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Raising Gamebirds => General Discussion => Topic started by: Jbirdt on March 21, 2007, 07:07:31 PM

Title: Ok to put quail droppings in the vegitable garden?
Post by: Jbirdt on March 21, 2007, 07:07:31 PM
Anyone know if its ok to put quail droppings in the vegitable garden?I have quite a pile behind my barn from the quails over the winter.Just wanted to be sure its safe Thanks Jason
Title: Re: Ok to put quail droppings in the vegitable garden?
Post by: MtBullion Gamebirds on March 21, 2007, 07:10:04 PM
We use all our droppings in our garden.  Great fertilizer.
Title: Re: Ok to put quail droppings in the vegitable garden?
Post by: sp2207 on March 21, 2007, 07:26:49 PM
i used it last year  in the garden 
Title: Re: Ok to put quail droppings in the vegitable garden?
Post by: gsc on March 21, 2007, 11:51:23 PM
I like it best composted for 6 months or so.
Title: Re: Ok to put quail droppings in the vegitable garden?
Post by: Jbirdt on March 22, 2007, 06:06:11 PM
Thanks guys just wanted to make sure I wasnt going to make the family sick  :angel:
Title: Re: Ok to put quail droppings in the vegitable garden?
Post by: RedOakGamebirds on March 22, 2007, 10:08:46 PM
We use the droppings to spread over our garden in the spring before we till it under.  You'll have some beautiful tomatoes among other things in the summer.  The only thing when adding the droppings to your garden you dont want to put it around your plants' stems directly unless you keep it watered or cover it with dirt.  The nitrogen will burn certain types of plants if put on directly and sun hits it for a while.  I have people that come here asking to buy this stuff.  After a brief sanitizing process I let them help themselves to under my pens.  Keeps it nice and clean at no expense to me.  Probably could sell it if I wanted but I'm happy with a clean pen!

Want to see and smell something sick?  Many farms around here are putting biosolids on their fields instead of fertilizer.  The cows eat the grass-you eat the beef and drink the milk--you get the idea.  The biosolids are human waste coming from the big cities such as New York.  You can smell it for miles.....

Larry
Title: Re: Ok to put quail droppings in the vegitable garden?
Post by: CharlieHorse on March 23, 2007, 07:38:24 AM

Want to see and smell something sick?  Many farms around here are putting biosolids on their fields instead of fertilizer.  The cows eat the grass-you eat the beef and drink the milk--you get the idea.  The biosolids are human waste coming from the big cities such as New York.  You can smell it for miles.....

Larry

In Germany, they used to pump all of their sewage onto their gardens and fields.  The whole place constantly smelled like the bottom half of a septic tank. I don't know if this is still a common practice or not.     :laugh:

SWEET!!
Title: Re: Ok to put quail droppings in the vegitable garden?
Post by: chrisflores_123 on March 08, 2016, 12:19:34 AM
Even we recommend our customers to make use of droppings. In some cases it acts as the best fertilizer that is needed. Still if you are unsure of using it for your tree kindly take a suggestion from a tree professional or a certified arborist.