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| lara916 |
Posted - Feb 10 2009 : 2:42:16 PM
Anyone here keep rabbits and do redworms? If so I would love to hear about your setup!! Thanks and take care
Lara #327
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| farmmom22 |
Posted - Feb 16 2009 : 2:13:12 PM
I can't remember where I read the article, but there is a farm that does this to process the rabbit manure. Try googling it and see what you come up with. They just put their worm bins under the rabbit cages. We've had rabbits for many years and they make great pets. We've only had one doe that got a little mean in all the years we've dealt with them. Good luck!
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| lara916 |
Posted - Feb 14 2009 : 1:29:55 PM
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Originally posted by Buffalomary
I haven't attempted this yet, but I do remember there being an article in an old Mother Earth News magazine. I found this online: http://www.motherearthnews.com/Nature-Community/1972-05-01/Grow-It-Earthworms.aspx?page=2 It's from the May/June 1972 issue. Have fun!
Buffalomary
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You can take the farmer's daughter off the farm but you can't take the farm out of the farmer's daughter!!
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That's exactly what I was thinking, thank you so much for posting this!
Lara #327
"Boots" Becker Homestead Farmgirls |
| Buffalomary |
Posted - Feb 11 2009 : 10:16:17 PM
I haven't attempted this yet, but I do remember there being an article in an old Mother Earth News magazine. I found this online: http://www.motherearthnews.com/Nature-Community/1972-05-01/Grow-It-Earthworms.aspx?page=2 It's from the May/June 1972 issue. Have fun!
Buffalomary
Farmgirl Sister #293
You can take the farmer's daughter off the farm but you can't take the farm out of the farmer's daughter!!
Please visit me at my blog: http://buffalomaryscorner.blogspot.com |
| Cindy Lee |
Posted - Feb 11 2009 : 6:33:57 PM
Hmmmm.......I don't know why that wouldn't work. Maybe it would be too high in nitrogen for the worms? Just wondering why you would want to process the rabbit manure that way? |
| lara916 |
Posted - Feb 10 2009 : 6:51:51 PM
Thanks for sharing Cindy! I am actually thinking of situating the worm bins underneath the rabbit hutch. I wonder if anyone here has done this? It seems like it would work great.
Lara #327
"Boots" Becker Homestead Farmgirls |
| Cindy Lee |
Posted - Feb 10 2009 : 6:38:33 PM
Hi Lara, I have had rabbits in the past but don't at the moment. Have thought about getting some from the Humane society jsut for the manure but haven't gotten around to it. But, I do have a worm bin that I really like. It's a "Can O Worms" and I got it off the internet, I forget the name of the company but i could look it up if you want. They were really helpful and I was happy with them. I have had them for a few years and they really do eat a lot of our garbage! The best part is the castings and the worm tea that you get from them. I grow organically and that is the only fertilizer that I use and it's free!
There is a book out there that is worth reading called "Worms Eat My Garbage". I got it wrom the library so you shouldn't have to buy it. I don't know what else you might need to know about it so just ask. I'm getting pretty good at it now that I've had them awhile. |
