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What Do You Do When Livestock Dies?

1/14/2013

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As spring gets closer, so does the possibility that during birthing season a mother or offspring might not make it, despite our best efforts.  We do not have a backhoe, so would not be able to easily bury a larger animal.  On Homesteading Today, I asked the question; if you don't have a backhoe, what do you do when livestock dies?  I got many answers, ranging from leaving the corpse for scavengers, burning, or finding a neighbor with a backhoe to help.  The most common answer however, which surprised me, was to compost the dead, allowing the body to break down and nourish the soil. 

Sugar Mountain Farm, a lovely farm in the mountains of Vermont, has a great article on how to go about composting a larger animal, which you can read here.  It is the best description of the process that I have found, and I am grateful to him for writing it.

You can read my question, and all the answers, at Homesteadingtoday.com.
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Kay
1/14/2013 01:57:38 pm

Also if there is an animal sanctuary that has carnivores they will often take large carcasses of animals that have died of natural causes. They will not take one that has been receiving medications though.

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Tina
1/15/2013 01:45:34 am

Kay I'm surprised no one brought that option up on HT. Is that what you do with yours?

Do you think zoos would do the same thing? And will they come to get it, or do you have to load it up and take the body to them?

I do really like the idea of keeping the body on my land, for the gardens and trees.

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