Manure tea?

[fishboy1]

Anybody use manure tea?

We have a bunch of chickens pooping like there is no tomorrow.

Thought of putting the coop cleanings into a bucket and adding some water to make fertilizer tea.

Anybody have experience using chicken manure to make fertilizer tea?

 

[WRbowhunter]

tried it once but it tasted like crap.

Sorry it was just laying there and I had to take it.

 

[fishboy1]

Humor is always appreciated.

 

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You already know this but there is tons of data online about compost/manure tea.


So my short answer is NO, I know nothing about it.

 

[catman529]

I haven't tried it yet, a lot of gardeners set up aeration systems to keep their tea constantly aerated and its seems like a more complicated process than I am willing to try.

I would throw the chicken scat in with a compost pile and use it that way.

 

[fishboy1]

We did a 5 gallon bucket of cow manure tea last year and it worked great. BUT it was composted manure.

The chicken squeezins are FRESH!

Guess I can just dump a shovel full in a 5 gallon bucket of water and stir it every day or so. After a week or 3 it should be ready to dilute and put on the soil around some plants.

 

[Mike Belt]

My grandmother told me a long time ago that when she was a little girl growing up one of the remedies for sicknesses was to boil cow patties and drink the tea.

 

[AROD]

My grandmother told me a long time ago that when she was a little girl growing up one of the remedies for sicknesses was to boil cow patties and drink the tea.

great! now im sick. :sick:

 

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LOL!!!!

 

[BowGuy84]

We did a 5 gallon bucket of cow manure tea last year and it worked great. BUT it was composted manure.

The chicken squeezins are FRESH!

Guess I can just dump a shovel full in a 5 gallon bucket of water and stir it every day or so. After a week or 3 it should be ready to dilute and put on the soil around some plants.

Basically what I am going to try. I have a bunch that is just too good of nutrients to throw away.

 

[fishboy1]

My neighbor who has a couple hens puts the coop cleanings right on her garden with no problem.

Think I am still going to give it time to "cool off". Don't want to burn up the garden after all that work.

 

[BowGuy84]

I hear you. my droppings have straw mixed in. I just got my last little bit planted yesterday. It's looking good so far!