Re: Chicken manure....Good or No?

I just did a bit of research on chicken manure.  The stuff is great, but needs
to be composted first because of the high nitrogen content.  Putting the stuff
fresh into a garden is similar to using undiluted ammonia on your plants.
Have fun.

Amelia Painter wrote:

> I just had a farmer friend stop by and offer too give give a truck load of
> Chicken Manure for my new pumpkin patch.  He said it would help increase
> growth.
>
> Anyone on this list used it before?  My friend is a successful farmer, but
> he grows commercial crops of corn, soybeans, etc.
>
> Please let me know what you think. I need to say NO early on, before he
> makes all the arrangements.  Thanks,
> Amelia Painter
>
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