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[Jigalow]

Wanted to know what ya' all think about using
Sheep poo compared to Horse, Donkey or Cow.
I've searched but can not find any grow logs with it in use...

Thanks, much respect!

[Irishlion]

Wanted to know what ya' all think about using
Sheep poo compared to Horse, Donkey or Cow.
I've searched but can not find any grow logs with it in use...

Thanks, much respect!

Ya know I have wondered the same thing man. Perhaps if it was dried then shredded up and added to some straw or coir I would imagine it would do rather nicely. As sheep feed on alot of vegatation.

[assmonkey75]

Funny thread title.

According to this article, the N-P-K is similar to horsepoo except for more potassium. It's described as a "hot poo" like equine excrement. Sheep are ruminant and horses are nonruminant so the poo may be a lot more like cow poo.

If it's free, give it a whack. Why not.

[golly]

If it's of fiberous texture, then it should do very well with minimal amendments ..
Still should be aged or composted though..

[Jigalow]

Thanks Guys!

Yeah I was asking my buddy if he wanted to go
hop some fences and scrape up some Cow Patties with me.

He was like dumbass, my Pop runs a Sheep Farm remember?
I've known this for years but it just didn't click...doh!

It's a far drive so I don't know if I should just go get a
bag full for now and test it out, or load a truck down.

[Joe Balls]

Thanks Guys!

Yeah I was asking my buddy if he wanted to go
hop some fences and scrape up some Cow Patties with me.

He was like dumbass, my Pop runs a Sheep Farm remember?
I've known this for years but it just didn't click...doh!

It's a far drive so I don't know if I should just go get a
bag full for now and test it out, or load a truck down.

If you go to the farm you may find a nice pile composting already but beware if it has the straw from the barns as it may contain a high % of PISS (technical term).

[Jigalow]

Thanks Joe,

He stated there some nicely aged stuff ready to go.
They are mostly range grazed. But if need be I am
down to leach the poo to pull out the ammonia.

[oakchild]

Yeah I was asking my buddy if he wanted to go
hop some fences and scrape up some Cow Patties with me.

He was like dumbass, my Pop runs a Sheep Farm remember?
I've known this for years but it just didn't click...doh!

:lol:

Congrats on the score Brother!

Blessings,
Oakchild

8-)

[Joe Balls]

Thanks Joe,

He stated there some nicely aged stuff ready to go.
They are mostly range grazed. But if need be I am
down to leach the poo to pull out the ammonia.

You had to go and get all technical on me. :lol:

Sounds like a good score. Good luck. :eusa_danc

[Skatterman420]

Oh boy, you lucky dog. :rasta:


I have a horse place close to where I live, I just don't know how to explain picking up shit, when its winter time.

[Jigalow]

Skat,

just tell them you want to get it mixed in the garden before
winter fully hits... yeah tryin' to get a hold of my Buddy to go
today.... Popcorn will be done in a week!!

[oakchild]

Skat,

just tell them you want to get it mixed in the garden before
winter fully hits... yeah tryin' to get a hold of my Buddy to go
today.... Popcorn will be done in a week!!

Or tell em you use it for fuel to heat your barn.

:lol:

[Skatterman420]

Haha, I suppose that would work.

[Jigalow]

Well, I got all excited so ran down and got a pile of cow dung
From a cornfield. A litte fresher then I wanted but what the hell.
Broke it up and letting fully dry out. Maybe this will keep me
busy till I can get some of the sheep shit. or maybe I'll wait
and mix 50/50 Cow/sheep what you think?

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[Skatterman420]

Haha, antsy antsy


Looks like some nice shit!


I bet your popcorn will take that over nicely :eusa_clap

[Irishlion]

Well, I got all excited so ran down and got a pile of cow dung
From a cornfield. A litte fresher then I wanted but what the hell.
Broke it up and letting fully dry out. Maybe this will keep me
busy till I can get some of the sheep shit. or maybe I'll wait
and mix 50/50 Cow/sheep what you think?

The cow will do you nicely but, mixing it 50/50 with the sheep I am quite sure would yeild alot better results, although I have seen very good results with cow, I would however suggest you add verm and straw to it as cow tend to end up like mud when you hydrate it. Can't wait to see the results of it.

[Jigalow]

Irish,

I was thinking verm for sure, maybe mixed with coir?
Don't know about straw, as I've heard it drys out quick.
and I have nooooo RH.... Tell me what ya think.
Keeping things humid has been my primary battle.
This will be my 1st 'shitty' experience so please by all means interject!

[oakchild]

Straw dries out quick when exposed to air, but if you have it mixed in with your poo it should be fine. Especially if you case! I suggest the following mixture (Assuming you only have cow poo):

2:2:1:1 (Cow Poo:Straw:Coir:Verm) add in a dash of gypsum for extra nutrients.

Hydrate to field capacity (Should only have a few drops fall when you squeeze really hard), then add dry verm a very small amount at a time until squeezing no longer gives drops. I have noticed that over-hydrated poo subs tend to be very slow to colonize. Since durring colonization you will have 0 FAE, you will have no problem keeping RH up.

Case in 1:1 (Coir:Verm)

One other thing that has worked well for me when doing trays or monotubs has been to add a nice thick layer of hydrated 1:1 (Coir:Verm) at the bottom of the tray/tub then layering substrate and spawn. Then once fully colonized case with 1:1 (Coir:Verm) on top and you get some nice big flushes cause there is plenty of water from the psudo DEC.

Good luck!

Blessings,
Oakchild

8-)

[oakchild]

Also, considering your RH problem, I think I have a good idea to solve that.

You are doing mono-tubs right?

My idea will require a little bit of design work to fit to your particular situation, in which case I need a little more info about your setup. Send me a PM. I will post the design when I am done.

Blessings,
Oakchild

8-)

[CoyoteMesc]

I think any herbivore's poo will doo :)