Good Morning! <=2017

[WLLady]

so if you add a horse to the manure mix, wood shavings are no problem ;-P yes, i am aiding and abetting...lol. i never had a compost issue with straw, chicken manure, the odd bit of hay, horse manure and lots of shavings.

yep, put down a couple bags of shavings on top of the bricks, and then the straw over the top. the shavings are actually quite absorptive, so the straw should stay drier. let it cook in the manure pile for a while before turning into the garden....and if you can keep animals out of it (probably not) you can always add your house compost unless you have bears or something (or labs...lol). here i have to keep any compost completely separate from the manure pile or the dogs get into it, but the organic from the house will help cook the shavings. the pile will probably freeze solid in the winter, but come summer next year you'll have some nice stuff for top dressing the garden.

so...another nice day, not sunny...looking forward to some sun....but it's warmish and not bad at all. not much wind today which is a nice change from the last couple of days. everything is totally mud coloured...horses, dogs, cats, turkeys, the only ones not are the chickens, but they refuse to come out. our snow/ice pellet mix all melted yesterday except in the corner by the front door. go figure. guess i should go and get started on things i need to do....been decidedly lazy today. and loving every second of it! think i'll start with tensioning the fence.
hope everyone has a great day!

[Ontario Chick]

I agree with Kathy, when you add horse manure the shavings aren't a problem.
I think this is a solution to the wood shaving in the compost problem.
Sandy, you need to get a horse.

[SandyM]

So. Lou talks a lot of horse ... Nah never mind.

Ok, horse. No not so much. But I do have 2 miniature horses down the road..manure talks coming his way

[Home Grown Poultry]

Adding lime to your compost will help it break down faster... lots of other uses for lime as well.

[Ontario Chick]

Yea but horses are way more fun then lime.

[Home Grown Poultry]

Especially if they are someone elses :rofl1: I miss watching and playing with the ones at our old place, but dont miss caring for them. So much work! Especially if the true owners dont help at all! I want a llama! HAHA

[ross]

Llamas are good & no fermentation to llama crap . Use it right from the maker , also good predator control .
Sandy I find if I click on your picture to make bigger it rights itself . If your using phone/ camera turn it horizontal & then take pic . Works on iPhone . Luck

[Killerbunny]

amazingly beautiful and KB carries them around so they don't have to get their feet dirty

Ouch - busted! In my defence that was only my lap Jennie though, getting little chunky for that now.

[SandyM]

Llamas are good & no fermentation to llama crap . Use it right from the maker , also good predator control .
Sandy I find if I click on your picture to make bigger it rights itself . If your using phone/ camera turn it horizontal & then take pic . Works on iPhone . Luck

Thanks Ross. That's what I have. iPhone :)

[Home Grown Poultry]

well I just spent 2 hours gettn my truck unstuck from the mud! heeeehaaaaaaa! what fun. I literally drove across my side lawn in front of the barn to gather up 20 logs or so to split which went well. then when i kept driving forward to my front door... well instantly buried it to the frame. had to jack her up and get planks under the tires... once on the planks i reversed the heck out of there the same way i came in. of course I unloaded the wood before doing anything. i should have just used my dolly. when in doubt DONT EVEN TRY! HAHHAHA this is my 3rd time gettn stuck in her i sure hope im not stupid enough to do it again! now ill be splittn wood in the dark. ahhhh well happens! AHAHAHAHAHA LOL!