If you’ve ever driven though the countryside on a Spring day, you may have been struck by the odor of chicken manure spread over the fields While a temporary, smelly inconvenience, chicken manure can drastically improve grass health Nitrogen is one of the most important indicators of pasture health, and chicken manure happens to be high in such an essential nutrient Along with nitrogen, composted chicken manure regenerates soil heath by adding phosphorus and potassium, common ingredients in store-bought fertilizers
Before adding your chickens’ spent bedding to your garden, it must be composted first Composting allows time for the breakdown