Rabbit and horse manure. Best way to utilize it?

[kkt3]

Went to my buddies today and got a couple buckets of manure. The small one is rabbit and the big one is horse. Rabbit is already somewhat composted and the horse is still kinda fresh. My question is what way should I use this to get the best benefits from it. Should I put them into my worm bins, or should I just put some of the rabbit manure into my living soil that I made up and let the worms take care of it, and add the horse manure to my compost?

 

[greasemonkeymann]

wise old hippy farmer once said
"plops need composting, pebbles are good right out the ass"
so rabbit manure is ok fresh, horsemanure i'd use as a nitrogen input for a compost.
if you layered leaves and horse manure it'd be a damn good compost when finished.
but rabbit manure is a FAR superior nutrient than horse manure
like 3-4 times better

 

[greasemonkeymann]

side note.
yrs ago I knew a old-school farmer that grew in nothing but rabbit manure and kelp meal.
NOTHING else.
and his herb was fantastic, some of the best outdoor ever.
he did a run with alpaca manure too
evidently alpaca and rabbit manures are similar in their macro values

 

[kkt3]

Thanks grease. Would it be better to put the rabbit manure in my living soil and let the worms take care of it, or put it in my worm bins, or should I put it in my compost pile?

 

[GemuGrows]

Maybe brew up a compost tea every 1-2 weeks and pour them over the manure that you want to compost; that should speed up the decomp

 

[Wetdog]

Thanks grease. Would it be better to put the rabbit manure in my living soil and let the worms take care of it, or put it in my worm bins, or should I put it in my compost pile?

Why not both, living soil and worms? I wouldn't waste it on the compost pile, the horse is plenty. If there is a fair amount, it would be well worth the effort to snag enough for both.

Wet

 

[kkt3]

Now that sounds like a great idea Wet. Thanks!!

 

[kkt3]

wise old hippy farmer once said
"plops need composting, pebbles are good right out the ass"
so rabbit manure is ok fresh, horsemanure i'd use as a nitrogen input for a compost.
if you layered leaves and horse manure it'd be a damn good compost when finished.
but rabbit manure is a FAR superior nutrient than horse manure
like 3-4 times better

Hey grease. Thought I would give the layering a try. Moistened composted birch leaves followed by a layer of crumbled horse manure with about 10 worms per level of manure. Filled up the 5 gallon bucket with 5 layers this. Gonna be interesting to see what comes of it.

 

[Joe Blows Trees]

I actually added some rabbit manure to my compost tea. I don't have much so I'm trying to figure out the best way to utilize the rest, probably the worm bin. I should buy a rabbit or two.

I'm Sub'd to see the results!

 

[bravedave]

Rabbit turds are notorious worm farm starters.

 

[GoRealUhGro]

I have a rabbit and he def poos a lot...I have 5 5 gal buckets of his poop waiting on me...how much would you add to a aact ..5 gal worth ...and how muh would you add to your soil mix for every 50 gal of soil...any recommendations

 

[greasemonkeymann]

I wouldn't use it as an AACT

I have a rabbit and he def poos a lot...I have 5 5 gal buckets of his poop waiting on me...how much would you add to a aact ..5 gal worth ...and how muh would you add to your soil mix for every 50 gal of soil...any recommendations

a nutrient tea? Sure, but ideally a topdress or in the soil would be perfect.
for every 50 gallons (that's about 3 cubic feet) i'd have at least 6 cups of it
but a LOT of that is determined by your existing soil recipe/ingredients
but kelp meal and rabbit manure, alone, will grow some damn fine herb
not much needed past that.
Except lots of humus and aeration (obviously)

 

[greasemonkeymann]

Hey grease. Thought I would give the layering a try. Moistened composted birch leaves followed by a layer of crumbled horse manure with about 10 worms per level of manure. Filled up the 5 gallon bucket with 5 layers this. Gonna be interesting to see what comes of it. View attachment 3623587 View attachment 3623589 View attachment 3623590

if you can compost and layer (like what you are doing) in a fabric pot, that's what i'd do. I'd be afraid of anaerobic conditions (not only can rob your nutrients but kill worms)
plastic seems to be too "un" breathable, attracts condensation also
And I also would make sure the horses didn't get any dewormers, I know cattle get routine shots for that, not sure about horses

 

[GoRealUhGro]

I wouldn't use it as an AACT


a nutrient tea? Sure, but ideally a topdress or in the soil would be perfect.
for every 50 gallons (that's about 3 cubic feet) i'd have at least 6 cups of it
but a LOT of that is determined by your existing soil recipe/ingredients
but kelp meal and rabbit manure, alone, will grow some damn fine herb
not much needed past that.
Except lots of humus and aeration (obviously)

I plan on adding it to my soil but mostly using it as a top dress....I was just wondering what a good amount for a tea would be is all

 

[GoRealUhGro]

Why not an aact btw?...or just an aerated tea

 

[greasemonkeymann]

Why not an aact btw?...or just an aerated tea

cuz more often than not adding nutrients to a microbe tea disrupts/lowers the microbe numbers
from what I've read anyways

 

[greasemonkeymann]

you could just make a regular nutrient tea, for that i'd go with probably a handful of rabbit manure per 5 gallons or so.
don't really need to aerate it though, unless you want to, but it'll probably froth

 

[GoRealUhGro]

I think I will add air to it just to keep think oxygenated and I'd say it would actually get "done" a little quicker...maybe I won't add it to my compost tea, I'll just make a manure tea from it and high n bat guano and some Peruvian sea bird guano for a big shot one or twice during veg in between the reg teas I'll make and see how it does ...I will be receiving my soil and a buuunch of other stuff I ordered bu t one of the things that the guy I deal with at worms way reccomened for me and I went ahead and bought was a bottle of nectar from the gods ......but I can't Remember what it was actually called...he told me it was a simple sugar ...for feeding g the microbes I assume...he swore it was a lot better than molasses because of how easily it is broken down by the microbes and they can easily consume it I assume...if anyone knows what I'm talking about and have used it let me know what u thought of it

 

[GoRealUhGro]

Aphrodites extraction!! I had to look it up sorry

 

[kkt3]

side note.
yrs ago I knew a old-school farmer that grew in nothing but rabbit manure and kelp meal.
NOTHING else.
and his herb was fantastic, some of the best outdoor ever.
he did a run with alpaca manure too
evidently alpaca and rabbit manures are similar in their macro values

@greasemonkeymann , sounds like something I would like to try. Do you know what ratio the old school farmer used the rabbit manure and kelp meal?