
Why cook when you can have egg and chips? There's nothing finer!
