In addition to gifting a family with fresh eggs, a backyard chicken flock yields another benefit Their poop
“Soil needs animal manure to maintain health, and few additions to garden soil help produce abundant vegetables as chicken poop compost,” said Drew Erickson, Farm Manager at Rodale Institute’s Midwest Research Center north of Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Our garden produce is a side gift from our hens, and we use their manure in two ways We sprinkle a thin layer directly on the garden soil and gently work it in Chicken manure is nitrogen rich Adding too much can over fertilize plants, so
