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General => News => Topic started by: RSJK on March 12, 2011, 21:43:07

Title: Chicken manure pellets
Post by: RSJK on March 12, 2011, 21:43:07
2 large buckets for a fiver in morrisons today .
Title: Re: Chicken manure pellets
Post by: Duke Ellington on March 12, 2011, 21:48:40
What quantity bucket? RSJK?

duke
Title: Re: Chicken manure pellets
Post by: steve76 on March 12, 2011, 22:02:35
unless its heat treated don't bother, the weeds from it are horrendous.
Title: Re: Chicken manure pellets
Post by: caroline7758 on March 13, 2011, 10:20:35
Quote from: steve76 on March 12, 2011, 22:02:35
unless its heat treated don't bother, the weeds from it are horrendous.

Never heard of this problembefor- is it just Morrisons brand?
Title: Re: Chicken manure pellets
Post by: steve76 on March 13, 2011, 10:29:01
No it's all, 6x are the only one i have found to be heat treated..
Title: Re: Chicken manure pellets
Post by: BarriedaleNick on March 13, 2011, 11:09:44
Strange - been using all sorts of chicken pellets for years and never noticed an issue with weeds..
Title: Re: Chicken manure pellets
Post by: GRACELAND on March 13, 2011, 11:10:52
Quote from: BarriedaleNick on March 13, 2011, 11:09:44
Strange - been using all sorts of chicken pellets for years and never noticed an issue with weeds..
:) me too
Title: Re: Chicken manure pellets
Post by: cornykev on March 13, 2011, 12:03:49
Is it April the 1st already, doesn't time fly.  :-\
Title: Re: Chicken manure pellets
Post by: Dandytown on March 14, 2011, 12:02:00
I swear by the stuff although I must use too much as one of the old timers said I had gone overboard.

Just be generous nature  ;)
Title: Re: Chicken manure pellets
Post by: powerspade on March 25, 2011, 05:08:16
I have used Chicken Pellets for 8 yrs and never had a weed problem
Title: Re: Chicken manure pellets
Post by: Squash64 on March 25, 2011, 07:34:25
Quote from: steve76 on March 12, 2011, 22:02:35
unless its heat treated don't bother, the weeds from it are horrendous.

Chickweed? ;)
Title: Re: Chicken manure pellets
Post by: Melbourne12 on March 25, 2011, 07:52:33
We use Morrisons chicken manure pellets, and they're fine.  They are big buckets, so 2 for a fiver sounds like a bargain.