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Goat Poop

Grass Snake

Grass Snake

I have access to alot of goat poop and want to hear from the folks that use or have used in the past. Is it worth the effort collecting? Is there better alternatives? What would be the best way to apply to my garden that is established? Any input would be appreciated
 
Grass Snake said:
I have access to alot of goat poop and want to hear from the folks that use or have used in the past. Is it worth the effort collecting? Is there better alternatives? What would be the best way to apply to my garden that is established? Any input would be appreciated
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Goat poop is good stuff.  Rabbit is best, IMO.  I say that because I can absolutely confirm that rabbit poo is 100% ready to go, right out of the bunny.  I use it mixed in containers, top dressed, and have now even germinated seeds in it.

I'd utilize the goat poop in every way possible, depending on how much you have access to.  It would be a top dressing, a manure tea, composted, vermicomposted, and any other way feasible.
 
If it's what you have free an unlimited access to, then NO, there are no better alternatives.  Use what you have.
 
solid7 said:
 
Goat poop is good stuff.  Rabbit is best, IMO.  I say that because I can absolutely confirm that rabbit poo is 100% ready to go, right out of the bunny.  I use it mixed in containers, top dressed, and have now even germinated seeds in it.
I'd utilize the goat poop in every way possible, depending on how much you have access to.  It would be a top dressing, a manure tea, composted, vermicomposted, and any other way feasible.
 
If it's what you have free an unlimited access to, then NO, there are no better alternatives.  Use what you have.
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Thanks for the advice. I know someone that has a rabbit but not sure 1 rabbit, will supply my needs. I'll be scooping up goat caca later today.
 
Grass Snake said:
Thanks for the advice. I know someone that has a rabbit but not sure 1 rabbit, will supply my needs. I'll be scooping up goat caca later today.
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2-3 full size adult rabbits will give you all you need for a small garden. If you can get the rabbit poo for free, I'd say go for it.  It's gold...
 
Why buy animal shit?  There are so many people who just give it away.  There's not enough extra magic in any particular variety, to make it actually worth buying, IMO.  I don't think we've gotten to that point, yet...

Free shit = good shit. 
 
Alpacas are really expensive animals that are usually bought by trophy wives who use them as a front business/tax shelter.  Of course their shit is magical!
 
I've found a couple places where i can get alpaca and llama poo for free. As much as I can shovel.
I didn't know if it needed to be composted first, before adding to the garden. Maybe I'll just get a bunch of it this fall and turn it into the ground for the winter.
 
Malarky said:
I've found a couple places where i can get alpaca and llama poo for free. As much as I can shovel.
I didn't know if it needed to be composted first, before adding to the garden. Maybe I'll just get a bunch of it this fall and turn it into the ground for the winter.
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I don't know what the diet of an alpaca is.
 
My rabbits get nothing but alfalfa and black oil sunflower seeds.  So their poo is the equivalent of alfalfa meal.  If you don't make a large volume of it, it won't get hot enough to compost.  Keep the concentrations small, and you can use it as is, no problem.  Depending on what alpacas and llamas eat, the same is most likely true.

 
 
I call what I use 'barn scrapings'.  Its mostly goat poop n hay.  Smaller amounts of sheep, duck, and chicken.  I scrape it off the barn with a front end loader and put it outside for a year.  So the stuff I used spring 2016 was put out outside in a pile in 2015.  So far, no burning and it is aged much longer than the FDA's minimum.  It goes on the side of the garden that I grow corn that year.  Then I flip flop the sides I use for corn each year.  So essentially, before anything like watermelon or other ground touching vegetables get to touching it, the stuff has aged two years outdoors.

Seems to work fine, no burning, but I don't have much experience with chemical fertilizer to compare it to.
 
Similar to your "scrapings", I used to pile about 10-12" of horse manure at the base of my bananas every year.  Not just in localized areas, but I had a stand of bananas that was about 40'X40', and I had complete ground cover.  Every year, a new layer...  Never burn, and it was uncomposted. (horse manure also includes the sawdust bedding, so...)
 
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