Jow do you deal with mud!!?

Backfourty,MI. · #21 03/07/11, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by julieq

So, we're dying to know here...broom and dust pan, vacuum or do we just glove up and pick up the goat berries by hand?!

You guys are so funny, really in the big goat pen's where the grass is gone & the dirt is hard like cement we do use push brooms, I walk around with a little hand held garden rake & dustpan & clean up berries, pushing the wheelbarrow along when I need to.

Here I"ve been doing this for 6 years, always thought I needed to keep all the poop away from the goats so they would stay nice & healthy! I do have pretty healthy goats I always thought!

Heritagefarm · #22 03/07/11, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by victory

Well you people are FULL of ideas!!
This is so GREAT!!!
I am thinking that I need to dig out the muck, down to the real dirt, probably

6-8 inches..then put the lime, gravel, and ...uh..uh... I need to write this down!

BTW Heritagefarm what exactly is 57 rock??

LOL, I was talking about soil CEC, motdaugrnds was talking about 57 rock.

I don't know what 57 rock is, a google search seems to suggest it is a measurement of fineness.
ETA: Our goats are in large enough areas that the only muddy spots are the high-traffic ones. I partially solved one muddy spot by dumping a whole bale of straw down. However, it would take about 5 bales and more. Of course, that might not be a bad idea, since the high carbon will offset the more nutrient dense manure.

motdaugrnds · #23 03/07/11, 11:47 PM

The #57 rock is about 1-2 inches that has been washed. This makes it perfect behind retainer walls and for trenches where you want water to run thru it; but makes it terrible for driveways/walkways where you want the ground to become solid.

victory · #24 03/08/11, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by julieq

So, we're dying to know here...broom and dust pan, vacuum or do we just glove up and pick up the goat berries by hand?!

You people are too funny!!
Gotta love it!!

motdaugrnds · #25 03/08/11, 08:19 AM

Can always depend on goat herders to give us a good laugh!