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:banana: I just scored all the free chicken litter I want from an all natural egg producer. its got wood shaving mixed in and is partially composted. What's the reccommended application rate per acre?
LaneFarms
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Just let me know where to send the truck and I will take it off your hands. I believe 2-3 tons per acre to be a good starting point. It depends on what you are wanting to do with the grass, hay or pasture.
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Pasture. Guy said he has 8 pickup trucks worth right now. I'm taking a dump trailer over there either Tuesday or thursday. I just got to figure out the best way to spread it, and the best way to keep the cows off it for a few weeks, especially with calves getting ready to hit the ground. Once I talk to the guy in person I may be able to get you in on it too Lane, depends on if he has a large demand for it or if disposal is a problem for him
dieselbeef
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man i been lookin for litter forever..good score man
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DB, all I did was google egg farms in my area and sent out some email asking what they did with it, how much, what I wanted it for..etc.
dieselbeef
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good idea...but i dont know of any and ive run ads on craiglist and market bulletin and most of em are way too far away
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dieselbeef
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alright fella..thanks
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Here's a listing with distances from you: http://myakka_city-fl.yellowusa.com/Eggs.html
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LaneFarms
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I put out 8 dump truck loads 2 years ago during early spring on my hayfields. I figured we put atleast 2 tons to the acre, and I too was putting out layer litter. One word of advice is to watch for the wrotten eggs because man do they stink.
On average, chicken litter will contain 50 lbs of N, 50 lbs P, & 50 lbs K per ton. This will vary depending upon moisture and if the litter was from a total clean out or a de-cake.
Availability of the nutrients will vary. As a rule of thumb, I will credit 25 lbs N, 40 lbs P. & 50 lbs K per ton of litter.
You will get the best use out of litter by soil testing your fields and identifying those lowest in nutrients. If your P & K soil test levels are already high, it may be cheaper to just apply N fertilizer to your fields.
In situations where soil P & K are low, 2-4 tons should meet the crops nutrients needs in addition to providing removal rates.
Availability of the nutrients will vary. As a rule of thumb, I will credit 25 lbs N, 40 lbs P. & 50 lbs K per ton of litter.
You will get the best use out of litter by soil testing your fields and identifying those lowest in nutrients. If your P & K soil test levels are already high, it may be cheaper to just apply N fertilizer to your fields.
In situations where soil P & K are low, 2-4 tons should meet the crops nutrients needs in addition to providing removal rates.
hillsdown
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Fwiw the wood shavings will effect the PH level of your soil Hook . It will lower it , don't know if that is a good thing or not as I do not know your soil. However here it is not a good thing and we ran into problems on our barley field when we spread the dairy manure on the fields because we used wood shavings for bedding in the freestall barn and in the calf ,heifer and dry cow barns in the summer.
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Thx agagent and hd. My soil is acidic by nature. I never did get a chance to get the litter yet. I can get it any time but I got wrapped up in a million other things. I think I'm going to wait til next spring once I get this other field established and sprig the existing.
