Chicken manure, often called "black gold," provides one of the most nutrient-rich boosts for your soil. Different types of chicken manure exist, with variations in quality and composition. You can ...

The author’s hens stay on pasture during warmer months and then overwinter inside a greenhouse. Use chicken manure in garden to boost crops’ productivity, while also utilizing a greenhouse chicken ...

Over the nearly 20 years I've written about gardening, many readers have asked about the benefits and drawbacks of using animal manures as soil amendments and fertilizers. Here are several of those ...

Animal manure is a popular form of fertiliser among many farmers across the world. When used correctly, it adds nutrients and organic matter resulting in healthy soils. But when used incorrectly, it ...

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado will be using chicken manure to fertilize campus lawns to avoid using pesticides. Campus officials warn that the alternative fertilizer has an odor and ...

DEAR JOAN: Recently, a reader wrote to suggest chicken manure will keep cats from using her garden for a litter box. Is there a deadly danger to cats in chicken manure? My gramma raised chickens out ...

As countries around the world continue look for ways to encourage citizens to practice social distancing, one Swedish city has come up with a pungent solution to keep people apart: spreading chicken ...

Dear Joan: Recently, a reader wrote to suggest chicken manure will keep cats from using her garden for a litter box. Is there a deadly danger to cats in chicken manure? My gramma raised chickens out ...