Thank you! I've been wanting to compost but it's so confusing to me. I just watched someone else do a lazy compost pile like this and wanted to try it, after seeing your video I think I will give it a go!
@lennylink877211 ай бұрын
Great video 👍
@peterv32162 жыл бұрын
Just now getting back to watching your newer videos. Quality content. Keep up the great job!
@josephrosser4609 Жыл бұрын
Great video. Just what I needed to watch. We use pine shavings for both rabbits and our four hens. I want to build two compost bins which will be about 40 ft from our house. So, I have two questions: how do you keep flies down? And, how do you control smell? It looks as if your 8:32 piles are not too close to the house. Regardless, I’m hoping you can advise me on my two questions. Thanks again for your video.
@westmeadowrabbits Жыл бұрын
Carbon is the answer to both your questions! If your litter is pine shavings your piles should already pretty well balanced. Compost can be simple or complicated, but generally nitrogen rich waste will smell more, and attract flies. Carbon rich waste breaks down slowly but doesn't smell or attract flies. A good balance is key.
@littleridgefarm40732 жыл бұрын
Great video as always
@citylotgardening61712 жыл бұрын
Great video thanks for sharing 👍
@jeanbergeron41122 жыл бұрын
Great info
@TXMamaM.O.2 жыл бұрын
If I feed Timothy hay can I add rabbit pellets right into soil. Or will the hay grow “things” I don’t want growing. I do container gardening. Getting beds ready now.
@TXMamaM.O.2 жыл бұрын
Just got my 1st 2 breeding rabbits
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
You shouldn't have anything sprouting. But in the off chance that you do, feed it to the rabbits!
@TXMamaM.O.2 жыл бұрын
@@westmeadowrabbits thanks for the reply. I didn’t want to add to my raised container beds till someone answered me.
@littledrabbitry94102 жыл бұрын
Hey Sam....any recommendations on how to get the rabbit urine smell controlled? We have 12 rabbits and love them and the poo, however, the urine smell is starting to get to be too much. I won't even mention the flies, OH MY!!! We have an outside rabbitry. I use Eco Flake savings and still have a major smell.
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
Smell from rabbit waste comes from an imbalance between carbon and nitrogen in the manure piles, or to much moisture (or both). Rabbit urine is very high in nitrogen. If your rabbitry is outside surprised this is an issue, with good ventilation you shouldn't have to much moisture or smell. That being said, there is no need to spend money on special products as their are two easy solutions. 1. Clean out the piles more frequently and remove sources of moisture. Ensure plenty of ventilation and exposure to sunlight if possible. 2. Add carbon to piles every couple of days. Good sources of carbon are wood chips, pine shavings, and other dry fibrous materials with low amounts of nitrogen.
@MrThatguy333 Жыл бұрын
@@westmeadowrabbits whats your thoughts on the RHDV2 thats going around teh united states? would you still let rabbits run around on the ground?
@westmeadowrabbits Жыл бұрын
@@MrThatguy333 It hasn't made it's way to my area yet but it is a serious concern. If you live in an infected area with lots of wild rabbits it's something to keep an eye on.
@amberlennox8462 жыл бұрын
Do you also use fresh pellets in your planting holes?
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
Only when I want to give the plants a major boost! But it is totally safe to do so.
@greggy553 Жыл бұрын
I compost my rabbit manure with dry, shredded leaves. I leave it under the cages all year until I fill my bin.
@HillbillyHen7 ай бұрын
can you bag the finished compost to store (like up to a year?) or will it lose the nutrients
@westmeadowrabbits7 ай бұрын
It should be fine, but you will lose some of the bioactive components (microbes, fungi, etc.).
@davidb93232 жыл бұрын
Does it lose effectiveness being exposed to the elements ?
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
No the piles are deceivingly large. Even in the middle of the summer, it retains plenty of moisture inside. Sunlight only effects the surface so not an issue.
@vsierra1511 ай бұрын
How much does rabbit manure go for?
@westmeadowrabbits11 ай бұрын
Whatever your local market is willing to pay! Sorry for the vague answer, but it really depends on your area. I don't sell mine because I use it all for my own gardens.
@happyhermit4762 жыл бұрын
Where do you buy worms?
@dennism55652 жыл бұрын
you have been doing this composting at your home for 15 years? My jaw about dropped as I guessed your age at about 25.
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
Close guess for my age! I have been raising my own animals and gardening since the third grade!
@dennism55652 жыл бұрын
@@westmeadowrabbits oh, that explains it. I was thinking I may need glasses. Thanks for the videos - I learn a lot from watching.
@svelanikolova57762 жыл бұрын
You fertilize in the fall not the spring.
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
I fertilize year round!
@svelanikolova57762 жыл бұрын
@@westmeadowrabbits No need. You spend way too much effort. You fertilize and mulch in the fall and leave it alone. The forest only fertilizes itself with leaves in the fall. Every time it rains gravity puts nutrients in the soil for you. Keep the leaves mulch 5 inches thick. Done water either. Nature does it for you. Make your life easy
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
@@svelanikolova5776 That may work in natural systems and low maintenance gardens, but in market gardens like mine compost must must be added after every harvest to maintain yields.
@svelanikolova57762 жыл бұрын
@@westmeadowrabbits go to Washington and talk to Paul Gauchi the BTE guy
@jazandriz2 жыл бұрын
Rabbits are for pets not meat you barbarians
@jtoth1234summer2 жыл бұрын
Kill the wabbit!
@dennism55652 жыл бұрын
do pet rabbits not produce material for the compost? this is what the video was about.
@westmeadowrabbits2 жыл бұрын
Rabbits were originally domesticated as a source of meat. In fact the only reason you are able to have pet rabbits is through the efforts of selective breeding through the centuries to produce a domesticated meat animal. Keeping a farm animal as a pet is something that would only be considered "normal" in a highly developed and rich country. Its a privilege to have so much food in your country that you can have a meat producing animal as a pet. You should be grateful that you enjoy such privilege, especially considering that their are millions of people who don't have access to quality food in the world today.
@zone4garlicfarm2 жыл бұрын
@@dennism5565 I have a friend who keeps 2 rabbits mostly for the manure for her gardens.
@clement6574 Жыл бұрын
We eat rabbit as we eat beef in France, Italy, spain etc... Rabbits are no exception. The Anglo world is full of strange people living in the teletubies world