Guest Denny Posted June 6, 2009 Report Posted June 6, 2009 I know you can get chicken poo to put in your compost heap, but can you compost Pigeon poo? Putting mine in the bin at the mo, but have a compost heap.
cowman Posted June 6, 2009 Report Posted June 6, 2009 any medication you use read the bottle well as i know the coxi treatment states not to use on land intended for crops for human consumption. but it would be fine for a flower bed
Guest strapper Posted June 6, 2009 Report Posted June 6, 2009 its very good for the garden but too strong for the ground at 1st,let it compost down for a few months if you can . we have a scheme here where i live that picks up all sorts of stuff...paper/cardboard hedge cuttings and best of all...pigeon droppings...all free........they even supply white starch bags that are bio degradible. its called worm tech. collects once a week.
pjc Posted June 6, 2009 Report Posted June 6, 2009 it is very strong in nitrogen but mixed in with plenty of other stuff makes good compost
Guest Owen Posted June 6, 2009 Report Posted June 6, 2009 In the Middle Ages there were a lot of pigeons kept for meat and manure. You will see the remains of the dovecotes at most of the castles from that time. The manure was regarded very highly because of it's high nitrogen content. The manure was so highly valued that it was against the law for a common person to use it. It is one of the best compost activators you can get. If you use it in the compost, make sure that you mix it in and aerate it well, especially if you use grass cuttings in the compost. The ideal is to have two compost heaps next to each other and periodically turn the one into the other so that you can mix it thoroughly and get oxygen into it. This makes it rot down much quicker. I use it all the time but with the addition of comfrey which adds the potash you need for fruit and flowers. Potash also gives you fantastic potatoe crops with great taste. It can be used fresh, providing that you do not allow it contact with the plants. And it is very good if you scatter it lightly on grass. You can create some really nice lawns that way.
chickadee Posted June 6, 2009 Report Posted June 6, 2009 Pigeon pen is the best there is, Duncan's brother supplies us with a bin and he swaps them every time they are full, he has a huge plot of land and produces an abundance of plants and vegetables, only time he does not take it is when we medicate the birds. He odes let the pigeon pen rot for a while as it is very strong and is high in nitrates Duncan also delivered 4 ton of cow manure to him the other week, some may think that is a lot of crap but it's true ;D ;D ;D
Guest Posted June 6, 2009 Report Posted June 6, 2009 Pigeon pen is the best there is, Duncan's brother supplies us with a bin and he swaps them every time they are full, he has a huge plot of land and produces an abundance of plants and vegetables, only time he does not take it is when we medicate the birds. He odes let the pigeon pen rot for a while as it is very strong and is high in nitrates Duncan also delivered 4 ton of cow manure to him the other week, some may thing that is a lot of crap but it's true ;D ;D ;D pmsl ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
newbold Posted June 6, 2009 Report Posted June 6, 2009 verry good for onions and leeks strait from loft but compost for rest of garden
Guest Denny Posted June 6, 2009 Report Posted June 6, 2009 That is great news for me as my compost heap is not far from my loft so no prizes where I will be making trips to with my bucket tomorrow. Thanks for the sound advice. Expect to get some champion flowers and veg in the garden even if there not going to be my birds!
chickadee Posted June 6, 2009 Report Posted June 6, 2009 That is great news for me as my compost heap is not far from my loft so no prizes where I will be making trips to with my bucket tomorrow. Thanks for the sound advice. Expect to get some champion flowers and veg in the garden even if there not going to be my birds! We were at Tammy's club mates loft and the pigeon pen was all grassed over, Duncan stood in some right up to the ankles when so he washed it off then done it again in another part of the garden so me and Tammy drove off and made him walk back to Tammy's for being so stupid ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
jimmy white Posted June 7, 2009 Report Posted June 7, 2009 I know you can get chicken poo to put in your compost heap, but can you compost Pigeon poo? Putting mine in the bin at the mo, but have a compost heap. i use all pigeon poo for compost,, i usually plant a few potatoes burrying the pigeon muck well down into the ground, then cover it up, with earth , then planting the potatoes , after the potatoes have grown , i use this earth now mixed with year old pigeon muck , in the main flower border, the following year,, seems to work very well
Babybird Posted June 7, 2009 Report Posted June 7, 2009 u sure spend a lot of time in the garden Jimmy, maybe get a reduction on your council tax i use all pigeon poo for compost,, i usually plant a few potatoes burrying the pigeon muck well down into the ground, then cover it up, with earth , then planting the potatoes , after the potatoes have grown , i use this earth now mixed with year old pigeon muck , in the main flower border, the following year,, seems to work very well
van Roberts Posted June 7, 2009 Report Posted June 7, 2009 put some round conifers they love it will shoot up. then make a good hedge
flyingteessider Posted June 7, 2009 Report Posted June 7, 2009 I throw my birds droppings over next doors fence and her lawns lovely lol
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