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  1. chickenpoo

    chickenpoo Apprentice Gardener

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    hi,

    I am writing in this forum in order to try and gain some market research for a natural fertilizer i am trying to introduce to the gardening world. In order to add to my limited knowledge on gardening I thought I could ask some questions on here?

    I was wondering what peoples views on chicken muck in the gardens were? and whether anyone would possibly be interested in a naturally dried (80+% dry matter) odorless chicken manure? do you think this could be a good product? the analysis of the product would be 3-2-2?

    if you would be interested in such a product how much would you be willing to spend on a bag, 15kgs?

    any other thoughts or ideas good or bad would be appreciated?

    I do hope I haven't wasted too much of your time.
     
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    My mum made me stop using the chicken pellets because of the smell, so orodless would be good, but depending on the price, because the pellet ones are 2 biggish boxes for £5..
     
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    gcc3663 Knackered Grandad trying to keep up with a 4yr old

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    I believe I know where it comes from! Thereby I know where it's been!
     
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    feed the chickens fish meal .... might be a better chicken fertilizer, but not sure about the smell?

    add a bit of weed lawn weed killer to the chicken manure and market it as a 'complete' lawn fertilizer?

    or, add some general granular fertilizer and some seaweed extract .... mix with rainwater and market it as a 'complete' general liquid fertilizer?

    you have lots of options, and try and specialize .... maybe try and corner the bonsai market? ... good luck!
     
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    Am I missing something, checkenpoo????, but isn't there already such a product on sale in Plant Nurseries and Supermarkets already by the bucket full????:scratch::D
     
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    And isn`t one product named or described as, Chickenpoo?:heehee:
     
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    As always, Dai, you're spot on, err, well, that is to say you haven't got any spots on you, just that you're right, there is a product named Chickenpoo. I saw buckets of it at a Supermarket called "Charlies" in Shrewsbury, Shropshire only yesterday.:D
     
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    I find it strange that this person hasn`t already checked out the garden centres and sheds to see what`s avaiable. I think it is a poorly executed wind up.:heehee::heehee::heehee::dbgrtmb:
     
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    You think it's a load of chicken poo, Dai???:D:heehee:
     
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    Local private garden centre sells it by the 56lb sack load dried chicken poo pellets Cheap as chips, though we do live in an area of battery chicken farms

    It does not smell, unless like me you left the lid off the dusbin full and it rained over night, the 45 gallons of liquid poo made you sick

    I must admit it works well IMHO though I was not a gardener I chucked it on grass, and under bushes once a month worked fine on greenery, though I now know from this forum it is not for FRUIT AND FLOWERS that needs POTASH :-)

    Good advert though chicken poo

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      No I don`t actually. More like Bovine manure.:WINK1::WINK1::dbgrtmb:
       
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        Its a load of Equestrian Hits - I know where thats from as well:heehee::heehee:
         
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        where do you think its from?

        also aren't all the other products on sale mostly pelleted and dried (using heaters) chicken muck? the product i'm thinking of developing would be "straight from bird to bag" so speak.

        i also think believe that most pelleted chicken muck costs between 70p-£1/kg? would you people no be a lot more interested in a product which could cost half this price?
         
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        I understand what your're saying, Chickenpoo, and please don't think we're knocking the idea, but to be fair you didn't, originally, fully describe the product.

        There are few snags to your project that you have to consider. Firstly, are you thinking of a local distribution, regional distribution or national distribution? Have you the product resources to meet the larger areas of distribution? Getting into the distribution chain on a larger scale, and selling the product to retailers, takes marketing and branding, which is not an easy task.

        Chickpoo that is "straight" does pose packaging, storage and shelf life problems. I worked for a global Advertising Company as a Senior Manager handling all sorts of products and the associated problems and, believe me, presentation is everything when it come to marketing and selling. There are reasons why Chicken manure is dried, pelleted or powdered and packaged the way it is, you don't think the manufacturers do it out of the kindness of their hearts??!! Health and safety laws and the infinite, and mostly illogical, rules and regulations of the EU control the production, storing, packaging, distribution, and marketing of such products, which if you want to continue with your idea, you're going to have to wrestle with. If you can overcome those, and convince retailers that there is a niche market for your product, taking into consideration the cut-throat competition already out there, then I wish you luck:thumbsup::D
         
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          £6 for 10Kg in re-usable plastic buckets with lids bought from Morrisons when there's been a £5 off £30 spend voucher in the newspapers (think it's only £5 off £40 these days) is my top price, making it 50p/Kg, about the same price as buying 15 Kg sacks of 'Early Bird' online including P&P, but I find lots of uses for the empty buckets.

          P.S. Chicken litter is yet another source of 'renewable fuel' and is being burnt by power stations rather than being used as fertilizer.
           
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