What are the benefits of raising chickens? In a word, poop! Learn how to put chicken manure as fertilizer to use in your garden.

BLACKVILLE – Necessity was the mother of invention when it comes to Humble Acres Organics in Blackville, its owners say.

Garden Doctors: Making chicken manure 'tea' A reader wonders about the brewing process for making manure tea to use as fertilizer.

Let chicken manure age for at least 6 months to a year before applying it to any garden beds.

Farmyard manure is an organic fertilizer that can help with plant growth. But there are some things to consider before putting it in your garden.

You can use compost that has chicken manure as long it is aged. And it is great to heat up your compost pile.

Like cooking an egg, timing is everything when you harvest backyard poultry manure for compost, a Vermont master gardener warns.

When starting a compost pile, add several inches of brown material before introducing green material.

“Not only are there harmful microorganisms in raw chicken waste, but if it is added to a garden, the composting process will begin,” Fletcher said.

A free workshop on how to compost chicken manure will run from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 30, in the Central Park Gardens near Third and B streets. A Yolo County Master Gardener will ...