07-11-2008, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Greenhouse Gal  Cassier, I would find out a lot more about this poo before using. First, yes, buttOn is right. Chicken poo is very strong and needs to be composted and still way diluted.
Unfortunately that is not the only concern. The following citation came across my desk just this week:
Article Title:
Arsenic In Chicken Production
A common feed additive adds arsenic to human food and endangers water supplies
Published:
April 9, 2007 Volume 85, Number 15 pp. 34-35
Article Location: Chemical & Engineering News: Government & Policy - Arsenic In Chicken Production
From Chemical & Engineering News Chemical & Engineering News
A service of the American Chemical Society.
IF the chickens were fed only pure grains or free range without any supplemental feed, fine, but that is VERY RARE these days, in this country. Almost everyone uses commercial feed.  | Wow! That is scary. I hate meat because of stuff like that! (I'm not a vegetarian anymore) |