Hen poo!

[andyh]

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie to the site and only started growing bits and pieces at the tail end of last season. This year we have moved to a house with a much bigger garden and I now have a large veggie garden! Yippee! My limited successes lat year ensured I became hooked to this wonderful pastime.

I have a question regarding our new 'pets', four hens and two ducks. Is there a way of safely using the hens droppings on the veggie garden.

Thanks

Andy

[andyh]

[growmore]

Hen manure is great stuff for the   veggie garden providing you pile it up and let it stand a while or mix it in  the compost heap ...
It is too hot for garden used fresh,,,
It  is especially good for onion beds once it has been  left  for a while .
Cheers .Jim

[loz]

Hi adhudson

I use my chicken & duck poo in the autumn mixed with horse manure for the following years squash bed.

Growmore is quite right, it is too strong to use fresh, but it is a good activator, and works marvels with greedy plants.

Loz