How to breed quail droppings for fertilizer. Use of quail droppings. Fresh or dry

Over time, the question arises: “What to do with the litter?”, since the litter yield in relation to the feed is approximately 1:1 by volume, i.e. a bucket of feed is equal to a bucket of manure. When keeping up to 20 quails in apartment conditions, the issue of processing and using litter (500-600 grams per day) is not a problem. If the owners do not need to use it, the litter can be flushed from the pan into the toilet. Of all existing species organic fertilizers, quail manure comes first. By chemical composition it is 3-4 times richer than large manure cattle. Nutrients in it are in a combination favorable for plants and soil microflora, quickly dissolve in water and are easily absorbed. The drier the litter, the greater the concentration of nutrients. If in the wet state it contains up to 2% nitrogen, 1.5% phosphorus and up to 1% potassium, then in the dry it is 2-3 times more. Dried manure is 80% organic matter. Quail droppings are good to use as the main fertilizer. It should be applied under potatoes and vegetables before sowing for digging in the following quantity: in dry form - 100-300 grams per square meter, in raw form - 300-900 grams. The best result is obtained when the litter is used as top dressing. To add raw manure to the holes or furrows, you will need 40-100 grams, dry 20-50 grams per square meter. Even more effective liquid top dressing: 1 kg. raw manure or 0.5 kg. dry dilute in 10 liters of water and add one liter to the soil every 7-10 days until vegetable crops ripen. Quail manure is indispensable in the preparation of composts, both ordinary, household, and peat-dung or sawdust. Application rates are up to two kilograms for digging. With a large number of birds, the further use of litter can become a source of additional income, increasing the profitability of the entire homestead economy as a whole. You can, for example, build a greenhouse and a biogas plant that uses manure and manure to operate. The resulting gas can be used to heat a quail farm and greenhouses. You can put quail manure in compost pits and, after some time, pack it in appropriate packaging and sell it as fertilizer. Store litter in pure form undesirable, since a significant proportion of nutrients, in particular nitrogen, is lost. Losses are especially high (up to 40%) during freezing in winter and thawing in spring. It is advisable to add fresh sawdust, husks or small straw to the litter. These materials will loosen the soil, and will also contribute to the decomposition and processing of excess nitrogen compounds contained in the litter. The fact is that the microorganisms contained in the litter, decomposing the fiber of sawdust and other additives, spend nitrogen on this. This will have a double benefit: the soil will become loose, and sawdust will turn into humus, from which plants will consume nutrients for several years. The simplest, most affordable and cheapest way to process manure, in which nitrogen losses are negligible, is composting. To do this, lay out a 30 cm layer of moisture-absorbing peat, straw, sawdust, and leaves on an elevated, flat area. Bird droppings are poured on top with a layer of 20 cm, and then again peat or sawdust and again droppings. This is how a collar is formed, up to a meter high, if the components are dry, then they are moistened when laying. An unpleasant smell can be eliminated by covering the pile with straw and a layer of earth 20 cm thick. After a month and a half, the compost is ready. At the same time, pathogenic organisms, helminth eggs and weed seeds die in it. It is best to compost in the fall. The compost must be scattered on the site and immediately embedded in the soil by digging up the garden. If you make compost in the spring, then the ripening of the crop will slow down. And only on sandy soils this can be done in the spring, two weeks before sowing or planting seedlings.

Here is what the quail breeders write on the forums:

MICHAEL1973. - I'm still experimenting. Quail droppings are stronger than chicken droppings by about one third, and many have heard about it, so I'm trying to play on this. I pass it through an old meat grinder, and it turns out like from an extruder. I pack and sell for 15 rubles (2010) for 70 grams (about 2 liters in volume). Demand exceeds supply, not only private traders are interested, but also shops working in this direction. Everything grows better on quail droppings than on chicken. All summer long, he conducted experiments in the country, cabbage showed a particularly good result. But there is one catch so far: it is very wet, so you have to dry it. I want to try to separate this moisture with a centrifuge. In my opinion, this moisture is the very concentrated life-giving nectar.

VLADISLAV. - Now I have about 300 pieces. There is no garden, so I carefully put it in the trash can that stands on the road. But I want to bring it up to 3000 pieces, and this is 75 kg. in a day. If I do not plan to deal with composting and all sorts of processing, then what should I do with the litter? Put it in a compost heap and take it out once a week? The stink, the neighbors are nearby, and how to take it out? There is no entrance, share who gets rid of how. Checked out the toilet. It took a long time to throw away mine, still three kilograms. After all, you won’t pour everything out - it will clog, so it disappears.

QUAIL. - The following options are available:

Getting biogas within the farm;

Obtaining biohumus and fertilizers for sale;

Fertilization of own or adjacent fields by agreement;

Use for growing worms and maggots;

Transformation of litter with the help of microorganisms and bacteria.

TIM-39.- To start, write 10-20 ads: "Looking for a dealer to sell quail litter" and a phone number. Get on the train and at a distance of 50-100 km. place these announcements at suburban stations. They will definitely call you. Agree on the order of transfer, container and amount. The main condition is self-delivery.

RUSLAN - Getting fertilizer from quail manure is real. But I want to grow California worms on the resulting compost. We get a very valuable fertilizer - "vermicompost" + worms, which can be fed to quails. DokaM. - Quails grow on maggots, like horses. Maggot is bred like this: in a plastic basin you put a layer of litter 20 cm and sow it with maggot. They multiply depending on the temperature for 4-6 days (house fly, sterile, I keep and breed specially). A dry black powder remains from the litter, the volume shrinks by a third. The technology has not yet been developed, but I will return to this, there are still not enough flies (there is nowhere to get a mother liquor). I feed quails from 4 to 12 days, the result is amazing. They are one and a half times larger than quails, which are fed only with compound feed.

ADMIN. - Yesterday a colleague from Podolsk called. He says that in the spring, on my advice, he went to a quail farm and collected this litter. Planted on a fertilized area, for testing, a bucket of potatoes. He says that the tops were under a meter. Neighbors joked that everything went to vershoks. And when he began to dig, potatoes in two fists and he dug out 12 buckets.

WASILY. - Quail droppings do not burn the roots. Therefore, it can be applied immediately (in small quantities) or dry as a mulch. By the way, the content of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus is so balanced in quail manure that autumn feeding with potassium-phosphorus fertilizers is not needed. Also, the presence of quail droppings in the soil repels the cabbages and lures the red worm, which improves the structure of the soil.

PETROVICH. - In winter, I pack the litter in bags of 25-30 kg. And I leave it in the cold. Frozen briquettes are obtained, convenient for storage and do not interfere with either smell or color. But I have storage space. And in the spring, those who want to "feast" on this manure will reach out to me. 100 rubles per bag is not expensive

QUAIL.- If you already passed it through the crusher, can you send it back to the feed? There is up to 30% protein. Birds often peck at their droppings. They like something there, maybe microorganisms, bacteria, or they want something sour.

EGOR63. - Inventing a method of processing, on the Internet I found an interesting drug "Oksizin", which greatly accelerates the process of decomposition of organic compounds. For example, the process of decomposition of household waste is accelerated by about 7 times. The processing depth is doubled compared to the natural decomposition process. The drug is absolutely safe for humans and the environment. All of its ingredients are organic and biodegradable. Mode of application:

Rapid composting: 20 ml. the drug in solution with water is used per 1000 kg. (about 2 cubic meters) of compost. A solution of the drug is prepared with water in a ratio of 1:200 or 1:1000, based on ease of use. The main thing is to keep the proportion: 20 ml. drug per 1000 kg. compost. The treatment of compost with a solution is carried out in layers from a garden sprayer or watering can, lightly pouring soil from the garden plot. At a temperature of 20 degrees, compost processing occurs in 20 days. The treated compost must be covered with moistened cardboard or rags to avoid exposure to direct sunlight, as under their influence, the enzyme will slowly decompose, losing its effectiveness and losing its properties irrevocably. With the help of this preparation, bird droppings are processed into fertilizer at a temperature of 20-35 degrees in just 3 weeks.

SVETLANA. - On October 25, one cubic meter was scraped together. litter. Laid down with "Oksizin." At the end of December, the volume halved. March 20 opened, in appearance, like dry peat. There is no smell. We send out in bags and for sale.

ALEXANDER1971.- Today I looked at the bunker into which the litter with Oksizin was poured. It works! The top layer turned into a crumbly mass. My mummified litter is on sale! 50 rubles per bucket. Maybe, of course, cheap, but it is necessary to attract buyers. Sold already 30 buckets.

CASPER.- I thought that the solution to the problem of smelly litter and a fly-catcher in the heat with the help of Oksizin is already positive. Making a profit, although a pleasant, but not at all a mandatory bonus. I have a garden where this fertilizer will form the foundation of future crops.

A-E.- "Oksizin" is an enzyme preparation, it is a complex organic composition obtained by fermentation of sugar beet molasses, does not contain alcohol bacteria, harmful substances. "Tamir" is a microbiological preparation and I use it at home. I dilute 1:100 and spray on cages, pallets, walls. Got it from a flower shop. There is really less smell.

DokaM. - I have been interested in this topic since last year. I am no gardener, but I planted a hundred tomatoes on the ground spilled during the winter with droppings. I won’t talk about the fact that the tomatoes were half a kilogram each. Another thing is interesting, they did not get sick ("drag" - there is such an infection.)

W.E. SERGEY. - Everything is easier for us. Litter is mixed with sawdust, and it begins to overheat almost immediately. We pack in bags and the neighbors sort it out themselves. And in return, they carry grass, all sorts of waste, "yummy for chickens.

XXX. - This is an excellent fertilizer, although it needs preliminary preparation. It does not need to be buried, but it is better to put it in the shade in the ridges and spray it with the Baikal EM-1 or Vostok EM-1 preparation. After a month and a half, the litter is fermented and will be ready for sale and use. The unpleasant smell will disappear. If you want, Spray the feed before feeding to eliminate the odor immediately.Birds will be much healthier.

ALEXEY EVGENIEVICH.- IRINA9 writes: “Why such an attitude towards "EM" cultures? We sell in veterinary pharmacies the drug "Baikal" specifically for young birds and animals - add to water to improve digestion, as an alternative to antibiotics.

I have already written about this many times. I think that this is a very good means for disposing of litter, but certainly not inside anyone. There is no official document authorizing its use inside. To all my official inquiries, not a single intelligible answer, only chatter!

ADMIN.- From personal experience: I have been bringing in dry quail droppings for ten years, i.e. in its pure form without composting. Everything grows with a bang. I dry it in the usual way: after cleaning the house, I scatter it with a layer of 20 cm. Under a canopy, I turn it over periodically during the day. If the weather is dry, it dries completely in 5-6 days, then I pack it in bags. And to the cottage or garden. I tried it once - I passed it through a grain crusher, it turned out to be a cool homogeneous powder mass, super for indoor plants!

MAKSIM. - No one will write on the package "Quail droppings", it is better to write "GUANO" and write in the annotation: in 10 kg. GUANO contains 220 g of nitrogen, 189 g of phosphorus and 110 g of potassium. The manure is resting!!!

MIKHAIL1973.- NUK wrote: “Is the stench from drying big? And what to do: first dry, and then through a meat grinder, or vice versa?

The stench when you dry it is a C grade (according to a five-point system.) First - a meat grinder, then - drying.

RUSLAN. - Somehow I dug up an article on the Internet about the strange use of bird droppings. The litter is dried, crushed to a powder and used as an additive to feed for cattle. The intestines and digestive system of birds are designed to facilitate the flight mass of the bird. The protein found in the feed of birds does not have time to digest, and beneficial bacteria live in the stomach and intestines of cattle, which help to process the protein remaining in the litter of birds.

MOROZIK.- There is a suggestion: to dry the manure in a microwave oven. Microwaves begin heating and evaporating water. This is the same, but the warm-up is faster. The heating efficiency is an order of magnitude higher, since there is no heat loss to the surrounding space. As an upgrade, you can think about installing a hood. Naturally, a ton will not fit, but with my volumes, it is better to pour four kg three times a day than to collect a bunch. And for sale - this litter is not hot, but dry and disinfected. If you have not tried to dry the litter with heaters, then I will inform you that even its slightest moisture causes an abundant appearance of mold, not marketable condition and the risk of environmental contamination. I think so.

KASAK - I recently spoke with a representative of a pig farm. They made a biogas plant. The fermentation process of manure releases biogas. With this gas, they heat the pigsties, then they installed a compressor and switched their cars to gas, fill the cylinders and drive. And quail is better than pork. I dug up in textbooks that biogas can not even be emitted. A barrel is taken, a tube is removed, methane will come out through the water lock, which produces bacteria that die in the air. When the gas evolution passes, a water seal remains - a homogeneous liquid without a specific odor. The value of this liquid is as follows: 1 liter = 100 kg. manure for valuable qualities. The main plus is that, unlike manure, this liquid affects the root system immediately after it enters, since nitrogen has already been decomposed, and nitrites and nitrates are absent. Methane can be used to heat the same barrel, speeding up the fermentation process. Litter is processed at a temperature of 10 to 80 degrees. The higher the temperature, the faster the process.

PETROVICH. - I didn’t try it on quail, but I did it on cow and pig manure. All you need is a big can. I had 500 liters of kvass, everything fell out there by 2/3 and clogged. After some time, the output is excellent fuel. If the capacity was 1000 liters, then it would be enough for self-sufficiency. And so, in 2-3 weeks it is necessary to "accumulate" again.

WASILIY 4. - I used to have a problem: where to put the litter? It was no longer possible to go to the garden, there was a clear excess of fertilizers and a familiar agronomist issued a verdict, if I continue to fertilize, then soon I will not grow anything at all. The neighbors were scared because of the smell. Long story short, guys, I found a way to recycle litter. Labor costs for several hours, plus a film, plus a compressor from an old refrigerator. And you will solve a lot of problems with litter and smell, and the fertilizer is good. Those who do not need biogas can use waste as fertilizer. And who needs it, then all this can be pumped into simple large tires with a compressor. Here you have a poultry house heating for the winter. Read it, it's that simple:

Our next article will be devoted to fattening and slaughtering quails.

AT last years among gardeners and gardeners, there has been a clear trend towards abandoning the use of mineral fertilizers and switching to organic farming. It is obvious that a complete rejection of the use of fertilizers is impossible, since in the process of growth and formation of fruits, plants actively remove nutrients from the soil, which ultimately leads to soil depletion. The introduction of mineral fertilizers allows you to quickly make up for the loss of nutrients, but even here there are pitfalls. Firstly, the excessive use of mineral salts will inevitably lead to soil salinization. Secondly, nitrogen fertilizer mixtures can accumulate in the vegetative mass (in the form of nitrates and nitrites), as well as in plant fruits, which can lead to poisoning of humans and farm animals. This material proposes an alternative method of fertilizing crops - the use of quail manure.

Advantages and disadvantages of using quail droppings

As you know, the body of a quail is characterized by active growth, as a result of which, with the consumption of 1 kg of feed, the same amount of excrement is obtained. On large poultry farms specializing in the cultivation of these birds, a huge amount of litter accumulates, which can be purchased at a reasonable price.

One of the important advantages of quail manure is a high concentration of macro- and microelements, which are contained in an easily digestible form.

Composted quail manure is an excellent environment for the reproduction and vital activity of soil microorganisms that do a great job in terms of increasing soil fertility.

As for the disadvantages, here, perhaps, it is necessary to focus on the high concentration of uric acid, which has a toxic effect on vegetative plants. It's no secret that the use of any litter poultry fresh is unacceptable, so there are several methods for preparing organic fertilizers.

Composting quail manure

Compost is the most rational way to prepare organic waste, including quail manure.

Composting can be carried out in metal, plastic or wooden containers, and in the presence of a large amount of organic matter, in heaps or pits. The compost preparation technology provides for the layer-by-layer laying of quail manure and other organic matter (peat, sawdust, foliage, plant residues from the garden). Fresh manure and plant waste are laid in layers of 20-30 cm and, if necessary, moistened. Within 30-40 days they decompose. During the composting process, it is recommended to shovel the mass several times to get a homogeneous mixture. Properly prepared compost should not emit foreign odors (ammonia, rotten grass, etc.).

To speed up composting, you can use cultures of effective microorganisms (EM), for example, the drug "Tamir". The agent is diluted in accordance with the instructions for use and added to the container when laying the litter. EMs not only speed up the process of compost fermentation, but also significantly increase its quality and efficiency.

It is best to prepare the compost in the fall, about a month before the proposed fertilization. Ripened compost is scattered around the site, and the soil is dug up.

Recycling with worms

Dung worms are excellent helpers in the processing of various organic matter. In the process of life, the worm absorbs huge quantities soil and returns it in the form of excrement enriched with humic acids, enzymes and beneficial microorganisms. "Worm earth" can be used for growing seedlings, applying during planting, preparing liquid root and foliar dressings.

Worm earth is considered one of the most effective organic fertilizers, however, when compared to making compost, its preparation requires a little more effort. Firstly, it is unacceptable for worms to feed fresh litter, so compost must first be prepared. Secondly, to grow a colony of dung worms, it is necessary to prepare a “worm hole” - a pit, 1 to 1.5 meters deep and 1.5 meters wide (arbitrary length). Inside, the pit is sheathed with boards, filled with compost and a culture of worms is introduced. Depending on the number of individuals, compost processing can take up to 3 months. In the process of processing, it is necessary to monitor the moisture content of the compost, and also periodically (if necessary) add food for worms.

Liquid plant food

Preparing such top dressing is quite simple:

Fresh quail manure is placed in a container (for example, in a bucket) up to half the volume, then filled to the top with water.
The litter is thoroughly mixed, and the container is closed with a lid.
After 7-10 days, the top dressing will ferment and become suitable for use.

It should be noted that the fermented manure contains a high concentration of active substances, therefore, the liquid must be diluted before use. For irrigation under the root, a bucket of water is taken from 0.5 to 1 liter of the mixture. For foliar treatments, 1 cup of the mixture is taken per 10 liters of water.

Liquid dressings are applied at the rate of 300-800 g per 1 sq. meter.

Dried quail manure

Dried and powdered manure-based organic fertilizers are known commercially as "powders". It is difficult to prepare “powder” at home, as this requires special equipment and cultures of microorganisms. "Powders" do not contain pathogenic microorganisms and weed seeds, and are also devoid of toxic substances. In order to increase efficiency, dried quail manure is recommended to be diluted with water (at the rate of 50 g per 1 m2). The introduction of "powder" for digging is also effective, although it is costly (250 g is required per 1 m²).

Recently, granulated quail manure can often be found on sale.

Using bird waste to feed plants and restore land on the site can achieve more high results than, for example, using cow dung. Quail droppings, as well as chicken, horse, rabbit and sheep droppings, are hot species.

It depends on the content of nitrogenous substances, which quickly start the combustion process in the compost, as well as on the amount of water. For the same reason, rapid decomposition of quail manure in the soil occurs: due to the high content of uric acid, soil bacteria multiply rapidly and process organic matter in a short time.

What is useful bird droppings

For those people who breed this type of bird for meat or eggs, it is beneficial to use quail droppings as fertilizer - according to reviews, it is in no way inferior to chicken:

decomposes quickly - can be applied in spring 2 weeks before planting in open ground;

economical - the mother liquor is diluted 20 times;

used for composting plant residues;

quickly restores the soil, especially useful in those areas where vegetables, berries and fruits are grown annually;

the process is not labor-intensive - fertilizing the soil quail droppings held once every 3 years.

In addition to the fact that bird manure contains the necessary nutrients for the growth and fruiting of garden crops, it is also food for soil microorganisms that process organic matter and release humic acids into the soil.

Video: The best organic fertilizer in the world - quail manure

These are substances due to which a person receives a full range of vitamins and minerals for health, and not just a beautiful shell. The difference between organic farming and large-scale cultivation of vegetables, fruits and berries is that crops fed with complex mineral mixtures do not have the same composition and nutritional value.

The point is precisely in humic acids - they are used for medical purposes to increase immunity and stimulate metabolism. Mineral fertilizers do not contain them. Therefore, the fruits grown in the village are much healthier, and those sold in cheap supermarkets are simply beautiful.

Composition of quail litter

To understand for which plants it is better to use quail manure as a fertilizer, you need to know its nutritional composition. First of all, it depends on what the birds feed on. There should be grain in their diet, then proteins, amino acids, potassium will go to waste, and quails also need greens so that there is nitrogen in the fertilizer.

In quail manure, there is more potassium than in chicken manure by 3 times, and more than in cow manure by 7 times. Therefore, plants that need potassium for fruiting need to add this nutrient - berries, vegetables, flowering ornamental plants.

There are many nitrogenous substances, so fresh quail manure is dangerous for garden crops. Decomposition releases methane gas, which damages the root system.

Phosphorus is available in small quantities, so superphosphate is used as an additive to organic matter.

For which plants is it used

Together with chelated mineral mixtures, quail manure is used for all garden crops, as well as ornamental plants. It causes active growth of greenery, which favorably affects the immunity of plants, and also accelerates the flowering and ripening of fruits.

In order to balance the amount of nutrients in quail manure, it is necessary to compost it with other substances, and enrich it with minerals before being put into the ground, if the land is exploited annually.

Methods of application for plants, terms

There are several recipes for preparing dressings from quail manure:

liquid infusion;

composting;

dry.

To make a solution for irrigation, quail droppings are poured into a bucket - half the capacity, then poured with water, covered and insisted for a week. To reduce the concentration, a liter of stock solution is diluted in 20 liters of water, after which the seedlings can be watered in the spring.

In dry form - a purchased substrate or dried on its own, is applied to the soil in the fall. During the winter, bird droppings have time to decompose, and by spring all hazardous substances disappear.

It is not recommended to store dry manure outside, as nitrogen substances are not persistent and evaporate quickly. If there is a lot of fertilizer, it is better to organize a compost heap, cover it from rain and give it time to rot - from 3 months to one and a half years.

In addition to quail manure, the compost heap should contain carbon-containing components, to absorb the flowing liquid after the decomposition of manure:

straw;

bark of trees or branches;

newsprint or toilet paper (no coated paper);

dry grass.

Compost is a safe plant nutrient. To enrich its nutritional composition, ash, superphosphate or mineral fertilizers are added.

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How to use quail manure as a fertilizer?

Those who grow vegetables and fruits on their own plots know that plants need periodic top dressing, namely organic and inorganic. The first most often come from animals kept at home. The article will discuss quails and the use of their droppings as fertilizer.

Pros and cons

Bird waste contains many substances that plants need. This allows you to use it as a fertilizer and periodically feed the crops on the site. The advantages of such feeding:

Attention! It was noticed that those vegetables and fruits that were added with quail fertilizer have a longer shelf life.

But this fertilizer can not be called ideal. Among the minuses are the following:

Quail waste contains a large amount of uric acid. The substance is toxic and can cause burns to plants.
In feeding from the feces of quails, there is a lack of potassium. Therefore, when growing root crops, this element must be added separately.

Only proper composting helps turn manure into a unique fertilizer.

How to properly prepare

It is permissible to use fertilizer for feeding garden and horticultural crops after special preparation. Most effective method reducing uric acid levels is considered composting. After several months of such treatment, the amount of the harmful substance is reduced to a safe level. For processing you will need:

hay or sawdust;
fresh quail droppings;
large capacity.

If we talk about proportions, then bird waste should be only 40% of the total mass. The composting process itself is performed as follows:

Load fresh manure at the bottom of the tank.
Fall asleep a layer of straw or sawdust.

Thus, the container is filled to the top. As a result, after 2-3 months they receive valuable and, most importantly, safe fertilizer.

Advice. It is better to introduce humus into the soil in the fall. In the spring, this can cause increased growth of the green parts of some garden crops, which is undesirable.

Application rules

Preparing a solution for top dressing does not take much time. To obtain a valuable fertilizer, take 500 g of manure and place it in a bucket of water. They insist for a week, after which they start feeding. Half a liter of slurry is enough for one adult plant.

This solution is watered not only plants in the garden, but also in the room. For a medium-sized pot of soil, 1 tbsp is enough. l. Feed no more than 1 time per month.

Nightshade garden crops (potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants) are demanding on the intake of potassium. When growing them, using only quail top dressing is not enough. So that cultures do not suffer from a lack of nutrients, ash is added additionally.

Attention! On sale you can find dry litter, which is subjected to heat treatment. This fertilizer is more effective.

Quail droppings are a beneficial fertilizer not only for those who have birds on their farm. Its cost in the store is not high, and the effect is surprisingly strong.

Organic fertilizer: video

Summer residents, both amateurs and professionals, have been looking for the perfect fertilizer for their garden for years. The ideal fertilizer should be inexpensive, yet richer in mineral elements than any other type of manure, so that all plants begin to bloom and fruit rapidly when applied. Quail manure looks like an excellent candidate for the title of the desired miracle fertilizer, but, unfortunately, despite all its advantages, it is gradually losing ground in favor of mineral ones.

The latter are inexpensive, produced on an industrial scale and have better advertising. However, a true connoisseur of gardening knows that quail manure is incomparably better than artificial analogues, although, like any thing, it has its drawbacks, you need to know how to properly use quail droppings before you get to work.

Why is quail manure fertilizer so much better than others?

All experts agree that quail manure contains more rich minerals than manure from, say, cattle. White quail droppings include a large amount of nitrogen and phosphorus, which are so necessary for the growth and development of plants. There is another quality that puts quail manure a step above the banal chicken one: the presence of substances that interfere with soil infections, which means that they save the crop from spoilage by various sores.
Quail manure has a beneficial effect on the fertility of the earth in general, restores it, and such an effect lasts for a very long time. No less than three years. This important feature already makes the fertilizer a unique gardener's assistant.
Quail droppings include trace elements in such a convenient form that allows the plant to absorb them more easily. The use of quail manure allows you to increase the yield of vegetables in the country and speed up its ripening. In addition, quail manure has such an important and necessary feature for agronomists as a beneficial effect on the shelf life of vegetables. In other words, the crop will be stored longer.
The advantages of quail manure are reinforced by its favorable price: 1 kg of fertilizer is equal to the cost of quail feed. Price, however, is not the main thing. Many owners buy this fertilizer in dry form in stores, as they highly appreciate its advantages.

Disadvantages of quail manure

“The absence of flaws is not yet a virtue,” and the litter left over from quails also has flaws that you can’t close your eyes to.

In addition to the mass of useful substances, fertilizer also includes a regrettably large number of harmful elements. Quail manure consists of uric acid, which harms some plants, leaving burns on them, so the use of fresh manure is strictly contraindicated. If the task is to create compost at home, you will have to process it to remove uric acid. Careful processing of manure turns it into a good fertilizer. Recycling is not required special efforts and can be carried out in any conditions: you need to let the manure rest, and then mix it with straw;
There are other disadvantages of fertilizer, for example, its oversaturation with potassium, which stimulates the growth of root crops. If you use litter taken from quails as an independent and main fertilizer, you will need to additionally add wood ash to the soil.

Composting

Applying fresh manure is an unfortunate decision, given the harmful substances that it contains. Without treatment, you can harm the plants and lose the crop. Summer residents use several methods for processing fresh manure. The best processing with the preservation of useful substances is composting, which does not require special knowledge or labor:

Use quail droppings in the fall and this is the perfect time. It is better not to fertilize the soil in the spring, as the compost interferes with the vegetation of the plants. Fertilizer should be applied according to the standard scheme: first scatter it over the site, and then carefully dig the soil.

Other processing methods

For feeding plants, a liquid version of the fertilizer is used.

Quail droppings are put in a suitable container and filled with water, the substances are mixed and left for a week. After the named period, before using the resulting fertilizer, it is once again diluted with water in the ratio of 10 liters of fertilizer to 0.5 liters of water. The use of liquid fertilizer is only recommended during the summer months, along with watering.

Composting and creating liquid top dressing are not all methods by which litter can be turned into fertilizer, but the use of many methods is not available to the summer resident.

Not everyone is willing to take the time to create compost. Many summer residents prefer to buy quail droppings in specialized stores, poultry farms. Usually, a poultry farm sells fertilizer made by heat treatment, which requires special equipment. Bacterial fermentation of fresh manure is used, high temperatures are applied. The result is interesting and beneficial for gardeners:

A fertilizer rich in minerals, like fresh manure, and superior in this regard to other varieties.
At the same time, there are no harmful substances in the resulting litter that could harm the plants. Its use is rational both during the autumn digging of the earth, and for feeding, and for growing seedlings.

Having made a purchase, some summer residents are wondering how to use quail droppings, is there any specificity in this matter. Use it in the same way as other types of manure. It is not used fresh, but after processing, the methods of which have already been mentioned earlier. When used correctly, this substance will help turn the cottage into a miracle garden filled with ripe and beautiful vegetables. Now you know how to properly apply quail manure and how to use quail manure as the main fertilizer.