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Old 19-03-2009, 07:29 PM
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Re: Chicken poo and compost!

Birds exrete waste nitrogen as uric acid rather than urea as mammals do. As the name suggests, it is acidic () and will damage plants. It is also much stronger (i.e. more nitrogen per unit weight) than urea and is likely to cause overgrowth of green vegetable parts. As everyone else has said, best mix it into your compost heap.
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