Bat poop? I realize rabies is stored/transmitted through salivary contact, but it's a little creepy, a risk I would not personally be willing to take.
Beth Ann Beamer Madras, OR Home of Oregon's first rabid bat of the summer -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 8:29 AM To: James Godsil; Victory Garden Initiative; Community Gardens USA Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Compost Question: Barn Swallow, Bat,and Pigeon Gifts? Hi James, Stay away from Pigeon poop. Pigeons are carriers of Blastomycosis. Karen > > From: James Godsil <[email protected]> > Date: 2010/07/21 Wed AM 08:27:53 CDT > To: Victory Garden Initiative <[email protected]>, > Community Gardens USA <[email protected]> > Subject: [Community_garden] Compost Question: Barn Swallow, Bat, > and Pigeon Gifts? > > Dear All, > > This "Worm Mon" knows best what he does not know, but has "partners," > through the miracle of the internet, who know a lot! > > What say to barn swallow, bat, and pigeon poop(Worm Mon calls "gifts") > > weeds and elk "gifts" for compost? > > Godsil > *http://www.milwaukeerenaissance.com/Main/WormMonShowsAndMoralityPlay* > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: nancy stauner <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 4:19 PM > Subject: *question 4 worm mon* > To: James Godsil <[email protected]> > > > Hey from pittsville,WI= "Pittsview farm", well I had a good/informative time > a week ago there. Im going to start on my composting skills. So far I have > mixed in more pine wood chips (lost trees here w/tornado that hit while i > was there) and hay that bails broke on first cutting. A few questions came > up. How is poop from barn swallows ( they eat 10 times there weight in bugs > im told) As well as there mud nests i knock down and they come back and they > build again each yr. also bats leave piles, and pigeons have took over silo, > so bad poop problem in there. And we cant forget our Elk poop, there all > grain, hay or clover grazeing feed. off poop how 'bout weeds? im going to > talk to my friend, owner of the mercantile store in town and he will > propably give me his veg scraps. i get my beautiful eggs from neighbor that > shows fancy chickens. (i can here my eggs being laid, ha) Thanks for > the insperation. Nancy Stauner > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communi tygarden.org/attachments/20100721/85f8e459/attachment.html> > _______________________________________________ > The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org > > To post an e-mail to the list: [email protected] > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.c ommunitygarden.org > _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.c ommunitygarden.org Important Notice: This e-mail, including any attachment, contains information that may be confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, please delete it and do not copy, save or distribute any copies of it. Nothing in this e-mail, including any attachment, is intended to be a legally-binding signature. _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org
