[USCC] Eliminating Buzzards from windrows

[Sherrian Jones]

Thank you all for your excellent suggestions.  We did not have a buzzard problem when we relied on static pile composting since you could just cover up the organics and wait until nature finished the composting process. The move to windrow technology decreased the timeline necessary to create quality compost  ready for harvest. Now that we have started windrowing,  organic products  are mixed throughout the row evenly and covering it with woody material is no longer an option.  We are going to start running our windrows more often, incorporate more moisture to speed up the breakdown process and perhaps get us a border collie mascot trained to chase down those buzzards (this was my personal favorite suggestion!). I'll let you all know how it comes out and thank you again for your help and advice.


Best Regards,
Sherrian Jones
Division Manager
Texas Pure Products
972-742-0413 cell
972-390-7743 fax
www.texaspureproducts.com

 



-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Olivier [mailto:paul.olivier at esrint.com] 
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 2:52 PM
To: Compost Discussion List
Subject: Re: [USCC] Eliminating Buzzards from windrows

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
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> Myron Hirschman
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> [mailto:compost-bounces at mailman.cloudnet.com] On Behalf Of Sherrian Jones
> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 2:38 PM
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> Subject: [USCC] Eliminating Buzzards from windrows
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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
>
> Division Manager
>
> Texas Pure Products
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> 972-742-0413 cell
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> 972-390-7743 fax
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> www.texaspureproducts.com <http://www.texaspureproducts.com/>
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