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Barnyard Buddies:  Know a good horse manure composter?  |
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steeleyedjack
Farmgirl in Training
32 Posts
Constance
Erwinna
PA
USA
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 Posted - Nov 05 2008 : 06:14:01 AM
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Hi All,
Okay about at the tail end hahaha of getting the farm completed. The Alamanac's predictions the past four months have been nearly dead on so if the snow predictions are anywhere near right, I had better build a horse manure composter PDQ. Does anyone have one they use and like or know of that is not super complicated to build/use/maintain?
The days of spreading may come to a quick halt here soon (upper Bucks County, PA). BTW am using the Stabler's spreader www.thestablers.com and it is fabulous!!! Leaves a thin layer and breaks up the manure into such small bits, flies cannot lay eggs in them. I also used a Pfizer product this summer, Solitude, and that knocked the fly population down significantly. If only my lovely neighbors would join in.
Thanks so much.
Constance
"Even if you are on the right track, you'll
get run over if you just sit there." - Will Rogers
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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artbysue
True Blue Farmgirl
218 Posts
Sue
Kidron
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Nov 06 2008 : 7:26:52 PM
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I've always spread year round for years but when I've had to make a maure pile I had a 3 sided concrete type of bin that allows you to use your front end loader to scoop up the pile when you need. You can put a tarp over the top during fly season... I've found horse manure composts very nicely in a tight pile or a structure like I mentioned because it is usually with already mixed with the bedding so you get a good mixture of what is needed to make it heat up and compost.
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steeleyedjack
Farmgirl in Training
32 Posts
Constance
Erwinna
PA
USA
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Posted - Nov 07 2008 : 11:51:08 AM
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Thanks for the help.
Alee, I purchased the smallest one they make last year and I believe it was in the $1,300 to $1,500 range. It's just great.
Sue, the weather pattern here always delivers snow beginning with a westerly wind and ends with a stiff north wind across the 60 acres next door and given the topography, it drifts on my property :( Happily tho it keeps the north half of the drive impassible and me inside sewing or knitting. :)
thanks again
"Even if you are on the right track, you'll
get run over if you just sit there." - Will Rogers
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dsimas
Farmgirl in Training
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Dawn
Auburn
CA
USA
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Posted - Nov 22 2008 : 7:46:59 PM
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I am getting in on this late, but I have composted my horse manure for years. There is a picture in my blog (scroll below the photo gallery for the blog entries) recently. It is made of pressure treated boards on three sides with gaps in between to allow for some oxygen. I had a concrete one in the past and it wouldn't compost well due to lack of air.
Pressure treated lumber is expensive, but it was still only about $300 to build and will last a lifetime.
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dsimas
Farmgirl in Training
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Dawn
Auburn
CA
USA
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Worland
Wy
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