Thursday, July 4, 2013

The Benefits of Chicken Manure


Chicken manure is used as organic fertilizer. This is eco-friendly and can achieve resource recycling. As in daily life, poultry or livestock manure are always dealt with improperly so that result in environmental problems which may destroy the ecological balance and also a waste of energy. Actually,chicken manure itself has many remarkable advantages compared to other poultry manure while used to make organic fertilizer.

Lots of Nitrogen
Like other birds, chickens do not urinate. Therefore, all of the nitrogen which other animals excrete through their urine is in the chicken litter. To balance out the high level of nitrogen, add in trace minerals and apply calcium to your soil. Chicken manure has one of the highest contents of nitrogen of any manure. Nitrogen in chicken manure is also in a more available form than the nitrogen in non-bird manures. it is also considered a "hot" manure and can burn plants if it is used directly in the garden. It has to be composted with the addition of some other organic ingredient like sawdust or straw before it can be used safely. Composting breaks down the high levels of nitrogen and makes chicken manure more mellow for use

Best Soil Amendment
Chicken manure is considered an excellent soil amendment. Chicken manure is the excreta of poultry that is used as a fertilizer. Based on the amount of nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium to plants than cow, sheep, or horse manure fertilizer. It also helps to restore depleted soil to a healthy PH balance, loose the soil and improve the quality of agricultural products and plants . . It adds rich organic matter to the soil and increases soil holding capacity. It is also a source of beneficial and essential bacteria that were a part of the poultry' s digestive system. These bacteria create an environment in the soil where the plants are able to absorb nutrients more readily.

Pure Manure
Chickens are vegetarians, and the manure they produce is naturally free from the parasites and diseases that are likely to be present in the manure of meat-consuming animals. Chicken manure is low in salt and weed seeds that are often present in the manure of other animals. Because chicken manure is so highly organic, there are fewer chances of harsh chemicals entering the soil if gardening is being done organically.

Economic Benefits
Chicken manure is much more valuable as a fertilizer than previously thought. Some cotton farmers are switching to chicken manure (Bio-organic Fertilizer) and away from standard inorganic, synthetic fertilizers. Previous studies only considered the economic value of the nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in chicken manure. compared to that in synthetic fertilizers. Farmers know that chicken litter, an organic fertilizer, is a better soil conditioner than synthetic fertilizers. Many other farmers are interested in the possible economic benefits of using chicken litter. They found that cotton yields peaked 12 percent higher with organic fertilizers, compared to peak yields with synthetic fertilizers. The economic analyses also showed that farmers could further increase their profits by using less of either fertilizer than currently used for maximum yields--which is also good news for the environment.


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