Collection: Chicken Manure

Chicken manure fertilizer can add nutrients and organic matter to garden soil. This collection includes bagged, pelleted, composted, or partially composted poultry-manure products; composition, analysis, certification, application rate, and handling directions vary by item.

Choosing chicken manure fertilizer

Compare the guaranteed analysis, product form, package size, composting status, and current organic-use documentation on each product page. An OMRI listing or other certification should be confirmed for the specific product and, when applicable, with your organic certifier.

Application and food-safety considerations

Use each product only as directed. Raw or incompletely composted manure can contain human pathogens and may damage plants when applied at excessive rates or too close to roots. Follow the current package directions, observe applicable preharvest intervals and produce-safety rules, wear appropriate protection, and keep manure away from wells and surface water.

A soil test can help determine whether additional nutrients are needed. Application needs vary with nutrient analysis, crop, soil, timing, and local rules; more is not necessarily better.

Compare manure types in Choosing the Best Poo for You and review chicken manure handling guidance.