I ahve some questions about manure

Randall · April 21, 2014

I raise rabbits and chickens and find them invaluable for their manure alone. I use a fine wood shaving as bedding for both. It seems to be a perfect mix of carbon and nitrogen. I can pile it up, wet it a little and 24 hrs later, it will be at least 130*F! Within a month or so, it's ready to use as compost. I never use any of it raw or even aged. I'd rather compost it aerobically and make it even better. After hot composting, there are no bad pathogens to worry about and it's loaded with beneficials.

Now, if you're in a pinch you can use some fresh rabbit manure to get a plant back on track without any ill effects, On rabbits eating their poo: They actually have two different things going on there. One is actually waste and the other is a bacteria-rich dropping called cecotropes. They eat them almost immediately and in a nutshell absorb the nutrients that are locked up in the bacteria. They're pretty efficient little critters!

April 21, 2014	#17
Randall Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 6a Posts: 396	I raise rabbits and chickens and find them invaluable for their manure alone. I use a fine wood shaving as bedding for both. It seems to be a perfect mix of carbon and nitrogen. I can pile it up, wet it a little and 24 hrs later, it will be at least 130*F! Within a month or so, it's ready to use as compost. I never use any of it raw or even aged. I'd rather compost it aerobically and make it even better. After hot composting, there are no bad pathogens to worry about and it's loaded with beneficials. Now, if you're in a pinch you can use some fresh rabbit manure to get a plant back on track without any ill effects, On rabbits eating their poo: They actually have two different things going on there. One is actually waste and the other is a bacteria-rich dropping called cecotropes. They eat them almost immediately and in a nutshell absorb the nutrients that are locked up in the bacteria. They're pretty efficient little critters!