llama poop

[binley100]

Has anyone ever had any? Just wondering if it can go straight on beds or if its really strong like chicken poop isand so needs to rot down first?

[binley100]

Well , if I'd bothered to goggle it in the first place.........d'oh
looks like its superpoop.......

[bearded bloke]

This is the one I remember,there is a good link in the second (i think) post ..........

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ure_63985.html

[VirginVegGrower]

Now where have you been nicking llamas from round your area? I could do with a couple Is it from those exotic woodlands

[gardenpassion]

We live near a Zoo and Rhino poo is on offer for anyone brave enough to bag it up!! Has anyone used it? Also, My friend has chickens and has offered some of her hens manure, how long should it be rotted for? It never ceases to amaze me how we can all become entrenched in conversations about manure.... our allotment group had a major discussion on it in the pub. I have even taken to eyeing up piles of the well rotted stuff when out and about. ( Sad state of affairs for a 43 year old!!)

[binley100]

Now where have you been nicking llamas from round your area? I could do with a couple Is it from those exotic woodlands

There's a Senior school here that has a farm area and it was very kindly delivered by the Community workforce

[binley100]

Chicken poop has to be well rotted cos it can burn plants but apparantly llama poop is kind to plants .......something to do with the fact that they digest their food properly..

[Rhona]

What a great idea. We've got a llama farm a couple of miles away - might give them a call.

[chris]

Yep, chicken poo - at least a year composted!

[gardenpassion]

Do you think Alpaca's poo would be similar to Llama? They look pretty similar so suppose their digestive system would be the same.

[bearded bloke]

Alpaca manure

The alpaca is a ruminant with three stomachs; it converts grass and hay to energy very efficiently, eating far less (as a percentage of its body weight) than other farm animals.

Alpaca manure is lower in organic matter content than the manure from most other barnyard livestock (cows, horses, goats and sheep) but still has enough to improve soil texture and water-holding capacity. This lower organic content allows alpaca manure to to be spread directly onto plants without burning them. It is the decomposition of organic matter content of the manure that indicates their efficient digestion system.

The nitrogen and potassium content of alpaca dung is comparatively high, an indication of good fertilizer value. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are the major plant nutrients. (They are the familiar N-P-K on fertilizer bags, N-P-K= 1.5-0.2-1.1) Phosphorus is relatively low as in most livestock manure. The Calcium and Magnesium content is about average.

HTH


Taken from ... O2Compost -- Compost Systems & Training

[gardenpassion]

Ah, that Fab, thanks. BB. I have used pony poo this year but there is a local farm with alpacas so I will definately use it next year.. I like the idea that it is kind to plants, feels slightly wholesome !