"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
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Poo falls into three categories depending on origin:

- carnivores (dogs, cats, people) not very useful, risky
- birds (chooks, turkeys, pigeons, rabbits* etc) much nutrient with some
bulk
- herbivorous animals (cows, horses, elephants, alpacas etc) much organic
bulk with some nutrients

The best strategy is to choose the combination sourced from the second and
third categories that is cheap and readily available where you are that
suits the needs of your soil. Initially if the garden is run down you
will
probably need some from both categories. It is just as important to
improve
the texture and organic content as it is the nutrient levels. Apply bird
sparingly (especially if it is fresh) and herbivore liberally.


David

*The rabbits round here don't fly but their manure is nearer to bird
composition than it is to the big herbivores.

i _would_ say, though, that carnivore poo is just as good as any other poo
after composting! it's just the nature of poo - it's meant to be out there.

worms in worm farms will eat carnivore poo (not too much at a time though).
people-poo from composting toilets, once composted. etc etc etc. we're a bit
precious about carnivore poo but it certainly has its place - you just don't
want to be using it fresh and all piled together - you would manage it to
get the best from it, like other poo :-)

having said that, i agree wholeheartedly with david here for general poo
advice. g
kylie