Posted in Homestead Barnyard
One of the great things about raising rabbits is rabbit poo. Yeah I know-who likes manure? Its supposed to be a stinky nasty mess that no-one likes right? Well in this case poo is pure gold. It can be used for everything from lawn and garden to earning extra cash. I never have enough of this stuff and that's saying something! It comes in a convenient round, dry power ball full of nitrogen and phosphorous. Here is a few ideas to get you started:
1> Garden....my favorite place to use it. It will not burn plants even when applied fresh. Its the secret to your best garden ever.
2> Lawn....Makes a great fertilizer for your lawn. A no cost way to have beautiful grass.
3> Hot beds....Makes a great early starter soil for your hot beds.
4> Worm beds....great for fishing worms. Have your own supply of bait all year long. Red worms also make great potting soil out of your manure for all your potted plants.
5> Cash....Sell it. There are alot of people out there that will give you good money for rabbit poo. Sell it by the zip-lock bag full or feed sack full. I've even heard of people selling it on Ebay.
6> Make good friends and neighbors. There is nothing like warming up a neighbor by sharing your secret to a great veggie garden!
Now for the minor problems with rabbit manure.
1> Smell---rabbit manure does not smell--rabbit urine on the other hand smells awful. A well drained gravel bed under the cages will help alot. Keep the area under the cages clean and dry and you will be less likely to ever notice a foul oder.
2>Flies---flies breed in manure, however, if it is kept dry your problem will be greatly reduced. Raising worms in your manure also seems to help. I do not use fly spray because I use my manure in the garden and do not want the chemicals transferred but for those of you who don't you can spray the area with fly spray to prevent infestation. I just can't recommend this due to my nature.
3>Mice----for some odd reason mice seem to love the stuff. Keep your feed spillage down to a minimum and this will help.
Rabbit manure values approx.:
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| Rabbit manure | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Most concentrated of animal manures in fresh form. |
If you have any rabbit questions or problems-just send me a message or comment. I'll do my best to answer any questions or try to point you in the right direction. Blessings>faithfarm
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