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babsbag said:
I'm not sure I like beetles any more than cow patties.
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I love my dung beetles! :love They dig burrows and make a poop ball, then lay their egg in it. The larva hatches out, eats the poop and emerges to start the cycle all over again. They disrupt fly and parasite cycles, plus their tunnels aerate the soil. They break up and dissipate the poop so that it tuens to soil faster. The pasture isn't spotted with clumps of grass that the animals won't eat because their instincts tell them it is wormy. What's not to love about a dung slurping beetle? :lol:
 
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I, also, think dung beetles are amazing! btw - Cow patties make good fuel if you're burning out-of-doors. I am certain the fumes would not be very pleasant, but dried cow patties burn quite well. Have you every seen "Will Penny"? It's a wonderful western with Charlton Heston, and they collect cow patties for fuel. Might be fun to have a bonfire fueled with cow patties, but you may not want to roast weenies and toast marshmallows. :sick
 
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I will have to use that trick next time I go camping or start a burn pile. Horse manure work? Man the looks I would get camping wth a bucket of dried poo :lol:
 
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So our last goat kidded for the season last night- ingle doeling, and in the last two weeks and the next two weeks all the other babies will be leaving to their new homes. (Our "keepers" are all 3-4 months now.) Even though she's a mini-mancha and we have no reason to keep her- is it bad that I want to so bad? She's black (our Lamancha "color") and precious. LOL. All the other little babies are gone. *sniffle sniffle*

No more babies until October. I guess I could keep her...
 
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I vote keep
Fullhousefarm said:
So our last goat kidded for the season last night- ingle doeling, and in the last two weeks and the next two weeks all the other babies will be leaving to their new homes. (Our "keepers" are all 3-4 months now.) Even though she's a mini-mancha and we have no reason to keep her- is it bad that I want to so bad? She's black (our Lamancha "color") and precious. LOL. All the other little babies are gone. *sniffle sniffle*

No more babies until October. I guess I could keep her...
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