Wigglers and the bunny Poop

I really loved writing yesterday's post about my Jenn and Jack! Not often do I stray from my more technical wormin' posts, but when I do, I have fun, especially when I have such a vibrant topic, Jenn and Jack!

Yes, the purpose of my visit to the HA Ranch was to hang, party and have fun, but I am always looking for new things to do with the Red Wigglers...new things for the wigglers to munch on. Since these are manure worms, and they do eat llama and alpaca poop there would be no reason why they wouldn't feast on bunny poop. As long as the conditions are ideal, they would do fine.

I'll get to the more worm related part of the post in a few seconds. I wanted to show you the pictures of the fluffy bunnies first! This is a Californian Bunny. They are so cute and have awesome markings! I prefer these guys over these......

....The New Zealand!

Bunnies are soft, hoppy and bouncy, but these are just plain freaky! Sorry Jenn. I don't like their red, devil eyes and the fact that they stomp their babies when they are freaked out! Why do they do that again? Logic tells me because they are startled?? but I think there's another reason...some technical, bunny reason.

If I had just given birth to 8 or so bald, mice looking creatures, I think I would be a bit freaked out every time I looked at them. Wondering to myself... "How on earth is this possible?"

"How on earth are they going to morph into a cute, fluffy bunny?"

It's a sight to see if you haven't....kind of like a train wreck...You just have to take a peek. Sorry, I didn't take a picture. I think I would've barfed.

On to more exciting, rather interesting pictures! Poop!

This is a 22 gallon bin filled with Coco-Puffs! It could actually pass if there weren't straw pieces hanging out on top.

Jack was so kind to fetch this for me before I left for the little over 3 hour drive back to Bend. I thought he was going to fill a 5 gallon paint bucket for me, but I found this basking in the sun by the back of my SUV. I was a little frightened.

Crap...(ha, ha, ha....couldn't resist) How was I going to lift it? and Was it going to stink up the car on the ride back? but Jack was a proper cowboy and packed it in next to my bag of clothes!

Well yes, of course a 22 gallon plastic bin of poop was going to stink in 80 degree weather on a dusty road that forced me to close the windows and put on the A/C. 'Little a' was patient during the 3 mile drive off their property back to "civilization". Once we reached the paved road, I cranked those windows down and took a deep breath of chopped onions! That's because I needed to drive 30 more miles through various crop and livestock farms. So we basked in the various scents, laughing and reminiscing about our always eventful times with Jenn, Jack and the "childrens".

Well, I made it back to Bend by dinner time. I unloaded the poop and settled in for the night, knowing that I'd tackle my new red wiggler munching adventure in the morning.

So after the kids were in school, I headed out to do my wormin'. I took about 2 pounds of poop and got it sopping wet and then added about a half a pound of worms. Actually, the bunny poop didn't smell too bad, and the worms didn't mind. They actually made themselves at home, doing what they do best, burrowing down for a feast.

I put this container outside and put on the lid, making sure it wasn't sealed shut. I checked on them this morning, and they are wigglin' around. I am psyched. I have to do some more research on this method of composting!

I know composting with cow and chicken manure is considered hot composting and composting with worms is cold composting. So, I would assume that I am converting hot composting to cold composting??!!! Anyone out there want to comment!

Off to do some research and visit the wigglers......

Happy Wormin'