Steph101 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Is it okay to just rake your chicken poo into the lawn, as it is supposed to be good for the garden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Yes!! My lawn was gorgeous when I had just 4 hens pooing on it. I used to get the hosepipe out every so often to dilute it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph101 Posted April 5, 2008 Author Share Posted April 5, 2008 Oooooh, relief! Because since receiving the chooks mid Feb, that is exactly what I have done! I am really vigilant about scrubbing their eglu out though. I do this around twice a week; I want them to be comfortable, and I empty the droppings tray every day and change their shredded paper daily. I just had a panic attack having read a post about someone losing a chicken to 'fly strike', and wondered if all that chicken poo starts to attract flies that will lay eggs on the chickens, or that they will pick up parasites living in the poo? Am starting to worry about just about everything! Want to do everything I can to keep them healthy. But I'd heard the chicken poo was good for the lawn as it is full of nitrates, so I figured it would just decompose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Know what you mean - that flystrike thread is a scarey one . Citronella is a good fly repellant though. You can get it in essential oil form, dilute it in a plant sprayer and spray it in the run in the summer if you are worried. It smells nice and fresh too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HasSumAmi Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Am starting to worry about just about everything! Tell me about it!! Am trying to chill out though - otherwise you don't get to enjoy them. Had a total panic attack about prolapses when I read about them in Practical Poultry. I suppose it's just everything is SO new, but eventually I hope you can relax... Someone tell me you can eventually relax... Please.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph101 Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 I know what you mean; I'm one of these people who investigates things on the internet and draws her own conclusions....! I'm sure scientists have already given it a name, like 'I Read It On the Internet Syndrome' or something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...