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<blockquote data-quote="EIEIO" data-source="post: 361878" data-attributes="member: 1947"><p>Green Creek, if you think chicken litter stinks just wait till you put some turkey litter down!</p><p></p><p>Regarding grazing time, I used to live in NW Arkansas and had neighbors that would feed their cattle chicken litter mixed with crappy hay. Guess the protein content of the litter was over 16% so I'd not be real concerned about keeping the cattle off what you have spread it on. I never had a problem letting the cattle graze pastures that had fresh litter on them.</p><p></p><p>Soon as I see a bit of green the mag. goes out here. Never had tetany in a herd and don't want to.</p><p></p><p>Any vet I've ever talked with said the litter being fed to cattle won't cause a problem but to me I think that it is just plain wrong. Most the folks that did it had chicken houses so they got "free" feed.</p><p></p><p>Chicken litter will vary in strength depending on how long if any it has been composted so guess I'm saying your results will vary. I liked using it but don't have access to it here. Was hearing stories about Tyson's and other places getting the feeding down to such a science that the litter was not what it once was cause it was being used up so efficiently by the birds. Don't know if that is true or not but sounds like it could be.</p><p></p><p>Concerns about using litter is it can burn your grass but that will end just as soon as it rains. Love the litter cause it just sits there waiting for a rain and it adds organic matter to your pastures. Most of the better pastures in NW Arkansas were built on the stuff.</p><p></p><p>J</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EIEIO, post: 361878, member: 1947"] Green Creek, if you think chicken litter stinks just wait till you put some turkey litter down! Regarding grazing time, I used to live in NW Arkansas and had neighbors that would feed their cattle chicken litter mixed with crappy hay. Guess the protein content of the litter was over 16% so I'd not be real concerned about keeping the cattle off what you have spread it on. I never had a problem letting the cattle graze pastures that had fresh litter on them. Soon as I see a bit of green the mag. goes out here. Never had tetany in a herd and don't want to. Any vet I've ever talked with said the litter being fed to cattle won't cause a problem but to me I think that it is just plain wrong. Most the folks that did it had chicken houses so they got "free" feed. Chicken litter will vary in strength depending on how long if any it has been composted so guess I'm saying your results will vary. I liked using it but don't have access to it here. Was hearing stories about Tyson's and other places getting the feeding down to such a science that the litter was not what it once was cause it was being used up so efficiently by the birds. Don't know if that is true or not but sounds like it could be. Concerns about using litter is it can burn your grass but that will end just as soon as it rains. Love the litter cause it just sits there waiting for a rain and it adds organic matter to your pastures. Most of the better pastures in NW Arkansas were built on the stuff. J [/QUOTE]
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