Chicken poo in the garden

[chickidee]

I'm a very new chicken keeper and am amazed by the amount of poo these girls produce. I'd like to use it in the garden as I know it makes marvelous fertiliser but I understand it can't be used fresh. I don't have room for a compost heap but would love to know if there's any other way I can use this precious stuff

[LisaB]

I might be a bit off, but I think if you put some in a container, about a tenth chicken poo and the rest water, leave for a week or two, and then filter out the sludge, you can use it as a fertiliser :)

[Totally Scrambled]

Afternoon Chickidee,
Have you got any buckets?
Half fill with chicken poo but just loosely, don't pack it down. Fill up to near the brim with water and cover it to reduce any nasty niffs. Leave it for a week or so to stew, then filter off the water and save it.
The sludge should be OK on the garden lightly forked in.
The water you have saved can be diluted, 1 part chicken poo water to 10 parts fresh water and used as a liquid feed
Dom

[chickidee]

Afternoon Chickidee,
Have you got any buckets?
Half fill with chicken poo but just loosely, don't pack it down. Fill up to near the brim with water and cover it to reduce any nasty niffs. Leave it for a week or so to stew, then filter off the water and save it.
The sludge should be OK on the garden lightly forked in.
The water you have saved can be diluted, 1 part chicken poo water to 10 parts fresh water and used as a liquid feed
Dom

Brilliant thanks Dom. I'm off to find some buckets now. I'm sure there's one with a lid kicking around somewhere - can't risk the chooks drowning in stinky poo water.

[chickidee]

I might be a bit off, but I think if you put some in a container, about a tenth chicken poo and the rest water, leave for a week or two, and then filter out the sludge, you can use it as a fertiliser :)

Thanks Lisa - looking forward to another nice smelly project!