Applying Chicken Litter and Bagged Fertiliser

[Dog Bowl]

My wettest silage ground has now dried sufficiently to get on it. Contractor booked for Saturday to spread 2t/ac of chicken litter. Can I go on with Bagged N+S on friday before the chicken muck or should I wait? First time using chicken muck so advice welcome incase I'm doing something wrong!! @deleted user 837354 your often a wise sage on these type of things!

 

[Cmoran]

I’m thinking with that amount of litter you won’t need much bag stuff. I use litter from a laying house and grow great quality silage with 1ton to the acre

 

[Dog Bowl]

It's going on fairly intensive perennial ryegrass silage leys. Looking to use the Bagged N to top it up. Just wondering if there is a reason why I shouldn't apply both at same time??!!

 

[topground]

Why would you waste money on N after chicken muck?

 

[Werzle]

Watch it doesnt scorch. i hate the thought of chicken muck on grass, should be worked into arable only imo

 

[jed]

Beware of the botulism risk if your applying broiler litter to silage ground think the safe application to cut date is about 6 weeks .Layer manure is safer as doesn’t tend to have any carcasses in it.
Used a lot of both types but have always incorporated the boiler muck.

 

[deleted user 837354]

My wettest silage ground has now dried sufficiently to get on it. Contractor booked for Saturday to spread 2t/ac of chicken litter. Can I go on with Bagged N+S on friday before the chicken muck or should I wait? First time using chicken muck so advice welcome incase I'm doing something wrong!! @deleted user 837354 your often a wise sage on these type of things!

I don't see why not, I would go steady on the amount of bagged N though as chicken muck is vicious stuff as you know.

Will it scorch in the wheel marks where the fert spreader has been?

 

[Werzle]

I have seen cattle starve themselves until the chicken litter taint has gone off the grass. Asking for trouble when we are in period where disease has jumped a species imo

 

[michael N123]

Don’t no why anyone one would risk it on grass heard to many stories of botulism

 

[An ancient git]

No way would I apply broiler muck to pasture (ok on arable , and ploughed in) . Guy near me lost 25 ewes to Botulism a few years ago .... He ain't risked it again !!!!

 

[clod hopper]

My wettest silage ground has now dried sufficiently to get on it. Contractor booked for Saturday to spread 2t/ac of chicken litter. Can I go on with Bagged N+S on friday before the chicken muck or should I wait? First time using chicken muck so advice welcome incase I'm doing something wrong!! @deleted user 837354 your often a wise sage on these type of things!

 

[clod hopper]

Farm next door to were I work spread layers muck after every 2 grazings for a number of years now. The farm looks amazing even in the big dry we've had chicory response well to it.
The answer to your question, you said "as a top up" so I imagine you are spending a lowish level of N so I'd say go for it. As others have said layers muck only on pasture. Hope the muck is all gone by mowing time .
Good luck with the stink!!!?

 

[Dog Bowl]

Its layers manure from a local unit. Had it spread today at 2t/ac. Would barely notice it's been applied as its spread nice and fine. Cwt of nitram to top it up. The smell wasnt too bad - I made sure I didn't get out the loader much!