Chicken Manure

Good shit, done right.

Chicken manure has earned its reputation for a reason. When handled with care and used properly, it helps build living soil, feed plants steadily, and strengthen the whole growing system over time.

This is not about quick growth or pushing plants. It is about nourishment, balance, and patience.

What’s in it

Chicken manure is naturally rich in the nutrients plants need most:

  • Nitrogen (N) supports leafy growth and overall plant health
  • Phosphorus (P) supports roots, flowers, and fruit
  • Potassium (K) strengthens plants and improves resilience

It also contains a wide range of trace minerals, including calcium, magnesium, iron, and zinc, all of which support healthy soil biology and plant function.

Slow, steady feeding

Unlike synthetic fertilizers that release nutrients all at once, properly aged chicken manure feeds the soil gradually.

That means:

  • Nutrients become available over time
  • Lower risk of burning plants
  • Less runoff and nutrient loss
  • Better uptake through soil life

What it does for soil

Chicken manure does more than feed plants. It helps rebuild soil itself.

Physically, it:

  • Improves structure and crumb
  • Helps clay soils loosen and sandy soils hold together
  • Improves water retention without causing compaction

Biologically, it:

  • Feeds bacteria and fungi
  • Supports worms and other soil life
  • Strengthens nutrient cycling
  • Builds long-term soil health

pH support, naturally

Chicken manure can also help buffer soil pH over time, making nutrients more available and reducing the need for frequent amendments.

No chasing numbers. Just steady improvement.

Good for the garden, good for the system

Using chicken manure keeps nutrients in circulation instead of letting them become waste.

It:

  • Returns organic matter to the soil
  • Reduces reliance on synthetic inputs
  • Supports biodiversity below ground
  • Helps soil store carbon
  • Improves water efficiency

This is nutrient cycling the way it is meant to happen.

A few extra benefits

Chicken manure can also:

  • Help suppress weeds when used with mulch
  • Warm soil when incorporated into compost
  • Speed up compost breakdown
  • Discourage some pests who do not appreciate the smell

Turns out poop is useful.

The long view

The real strength of chicken manure shows up over time. Each season builds on the last.

With consistent use, soil becomes:

  • Deeper
  • More biologically active
  • Better structured
  • More resilient to drought and stress