Posted by ChrisinMO on February 27, 2010 at 21:00:04 from (75.121.116.2):
In Reply to: Horse manure posted by Richard from SE AZ on February 27, 2010 at 14:46:01:
We've got sheep, dairy goats, cattle and now even a horse. From my observation of their manure, the goats pass the fewest intact seeds, followed by the sheep and then the cattle. If the hay is overmature and perhaps weedy, a lot of seeds will pass through anyway. Not too much experience yet with the horse, though it is not a ruminant and therefore has but one stomach.
We compost all of our winter's supply of manure. The ruminant manure compost goes onto hay ground or pasture, so I don't worry about the weed seeds.
We've also got chickens and hogs. The hogs are fed mostly ground feed, so no viable seeds there. The chickens do a good job of grinding their feed in their gizzards. When we compost that manure, it eventually finds its way into the market gardens.
The best way to handle the manure is to make sure it is well composted and given enough time to mature before using it. If the horse manure is mostly solid manure and bedding, its probably going to be pretty weak in nitrogen. If they trapped a lot of the horses' urine in the bedding, this will improve its value considerably. Free manure is very good to have, though it might not be very nutrient dense. You can control the weeds by composting it well.
Here's a website that might help understanding composting.
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