Worked my rabbit manure mine today. My free range buns poop
everywhere so it would be impossible to collect their poop without a
plan. My setup includes a 2'X3' cage with plastic bottom. I put
rabbit pellets in there daily and my buns deposit their pellets when
they eat. It took all winter but there was 3" worth of poop.

While scooping the little balls of poop into buckets I saw half dozen
white worms which I think might be maggots. It was one here and
another there and so on. There are flies now after the past few warm
days.

The poop didn't have any smell till I got pass the top layer. The top
was dried but the bottom was urine soaked and a bit stinky. The
bottom pellets was also white. Don't know if it's fungi or if it's
calcium. I didn't inspect them close up as I wasn't that curious.
Filled 3 five gallon buckets.

Hope this poop is as good as chicken shit. Last year I had some
pretty big bitter melons grown on a hill of 2 year old chicken poop.

I think the white residue is salt or other minerals: calcium etc. I've seen
that too. Also, I've notice poops get mold on them when they are damp. I bag
up Cocoa's for the composter.

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I would be very careful leaving the poops long enough to develop maggots ...
They are usually fatal if they crawl into your bunnies.

It is really good fertilizer ...

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Dori ...Cissy, Munk and Beeb in Heaven

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"James" wrote in message
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Worked my rabbit manure mine today. My free range buns poop
everywhere so it would be impossible to collect their poop without a
plan. My setup includes a 2'X3' cage with plastic bottom. I put
rabbit pellets in there daily and my buns deposit their pellets when
they eat. It took all winter but there was 3" worth of poop.

While scooping the little balls of poop into buckets I saw half dozen
white worms which I think might be maggots. It was one here and
another there and so on. There are flies now after the past few warm
days.

The poop didn't have any smell till I got pass the top layer. The top
was dried but the bottom was urine soaked and a bit stinky. The
bottom pellets was also white. Don't know if it's fungi or if it's
calcium. I didn't inspect them close up as I wasn't that curious.
Filled 3 five gallon buckets.

Hope this poop is as good as chicken shit. Last year I had some
pretty big bitter melons grown on a hill of 2 year old chicken poop.

On Apr 22, 9:55 am, "scGram" wrote:
I would be very careful leaving the poops long enough to develop maggots ...
They are usually fatal if they crawl into your bunnies.

It is really good fertilizer ...

--
Dori ...Cissy, Munk and Beeb in Heaven

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Worked my rabbit manure mine today. My free range buns poop
everywhere so it would be impossible to collect their poop without a
plan. My setup includes a 2'X3' cage with plastic bottom. I put
rabbit pellets in there daily and my buns deposit their pellets when
they eat. It took all winter but there was 3" worth of poop.

While scooping the little balls of poop into buckets I saw half dozen
white worms which I think might be maggots. It was one here and
another there and so on. There are flies now after the past few warm
days.

The poop didn't have any smell till I got pass the top layer. The top
was dried but the bottom was urine soaked and a bit stinky. The
bottom pellets was also white. Don't know if it's fungi or if it's
calcium. I didn't inspect them close up as I wasn't that curious.
Filled 3 five gallon buckets.

Hope this poop is as good as chicken shit. Last year I had some
pretty big bitter melons grown on a hill of 2 year old chicken poop.- Hide quoted text -

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I collect poops up and put them on my house plants which grow really
well, so yes, it most certainly is a good fertiliser.
I too would not be leaving them alone long enough for maggots to get
into them.

Ros and the Varmints