Tuesday, June 9, 2009

the pleasures of poop

you may be wondering what the heck is pleasurable about poop-well surprisingly it is more beneficial than a hazard. first here's how to collect the poop. you may remember me saying to clean the chicken coop everyday, preferably in the morning. so yea, do that, but then what do you do with the collected poop? here is what i do:
Sunday morning:-collect poop from inside coop into a bucket using gloves, hand shovel and/or hand broom
-put poop bucket in a corner or somewhere that chickens can't get into and th
at is close by
a fly bag
-wash hands immediately after
-continue routine throughout the week
Saturday morning:-collect poop, etc.
-then transfer poop to compost- then a couple weeks later transfer the composted poop and other kitchen leftovers to the gar
den
-turn and mix poop and compost, water well, turn/mix, water,
turn/mix top soil, & plants seeds!
and here are the pros and cons of chicken poop:
cons-
1. stinky-solution: plant scented plants around chicken area that they wont eat
2.flies-solution: fly bags
pros-
1. great manure for gardens
2. no spent money on fertilizer from store3. good for environment (compared to chemical fertilizer)
so there, it is
beneficial, maybe not completely pleasurable, but it will make all
the difference for your wallet and veggies.

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