Baymule
Herd Master
That's what makes the chicken litter so good.....no seeds!
I wouldn't bet a premium hay crop on that Baymule. I've heard several folks that had litter spread say they ended up with a mighty fine weed crop of varieties their property had never had before.That's what makes the chicken litter so good.....no seeds!
I never knew that. I know horse manure is a weed fest, at least mine was/is no matter how long it is composted. Where would weed seeds come from if the chickens are fed pellets? Commercial chicken houses, those chickens don't get to free range. I knew a lovely old couple whose hay field was covered in yellow flowers they said came from the fertilizer truck. You just can never be too careful where you get inputs from that go on your land.I wouldn't bet a premium hay crop on that Baymule. I've heard several folks that had litter spread say they ended up with a mighty fine weed crop of varieties their property had never had before.
I dunno, but chicken litter contains more than just chicken poop. I've seen sawdust and sand both spread under the cages. When they scoop it out of the houses, all that comes with the litter. It's always been one of the complaints about litter--the sawdust locks up too much of the N for too long.
Oh, I would not go so far as to automatically discard the use of chicken litter solely on account of new or invasive weed possibility--especially if you can get it for free or @ very little cost as I have read many do (I can't here). Weigh the positives against the negatives of any and all options---always. If I could get 60 acres worth of chicken poop spread for little or nothing, the savings over using commercial fertilizer would by far cover any extra herbicide I had to spray to get rid of weeds.Well, that clears it up. @Alexz7272 nix the chicken litter.