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Tracydr · February 16, 2012

I apply chicken manure as a tea to my garden. I also top dress thinly.
Sometimes, when I clean the coop, I will let the stuff sit for a week or two and then just toss ontop.
Ask what method the coop uses. They often use a method where the manure is actually composting right in the coop. If that's the case, many people will just age a couple of weeks, just to let the fresher stuff that was just deposited age a bit, then use it.
The deep litter method is the most common method so you will probably be just fine six weeks out. Some of that manure could be as old as half a year or more.

February 16, 2012	#5
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	I apply chicken manure as a tea to my garden. I also top dress thinly. Sometimes, when I clean the coop, I will let the stuff sit for a week or two and then just toss ontop. Ask what method the coop uses. They often use a method where the manure is actually composting right in the coop. If that's the case, many people will just age a couple of weeks, just to let the fresher stuff that was just deposited age a bit, then use it. The deep litter method is the most common method so you will probably be just fine six weeks out. Some of that manure could be as old as half a year or more.