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07-10-2008, 03:05 PM
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| Nope, sorry! Do you use it as fertilizer for other plants? Does it come liquid?
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07-10-2008, 03:58 PM
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| i wouldn't use it (or any other manure) raw; you may also want to compost it first.
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07-10-2008, 06:01 PM
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| Hi cassier, you will only find out if the chicken stuff works by experimenting with it. I would personally stick to worm tea as it seems to have been proven by the number of posts which approve it. Bill |
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07-10-2008, 06:41 PM
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| Hummm...don't know. I have two chickens and they do their business in the yard. Never thought of putting it on the orchids though. May be kinda smelly. I think worm tea is better since it has no smell.
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07-10-2008, 10:17 PM
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| I was just wondering as someone gave a friend of mine a bag full. The person giving it is an orchid grower. My friend didn't know why he gave it to him and did not ask (shame). I personally use worm tea and told my society about it last night. They were very interested in the processes and results. cassie
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07-10-2008, 10:21 PM
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| I guess you can try it on a new NOIDS and see what happens. I'm too lazy to extract the liquid and stuff. Let us know if you decide to try it.
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07-11-2008, 01:14 PM
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| 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.  |
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07-11-2008, 01:29 PM
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| chicken, horse, and beef manuer has to be composted before using. Putting it on fresh will burn most plants. Your tender orchids will not do good with it straight outta the chicken. Beware. |
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07-11-2008, 02:26 PM
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07-11-2008, 03:57 PM
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| If the chickens are truly USDA certified organic, most reputable certifying agencies are aware of these problems and would not allow this sort of feed. Still....that anyone does this.... |
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07-11-2008, 06:41 PM
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| i use chicken, goat poop. I rotate between organic and inorganic fertilizer. When you use them?. he... he. a skill to be discover... However, poop has gave me mites problem which i hated it till today. So i roast them before i use them. |
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08-17-2008, 05:52 PM
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| My friend told me a few days ago that he started to use the chicken poop. He said that it was composted. He puts 2 tbls in 1 gallon of water. He is using it on his paphs and they seem to like it.
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08-18-2008, 07:24 PM
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| I wish I had the time and patience to do all that. I guess it must be good for the orchids since your friend is doing well using it. I do let my chickens run around my backyard and do their thing though. I'm sure their poop fertilizes the other plants.
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09-01-2008, 06:26 PM
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you don't touch that. Bird flu may be? |
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09-01-2008, 08:25 PM
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| myself I use Dynamic lifter ( chicken poop ) on some of my orchids diluted with water like a weak tea mix I soak the Dynamic Lifter for 24 hours before use then strain the mix before use. It does stink a fair bit though. I also use Dynamic Lifter on my Cymbidiums also I just place the pellets in a small pile on top of the medium and with each watering I spray the Dynamic Lifter as well. I would not recommend doing this inside the house |
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Has anyone ever heard of or tried chicken poop for fertilizer like worm poop?
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