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Handling Manure and Growing Feed
for Urban Chickens
Nick SchneiderWinnebago County Agriculture AgentMarch 26, 2011
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What will endanger the urban chicken movement?
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What will endanger the urban chicken movement?
- Neighbors upset about odor- Perceptions of poor animal care- Public health concerns from bacteria- Noise - Pest/Flies- Environment- What else?
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How to handle chicken manure? • Salmonella, Campylobacter or others• Clean nest boxes once per week to remove
dirty litter• Remove and bed regularly when moist• Wash hands and/or wear gloves when
cleaning pens• Anticipate around 75 pounds per year per hen
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Manure Nutrient Content - SolidFirst-year available nutrient content averages.1
SPECIES N P2O5 K - - - - - - - - - - - lbs/ton - - - - - - - - - - -
Dairy 3 (4)2 3 7Beef 4 (5) 5 9Horse 3 (4) 48Swine 7 (9) 6 7Chicken 20 (24) 30 24
1 Source: Wisconsin soil test labs.
2 Use values in parenthesis for incorporated manure.
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Manure Gases
• May or may not have odor. • Two gases are lighter than air and two gases
are heavier than air. Methane
Hydrogen sulfide
Ammonia
Carbon Dioxide
Manure
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How to dispose of chicken manure? Fresh Disposal or Compost?
• Cattle manure rate: aprx ¾ to 1 lb per 1 ft2• Poultry manure rate: aprx 0.1 to 0.2 lb per 1 ft2 • Flower beds preferred – watch for ammonia and
salt burn. • Bury to reduce odor and burn, and save N.• Vegetable garden: 120 days from harvest if soil
contact or 90 days without soil contact.
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How to dispose of chicken manure? Fresh Disposal or Compost?
• Sealed bin.• Turning the compost generates heat.• Heat kills weed seed and many insects, diseases,
and bacteria. • Reduces volume. • Finished compost can then be spread on the
garden, flowerbed, or lawn.
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What is Composting?• A system that speeds
up natural process of decay
• Living microbes and other organisms do the work
Compost
Changes organic matter into a humus-rich soil amendment
From UW Master Gardener Program
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Wisconsin’s Recycling Law
• In January 1993, Wisconsin’s Recycling Law banned yard waste from landfills & most incinerators.
• No leaves, grass clippings, garden debris or twigs, brush & branches smaller than 6 inches in diameter can go to landfills.
From UW Master Gardener Program
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Compost Basics
• Bacteria• Carbon• Nitrogen• Oxygen• Water• Macroorganisms
Temperature
From UW Master Gardener Program
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Achieving Balance
• Proper carbon : nitrogen ratio
By Volume: 2-3 parts Brown to one part Green
By Weight: Equal weightsBrown Green
From UW Master Gardener Program
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When is it Done?• Most plant parts are indistinguishable• Has an earthy smell• Is crumbly• Doesn’t reheat after turning
End up with about 1/3 original volume
From UW Master Gardener Program
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Bins• Commercial
– Many styles– Usually plastic, often
recycled material
• Home-built– Don’t use lumber treated with CCA
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Hot Pile Method• Thin layer of coarse materials• Equal weights of brown and green• Water layers as it is built• Finish with brown• Turn at least 2 times during the first 7-10 days• Then turn every week or two• Water when turning; keep as damp as a
wrung-out sponge
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Grow Your Own Feed
• 50 pounds of conventional chicken feed $12-$15• Organic chicken feed: $20-$30 per 50 pounds• Using 4 oz feed per day, a 50 pound bag can last
200 days per bird
What does it take to grow 50 pounds of feed?
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Grow Your Own Feed
What does it take to grow 50 pounds of feed?100 bu/acre corn = 400 ft260 bu/acre oats = 1050 ft22000 pounds/acre sunflower = 1090 ft2Barley and wheat have awns – very itchyWill these be a balanced meal? Not enough protein
or minerals like calcium.
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Summer Foraging
Chapter 9 Biological weed managementIntegrated Weed Management: “One Year’s Seeding . . . .”
Chicken tractor
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Chapter 9 Biological weed managementIntegrated Weed Management: “One Year’s Seeding . . . .”
Eradication of yellow nutsedge by pasture chickens. Source: Mayton
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Thank you!