I read on here that chicken manure breaks down fastest of manures. I have access to an old chicken coop that hasn't had chix for about 3 years. Will this be too broken down to worry about it adding much?? I'm thinking it will still be nutritive dirt, I just may not need to be worried about it being too potent?

I also have blood meal, bone meal, and wood ashes to add. I've read that bone meal and wood ashes raise PH. MY soil is 6.6~ish, is this something I need to worry a lot about? (will it raise it a lot?) I have some lime, I know this helps raise the PH if its low, but will it lower it if its too high?

One last thing: My blood meal is 12-0-0, my bone meal is 0-10-0, how much wood ash would be a good start? Should I add cottonseed meal (4-1-1) for more nitrogen, or am I good? Should I even worry about using manure?

thanks in advance,
peace

The aged chicken manure will not burn. You can mix one cup of it per gallon of soil & get good results. Or better yet make a mild fertilizer tea with it. The NPK should be around 1-1-1 given the amount of time it has had to mellow.
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Bone meal & wood ashes will both push pH upwards. Lime does also, but is not very good at reducing a high pH (over 7.5)
Blood meal is very acidic and will push pH downwards.
Use all with caution (in small doses).
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The best way to do this.... make a fertilizer tea with them. Read this thread for more info.....
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Making Tea - is EZ.... & Cheap !
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In tea form, measuring pH is easiler, than topdressing or direct soil mixing. Just a thought.....
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Hope this helps......
Keep it Real...Organic....
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