pigeon poop out of a coop .

[Dalrimple]

Hi today a friend brought me load of pigeon muck from his dads pigeon loft,ive never used it before so iv'e done a bit of research and it seems iv'e hit the motherload! it's filled a one ton bag , so as anyone on here used it and what was the results good bad or great?
atb Dal

[KevinM67]

A one ton bag !!!

I don't know if pigeon poo is any different to other bird poo, because the Legend Bob Flowerdew swears by the benefits of bird poo in the soil - full of nutrients apparently.

[Penellype]

Likely to be similar to chicken poo I would think - strong stuff so I wouldn't put it fresh onto growing plants. Good in compost though.

[Mr Bones]

That's a big bag of poo, lucky you Dal

[Thelma Sanders]

Wonderful stuff, lucky you! and you could spread it now, for the worms to take down for you. Ready for planting by Spring - couldn't be better

[KevinM67]

On that, although I've got a few bird feeders about the garden - for the more 'courageous' birds, I scatter some suet pellets over the beds. The birds freely deposit their waste on them.

This is not wise for beds with peas/brassicas, etc. though.

[Snoop Puss]

Congratulations! May there by many more such bags winging their way to you!

Is it well rotted already or straight from the pigeon loft?

Either way, I agree with Thelma. Spread it about now and let nature do its work for you.

[Dalrimple]

Snoop Puss it's fairly fresh with loads of feathers which are supposed to be good for the soil and I can have as much as I want ! so i'll spread it on the soil and cover it over with card board and woodchips and
use some to mix with the compost that's in my dalecks .atb Dal.

[Snoop Puss]

Sounds brilliant, Dalrimple. Feathers might take nitrogen from the soil as they break down, much as wood does. But they'll release it back later. So, spreading now is a good idea. You'll have some fantastic compost from your daleks too.

Congratulations!