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<blockquote data-quote="simme" data-source="post: 1738499" data-attributes="member: 40418"><p>Here is some info on fertilizer values by litter type. I don't have any experience with layer litter, but it looks to me like the broiler litter is the one to get.</p><p>Broiler litter that comes direct from a house will be better quality than litter that has been stored/stacked in a shed. In general, the older the litter in the house, the better the quality. Broiler litter from a house that is cleaned out often will have a higher percentage of bedding material - shavings, sawdust, peanut hulls, etc. And will be higher moisture since the water is close to the surface. Older (deeper) litter in the house will have more of the bedding decomposed and will be dryer (dusty) as you move down from the surface. So, there is variation in litter depending not only on type of birds, but age of litter and whether it has been stored and how it was stored. Litter from the composting shed (dead birds composted in litter) may contain bird parts that are not fully composted and have some risk of botulism if spread in pastures where cows are currently grazing (and will attract the buzzards). So, all litter is not equal - even of the same type.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B1270&title=Poultry%20Litter%20Sampling[/URL]</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B1245&title=Maximizing%20Poultry%20Manure%20Use%20through%20Nutrient%20Management%20Planning[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="simme, post: 1738499, member: 40418"] Here is some info on fertilizer values by litter type. I don't have any experience with layer litter, but it looks to me like the broiler litter is the one to get. Broiler litter that comes direct from a house will be better quality than litter that has been stored/stacked in a shed. In general, the older the litter in the house, the better the quality. Broiler litter from a house that is cleaned out often will have a higher percentage of bedding material - shavings, sawdust, peanut hulls, etc. And will be higher moisture since the water is close to the surface. Older (deeper) litter in the house will have more of the bedding decomposed and will be dryer (dusty) as you move down from the surface. So, there is variation in litter depending not only on type of birds, but age of litter and whether it has been stored and how it was stored. Litter from the composting shed (dead birds composted in litter) may contain bird parts that are not fully composted and have some risk of botulism if spread in pastures where cows are currently grazing (and will attract the buzzards). So, all litter is not equal - even of the same type. [URL unfurl="true"]https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B1270&title=Poultry%20Litter%20Sampling[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B1245&title=Maximizing%20Poultry%20Manure%20Use%20through%20Nutrient%20Management%20Planning[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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