eggs as fert

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dankydonky

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i've bring home 137 chiken eggs from where i work and i would know if they would be a good fertilizer for my 2012 spring..i mixed em with some compost at about 1:1 ratio and they will rest in a bucket for all the winter..they are rich in proteins so it will be a nitrogen rich fert..how much of it do you would use for your plants? i won't burn em with it! thanks :-P
 
I heard that you are not suppose to feed your compost with high protein matter... all I use in my compost is veggies... maybe you can save the shell for you soil!?
 
I think the big problem with eggs, meat, cheese, dairy in compost is that it rots and it attracts animals. I think that when rotting it introduces some bad bacteria or some such to the pile. If you want to use eggs and such look into bokashi composting. It may work for you that way.

Why was this posted under subcool's sub forum instead of general organics?
 
Once upon a time I had a gonzo compost pile ... I'd feed it a literal ton of horse exhaust every few months. My ex knew a guy at work who fished, and had like 60 pounds of salmon from a freezer that failed. I dug it into the compost. No smell ... except when i had to check. :spew:
But over four weeks the fish got fully absorbed, and the earthworms went nuts happy. The fishy part got good&hot, too.
To the OP ... eggs are fine so long as you have enough active compost to not overwhelm it. Include the shells. cn
 
Like above, if you have enough time fr the eggs to decompose, whicj doesnt take comparatively long as most protiens. The shells are good for the soil and help to keep ph even if I remember correctly, kind of like lime.
 
imho the problem with eggs would be the fermentation without oxigen..so i mixed it with compost (as bacteria inoculum too) and put it in a very aerated container,we will see what will happens! i'll keep you updated hehe
 
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