tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post3396729658497578032..comments2023-08-19T04:56:24.878-07:00Comments on It seemed like a good idea at the time...: Home again!, or, I like parenthesesFunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-536781844281168522011-02-11T19:37:53.527-08:002011-02-11T19:37:53.527-08:00Glad you finally got home, but I'm sure not as...Glad you finally got home, but I'm sure not as glad as you. LOL<br /><br />Frozen manure pile?? I'm with Melissa and BECG. It gets pretty darn hot in the middle of those things but then I don't remember exactly how long your temps were so low. I'm sure there's an equation somewhere to compute the amount of time it would take thought. Can you just see that question on some kid's math quiz? LOL<br /><br />I know lots of people who never scoop poop so I guess you're probably safe from the poop police. <br /><br />I'm looking forward to those pics of cat size piles of horse hair. Dixie is not the only horse blowing coat right now. Legs and Storm are too and I suspect if they are the rest of the herd is following along. Maybe we are going to get an early spring.Rising Rainbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239592070775412669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-30044154547313326422011-02-11T18:45:45.216-08:002011-02-11T18:45:45.216-08:00You might also try pouring some hot compost tea on...You might also try pouring some hot compost tea on your cold pile before tarping it. Wake those sleeping bugs up!AKPonyGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02969589711581884433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-53336172638422823712011-02-11T15:49:42.663-08:002011-02-11T15:49:42.663-08:00I let my cold compost pile go for a year - no turn...I let my cold compost pile go for a year - no turning or tending needed. I think you need to turn it and water it if you live in a dry area and want it to be the hotter faster type.<br /><br />Val's poops were frozen in the sand this very morning - it's very frustrating to be ocd, but I'm also stubborn!<br /><br />Cats are so self serving, but then again - not as malodorous either ;)Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-18852429702029591242011-02-11T15:24:03.665-08:002011-02-11T15:24:03.665-08:00Glad I'm not the only one with failed compost!...Glad I'm not the only one with failed compost! <br /><br />i2p - the white hair is awful, but I'm really looking forward to seeing Dixie's <i>horse</i> face, as opposed to her wintertime <i>goat</i> face.<br /><br />AKPG - funny, I had just decided that when everything thaws I'll try a tarp. <br /><br />My compost lives in a (cow?) shed in the paddock - it's a 3 sided shelter that's too low for any horse. It's a convenient place to put it, and the roof keeps the rain and snow off, but it also means it's always shaded. Right now I'm thinking when the nights warm up a bit more I'll start a new pile, outside of the shed, with the frozen stuff, new poop, and the hay sweepings from the barn. Water it and tarp it down with big stakes - if I use a brown tarp, it'll absorb a lot of heat. Maybe I've still got a shot at using it this year?Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-41739111506143238092011-02-11T15:17:43.694-08:002011-02-11T15:17:43.694-08:00My dogs are blowing their coats. Lovely yellow lab...My dogs are blowing their coats. Lovely yellow labrador hair EVERYWHERE! The horses not so much.<br /><br />I don't scoop poop in the winter either. I'm fortunate that the horses have summer and winter pens. After they are moved I'll have the crew use the skid steer to clean out the winter paddocks. <br /><br />Try putting a piece of black cloth or plastic over your compost pile.AKPonyGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02969589711581884433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-35782050457300517942011-02-11T14:38:12.600-08:002011-02-11T14:38:12.600-08:00My horses are starting to shed a little bit, but I...My horses are starting to shed a little bit, but I'm certainly not getting gobs of hair when I curry. Thank goodness because I hate shedding season... especially with a white horse!!<br /><br />Dog farts are the worst no matter what they had to eat! LOL Add egg in there and it's pretty lethal.in2paintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721328264615241612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-21224786027961948482011-02-11T12:44:10.091-08:002011-02-11T12:44:10.091-08:00When I lived in a cold place the manure stayed war...When I lived in a cold place the manure stayed warm in the middle and we found snakes wintering there. <br /><br />Lucky Cersei didn't eat cabbage too:)White Horse Pilgrimhttp://transylvanianhorseman.typepad.com/whitehorsepilgrim/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-19172925941680424872011-02-11T10:58:48.105-08:002011-02-11T10:58:48.105-08:00I am glad I'm not the only one who has been so...I am glad I'm not the only one who has been somewhat remiss in winter mucking. Poopsicles are just no fun. It's also great when the manure FREEZES TO YOUR WHEELBARROW. Wha???<br /><br />However, I am pleased to report that the center of my compost pile was steaming happily this morning in the 20 degree weather. Funder, shall I send you some nice steamy compost? ;)jenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737679332792618499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-19355974571432028562011-02-11T09:43:38.528-08:002011-02-11T09:43:38.528-08:00For some reason, my manure composting pile never h...For some reason, my manure composting pile never heated up this year either. I didn't really start it until November, then we had a really cold spell, then wet, and it never had a chance to get going. Now that it's warming up, I'm hoping all those little microbes come out of hibernation and start doing their job!<br />I hav=d one little Welsh-Morgan pony (that my kids learned to ride on) that would shed piles and piles of white hair--I thought about making and selling saddle pads, but didn't have the ambition at the time!EvenSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032555334605790413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-37673677161715163192011-02-11T08:06:05.371-08:002011-02-11T08:06:05.371-08:00No use obsessing over winter poop and frozen fecal...No use obsessing over winter poop and frozen fecal balls... heh. You just need MORE cats for warmth and then they can rotate... good thing your sniffer doesn't work so great with all those eggy farts ... grin.Shansterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397551985965117012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-88287763134253447772011-02-11T07:52:51.699-08:002011-02-11T07:52:51.699-08:00Melissa - it's very cold but not frozen in the...Melissa - it's very cold but not frozen in the middle. I had been leaving it totally alone in the hopes something was still happening on the inside, but yesterday I dug a hole to the center of the oldest part of the pile. It's not finished and it's not hot. Just cold and damp. :( <br /><br />I guess I will rebuild the piles in the spring, with new poop and hay sweepings from the barn and the half-done winter compost. <br /><br />BEC - I woke up with the kitten in a cozy little ball on my hip. :) Sometimes she comes through for me!<br /><br />Glad yall don't obsess over winter poop either. :)Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-30098282167138553792011-02-11T07:32:26.464-08:002011-02-11T07:32:26.464-08:00No shedding here in the tundra, but plenty of poop...No shedding here in the tundra, but plenty of poop piles. We can't scoop in the winter either; will get the skid loader in when it dries out. <br /><br />I'm turning into the crazy dog & cat lady... the animals are invading my bed! It's been a long, cold winter! :)Tammy Vasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01531335275070860886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-62769798962956196992011-02-11T06:39:36.454-08:002011-02-11T06:39:36.454-08:00^-Melissa is right, if your compost pile is compos...^-Melissa is right, if your compost pile is composting, it should have enough heat in the middle to keep it from freezing and the outer edges may be all that is frozen.<br /><br />Cats never snuggle when you need them to-LOL.<br /><br />And I don't scoop poop in the winter either. I will say an added advantage to feeding oats is that the birds do a wonderful job of spreading out the manure piles for me. There's not much left after they finish picking-LOL.<br /><br />You sound glad to be home.BrownEyed Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-21166744911687821962011-02-11T06:04:46.321-08:002011-02-11T06:04:46.321-08:00Is your compost pile frozen even in the middle of ...Is your compost pile frozen even in the middle of it, or just on the outside? There might be hope for it yet! <br /><br />Glad you made it home!!Melissa-ParadigmFarmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274830693649851658noreply@blogger.com