Poll
Spreadin' the Love
What do you do with the manure in your pastures/paddocks?
Total votes cast: 831
Comments & Write-in Answers
It is the neighborly thing to do!
5/24/2010 5:51:52 PM
spread it and use it for land fill in low spots
5/24/2010 2:31:41 PM
soil is poor needs fertliaer for better pasture.
5/24/2010 2:12:34 PM
compost and sell to local nursery
5/24/2010 12:26:56 PM
In our big pastures we spread, in our dry lots adjacent to the barn we remove.
5/24/2010 7:27:05 AM
Put it in a pile and compost it.
5/24/2010 5:32:43 AM
remove it then harrow in once a year
5/24/2010 2:25:57 AM
Compost and mulch gardens with it.
5/23/2010 11:48:32 PM
Run the bush hog over it to break it up and spread it
5/22/2010 2:24:48 PM
I'm anxious to know--what's the "right" thing to do?
5/22/2010 11:23:00 AM
The paddocks are cleaned daily and the pastures are harrowed several times a year.
5/22/2010 10:27:13 AM
dry lot-remove,spread-pastures,harrow
5/22/2010 9:18:46 AM
compost it for gardens
5/22/2010 12:18:53 AM
i also remove it from the sacrifice area.
5/21/2010 6:23:14 PM
Pastur is a tottally different management problem than a paddock ! ! !
5/21/2010 6:16:38 PM
Remove it daily.compost it then sell it!
5/21/2010 5:49:24 PM
Don't worm with Ivermectin in Spring so dung beetles don't die from it
5/21/2010 4:18:18 PM
compost & spread when 2 years old
5/21/2010 12:40:28 PM
Chickens scratch through the manure and spread it.
5/21/2010 9:13:31 AM
I collect it, compost it, then spread it
5/21/2010 8:12:39 AM
Remove it in smaller paddocks but leave it in larger fields.
5/20/2010 9:04:18 PM
We remove manure from paddocks and harrow the pastures
5/20/2010 6:21:41 PM
goes to the garden
5/20/2010 4:10:51 PM
I have two horses and we pile it and compost it and use it on our garden (vegetable).
5/20/2010 3:47:19 PM
One 2-yard dumpster holds 1 wk for 5 horses, picked up weekly (it is also covered)
5/20/2010 2:29:14 PM
Pile it to compost, then spread it, or pack it in empty feed bags and give it to my favorite gardens
5/20/2010 1:50:57 PM
Remove some, then compost, remainder is harrowed to break it up.
5/20/2010 1:36:44 PM
harrow/spread
5/20/2010 12:36:54 PM
with a vacuum !
5/20/2010 7:56:17 AM
rotate with cattle pasturing
5/20/2010 7:12:32 AM
sweeper
5/20/2010 5:10:08 AM
Put in dump trailer and take to local dump
5/20/2010 12:41:06 AM
Use in my own gardens, and give away to friends.
5/19/2010 11:02:33 PM
moved to a compost pile
5/19/2010 10:17:56 PM
compost it
5/19/2010 10:05:57 PM
compost it and then use in gardens
5/19/2010 9:40:39 PM
spread it out :)
5/19/2010 9:21:12 PM
Compost it for at least 4 months, then spread it in areas with poor soil.
5/19/2010 6:42:56 PM
collect and spread on the hay fields
5/19/2010 6:32:21 PM
An organic farmer found me and says my horses produce the best manure in the county!
5/19/2010 5:18:20 PM
give it to neighbors for mulch/fertilizer
5/19/2010 4:19:10 PM
AT MY BOARDING BARN THEY DO NOTHING
5/19/2010 4:11:55 PM
give it away for fertilizer in a garden
5/19/2010 3:48:24 PM
I give it away free to people for their gardens. They come and load it by hand on the trailers.
5/19/2010 3:45:49 PM
spread after composting
5/19/2010 3:23:49 PM
we spread or move it to build up new ground
5/19/2010 2:49:10 PM
compost it
5/19/2010 2:13:28 PM
It is removed daily and composted under plastic tarps prior to using in gardens and spread on pastur
5/19/2010 12:27:20 PM
Remove it, mow it with riding lawn mower, let it dry, pile it , use it around my trees as mulch
5/19/2010 12:13:54 PM
compost it
5/19/2010 12:11:49 PM
Compost Pile
5/19/2010 11:42:33 AM
Remove some to compost, harrow some in mid-summer, late fall.
5/19/2010 11:38:00 AM
And what a nightmare it is finding someone to come get it!!
5/19/2010 11:16:24 AM
remove it, compost it, give it to gardeners
5/19/2010 10:59:50 AM
in pastures it is spread as fertilizer in paddock it is removed and composted for garden and flower
5/19/2010 10:47:08 AM
Pitch fork and a wheelbarrow.
5/19/2010 10:32:12 AM
We compost it and use it as a fertilizer
5/19/2010 10:07:25 AM
NATURAL MANURE BUNK ON PROPERTY
5/19/2010 10:02:30 AM
dump it in eroded areas
5/19/2010 9:59:09 AM
Once temps over 90 degrees to kill eggs we harrow to break up the "roughs"
5/19/2010 9:45:56 AM
I compost it and spread the compost on my garden.
5/19/2010 9:35:10 AM
Remove, compost, then use it, have no trouble in making it available to others
5/19/2010 9:32:18 AM
Used to harrow it, no time so I just have to rely on the dung beetles.
5/19/2010 9:17:59 AM
compost it
5/19/2010 8:37:35 AM
Barn cleanings are composted 1 year and spread
5/19/2010 8:37:15 AM
My neighbor actually WANTS it ;)
5/19/2010 7:24:24 AM
Some is spread with the mower, otherwise we leave it.
5/19/2010 7:23:49 AM
compost it
5/19/2010 7:08:21 AM
harrow bigger paddocks but collect & sell from smaller yards
5/19/2010 6:48:09 AM
Keeps our garden well supplied
5/19/2010 5:06:30 AM
It is spread around the cornfields.
5/19/2010 1:50:03 AM
I bought an aerated compost system from O2Compost in WA to kill weed seeds and parasites.
5/19/2010 12:18:54 AM
Harrow it. Luckily my boys are tidy & make their own piles. =)
5/19/2010 12:03:24 AM
I pick up daily, one wheelbarrow load/day for 3 horses, not really that much work.
5/18/2010 11:48:36 PM
Spread w/Newer Spreader. Love it!
5/18/2010 10:58:17 PM
In pastures we leave it, in paddocks we harrow it.
5/18/2010 10:50:09 PM
compost it and use in gardens
5/18/2010 10:48:23 PM
Use some in gardens and give the rest away to people who come pick it up for their gardens.
5/18/2010 10:46:24 PM
The acreage is large so we don't drag the fields; very hot summers here
5/18/2010 10:23:03 PM
Compost and use for garden, even composted a horse last year.
5/18/2010 10:13:36 PM
pick it up, compost it, no problem giving it away by the pick up truck load
5/18/2010 10:04:51 PM
Compost it for use in the garden
5/18/2010 9:48:52 PM
We spread the manure on the trails on our small ranch.
5/18/2010 9:39:53 PM
We have a farmer who comes to take it for free He spreads it on his fields.
5/18/2010 9:38:34 PM
Compost it and then spread it
5/18/2010 9:04:44 PM
we let it compost and sellit as topsoil
5/18/2010 8:53:38 PM
pile and compost
5/18/2010 8:49:51 PM
pasture poop we compost for garden, stall waste we dump
5/18/2010 8:49:22 PM
give it to a tree farm
5/18/2010 8:48:15 PM
All stable and pasture manure is collected and used by an organic coffee plantation
5/18/2010 8:37:54 PM
Iuse all picked up manure & put it into sand holes horses have dug grass grows over end of holes.
5/18/2010 8:33:24 PM
I have compost bins, use the composted manure to fertilize pastures.
5/18/2010 8:13:23 PM
Remove it first, let it compost down then spread
5/18/2010 8:09:02 PM
compost
5/18/2010 7:57:43 PM
clean out stalls and spread in ruts out in the yard
5/18/2010 7:55:52 PM
All winter its put in the area that becomes the summer vegetable garden. Also, landscape plants
5/18/2010 7:43:19 PM
use as fertalizer
5/18/2010 7:25:57 PM
the owner of my barn is a complete slob
5/18/2010 7:20:13 PM
I spread it in the manure field (half acre) and then mow it. The horses love to sleep in it.
5/18/2010 7:19:40 PM
compost and use in garden
5/18/2010 7:19:40 PM
Grass grows over it later!
5/18/2010 7:17:03 PM
it is composted and the public picks it up
5/18/2010 7:13:47 PM
this routine promotes the healthy breakdown of the manure by dung beatles and earthworms feeding soi
5/18/2010 7:09:35 PM
piled to create heat & kill bugs then spread and drag in spring before irrigation begins
5/18/2010 6:49:24 PM
Remove it from paddocks daily; harrow it in the pastures twice a year.
5/18/2010 6:48:14 PM
Remove it from pens and stalls to compost heap
5/18/2010 6:46:08 PM
Compost it
5/18/2010 6:43:14 PM
I have far more pasture than I need so I don't worry about the manure
5/18/2010 6:31:41 PM
compost
5/18/2010 6:27:04 PM
once it's cooked we use it in the yard - fill holes, garden, flowers...
5/18/2010 6:22:58 PM
Organic 100% Natural fertilizer the best!
5/18/2010 6:22:33 PM
Remove it to dumpster twice daily and Waste Management hauls away for a fee.
5/18/2010 6:19:49 PM
remove paddocks, leave in pasture
5/18/2010 6:11:27 PM
We compost it grass clippings and then spread it.
5/18/2010 5:56:13 PM
i dump it over 400 feet away from my property and my farmer neighbor uses it in his soybean field.
5/18/2010 5:54:11 PM
spread where horses do not graze
5/18/2010 5:38:28 PM
Usually don't have high volume, but do heap it into piles, let it heat, then spread after about 1 wk
5/18/2010 5:37:36 PM
picked up in some, harrowed in others and cross grazed with sheep &cattle
5/18/2010 5:35:45 PM
The nice people at Waste Management haul it off every week for me.
5/18/2010 5:35:08 PM
leave it in large pastures, but harrow if too concentrated. remove it from paddocks and smaller lots
5/18/2010 5:33:03 PM
Leave it in pastures, remove it from paddock and composst for a year then spread on trees, shrubs,ga
5/18/2010 5:32:49 PM
We have a farmer that comes to pick it up and he uses it to compose commercially.
5/18/2010 5:32:06 PM
4 horses. Corrals, stalls cleaned daily. A year's worth goes in 2 garden plots.
5/18/2010 5:27:51 PM
Our pastures are large enough to handle it and the horses tend to use only certain areas
5/18/2010 5:26:14 PM
Share with others for garden and lawn use.
5/18/2010 5:25:01 PM
Spread when pasture is mowed. Have chickens to help spread it around
5/18/2010 5:21:54 PM
take it to neighbor's field and he tills it into the soil
5/18/2010 5:16:43 PM
compost all year and spread in Spring...best fertilizer; grass great; horses on Strongid 2X
5/18/2010 5:12:35 PM
remove it, compost it and spread it back on pastures & gasrden
5/18/2010 5:12:34 PM
Large pasture spread and sacrifice paddocks picked up daily
5/18/2010 5:09:21 PM
Spread some and some of it I build into a compost heap for my veg. garden
5/18/2010 5:03:36 PM
We remove it, compost it and use it in pasture/garden; seel some, too.
5/18/2010 5:00:58 PM
Romove and haul to remote composting facility
5/18/2010 4:58:19 PM
Pile it, then remove
5/18/2010 4:52:04 PM
I use it for lanscaping fill on my property
5/18/2010 4:51:42 PM
drag our paddocks - rain washes it away
5/18/2010 4:47:26 PM
Leave in the large fields, remove from paddocks, fertilize blueberries on property
5/18/2010 4:46:01 PM
compost & use as fill soil again
5/18/2010 4:44:15 PM
compost it
5/18/2010 4:41:41 PM
We just have a pasture
5/18/2010 4:40:57 PM
Chickens break it down to powder then I remove
5/18/2010 4:39:47 PM
big pasture!
5/18/2010 4:39:20 PM
compost the stall manure and harrow/drag the pasture manure.
5/18/2010 4:38:38 PM
at the ranch where I board it is removed by sanitation company
5/18/2010 4:38:04 PM
put it in the dumpster and the city hauls it away every wewk
5/18/2010 4:37:59 PM
Remove and compost
5/18/2010 4:37:27 PM
compost it
5/18/2010 4:35:48 PM
It gets composted then spread on my hayfields
5/18/2010 4:34:00 PM
The birds pick out the grain & the rain decomposes it quickly.
5/18/2010 4:30:22 PM
Also remove the big piles
5/18/2010 4:27:58 PM
Paddocks are picked; pastures are left
5/18/2010 4:25:18 PM
Remove it, compost it, give it away, and spread some of it.
5/18/2010 4:24:05 PM
our gardening friends love getting our manure!!!!
5/18/2010 4:18:48 PM
compost pile
5/18/2010 4:17:26 PM
remove it from the paddocks, and leave it in the pastures
5/18/2010 4:11:14 PM
move it to a pile, compost, use for garden (and give away)
5/18/2010 4:10:18 PM
Pick up daily, haul away weekly
5/18/2010 4:06:22 PM
Pile
5/18/2010 4:05:35 PM
remove from paddocks, spread and harrow in fields.
5/18/2010 4:04:49 PM
Remove it, compost it and spread on our farm fields.
5/18/2010 4:02:49 PM
Remove from paddocks/dry lots; leave in pastures
5/18/2010 4:02:25 PM
neighbor spreads on his garden
5/18/2010 4:00:10 PM
drag tthe pasture with a flexible ine harrow
5/18/2010 3:59:52 PM
in addition to spreading the manure on the pastures, manure is removed from the dry lot
5/18/2010 3:59:09 PM
I board- they unfortunately leave it-- I'd pick it up
5/18/2010 3:59:03 PM
Others come and haul it away. use to mix with topsoil.
5/18/2010 3:52:39 PM
Compost it for local gardeners and my own garden!
5/18/2010 3:51:56 PM
We compost it, then spread it
5/18/2010 3:50:00 PM
I know I *should* harrow and rotate fields, but not enough acres.
5/18/2010 3:48:05 PM
Barn Manager spreads on fields
5/18/2010 3:46:49 PM
Collect it for the gardeners and worm growers in the area, cuts down on flies.
5/18/2010 3:38:29 PM
I spread it around the base of our pine trees of which we have many.. helps keep in the moisture
5/18/2010 3:37:58 PM
compost it for the garden
5/18/2010 3:36:55 PM
Remove it, compost it, and then use it in gardens.
5/18/2010 3:36:50 PM
We spread it out with a drag and use manure spreader for mucking stalls
5/18/2010 3:36:03 PM
Pile it in 1 pile
5/18/2010 3:32:24 PM
remove from paddock area harrow in pastures
5/18/2010 3:29:03 PM
burn it on the burn pile w/ other trees, limbs, molded hay, etc.
5/18/2010 3:27:34 PM
Remove and Compost
5/18/2010 3:12:26 PM
kick it then leave it
5/18/2010 3:11:01 PM
Then the wind carries it away
5/18/2010 3:10:53 PM
Also Harrow/spread it....
5/18/2010 3:06:08 PM
compost and then spread
5/18/2010 2:56:59 PM
Mulch it and spread it on our gardens in the fall,.
5/18/2010 9:55:53 AM
I have 20 acres and one horse, 3 donkeys
5/18/2010 9:34:47 AM
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