[USCC] Eliminating Buzzards from windrows

[Paul Olivier]

See comment.

On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 5:22 AM, Myron Hirschman <hirschsys at aol.com> wrote:

> Sherrian,
>
> Static pile composting of the organics allows you to cover with ground yard
> trimmings.  This will reduce the problem.
>
> Static pile composting is the favored technique among farmers for livestock
> mortalities, using plenty of bulking agent (often sawdust or ground wood)
> to
> reduce or prevent vector attraction.
>
> Now that you have a trained set of buzzards , housekeeping and using plenty
> of cover will be necessary.
>
> The next, much more expensive, step would be to either compost those
> materials indoors or cover those rows for 30-45 days with a tarp system.


Would something like a TopTex fleece not solve this problem?

Paul Olivier


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> Good luck
>
> Myron Hirschman
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> Does anyone have any suggestions to discouraging buzzards from perching and
> digging through windrows?  Since organics are evenly distributed through
> our
> windrows it is impossible to bury them entirely and we are plagued with
> buzzards digging through the rows every evening.
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> Best Regards,
>
> Sherrian Jones
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