Yes more or less nothing else is needed. When i kept chickens i mixed the manure with woodchips, grasses, weeds, leaves etc. to make compost. Chicken manure can be used directly but stay back from plants a ways when you apply it and dont overdue it.
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I love my chickens. I only have 6 and they are not even a year old. Started with 7 but āLarge Margeā turned out to be a rooster. (He went to live across the street.)
I find chickens to be so entertaining and I love the little noises they make - very calming.
But then . . . not only am I a Crazy Chicken Lady . . . Iām just a Crazy Animal Lady, in general.
I worry about Hawks. We have some that hang around . . . just waiting for an opportunity.
I know itās inevitable, but Iād hate to see āsomebodyā get carried away by a predator. We donāt let the chickens roam all day. The hawks seem to be present in the morning more than any other time of day. So I wait till around 2-3pm to open the coop door. Maybe theyāll live to see their first Christmas!
Love the eggs. 
Love the manure factor. Only thing I donāt like about chickens is the fact that they wreak havoc in my flower beds. Oh . . . and of course - Poopy Shoes. 
I keep 3 or 4 pairs of boots and easy-on-and-off shoes by my back door. A must.
Well . . . and I need to mention āone other problemā with keeping chickens. 
RATS! The 2 seem to go hand in hand . . .
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Can you get sick if you inhale chicken poop dust? I have some bat guano but Iām scared to get around it. The local bat experts said here in Florida not much to worry about but to wear a face mask when around it.
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Yes, you can get histoplasmosis. When you clean your coop or run, always wear a respirator. I learned the hard way.
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Somewhere I saw a study that kids growing up playing in the mud (and other ānaturalā stuff) are far more resistant to infections and colds than city kids. Sorry, donāt have it handy to post here.
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im a testament to that. been cleaning coops and pens my whole life. haying in a barn. got some hayfever but no illnesses. if you werenāt doing it your whole life id wear a mask or at least a hanker chief.
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