This fall I acquired a pick-up truck load of alpaca manure....nothing but nuggets ! It is said that these small-nugget types of poo are supreme and ready for (almost) immediate use in the garden. Alpaca have multiple stomachs and more internal processing before 'delivery'. Nothing, however, can be more wisely stated than to let any manure sit in the open for a while and get watered, turned, aerated and sprinkled with some of the well-known natural supplements so that the composting of this manure begins to activate the availbility of these supplements (elements !) by the microbial populations.
Cow, steer, horse and chicken poo definitely need more time to age and break down before being tilled in or placed near any growing plants. Chicken can be super-hot stuff and might require two full years of aging before use.
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