In many Farms the ash content in compost is often too high
Possible causes may include: contaminated raw materials such as sand in chicken manure; too much dust in the straw depending on the way it was harvested; a prolonged fermentation process or too much gypsum
Things often go wrong when adding gypsum, which is added to retain a good compost structure and has a positive influence on the pH values. Frequently, too much gypsum and more importantly gypsum with a too high pH value (above pH 6) is added to the compost. If the structure is good and if Ammonium sulphate is used too (this positively influences the pH value and ultimately the N-content) the gypsum dose can be reduced. The ash content at Spawning must not exceed 30%. Higher levels will decrease the production. If chicken manure is contaminated more than thought this may also result in an incorrect nitrogen concentration. It’s therefore very important to analyse batches of chicken manure on delivery
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