Benefits of rabbit manure

rabbit manure

 

Rabbit farming has been taking me places over the years with countless opportunities and experiences attached with it. In this post I have listed benefits of rabbit manure, one of the by products of rabbit farming. Apart from rabbit meat, fur and urine which are very useful, rabbit manure has helped me a lot in raising food crops for my immediate family with no environmental implications.

 

Unlike Nigeria, rabbit farming in Kenya has taken a new dimension where rabbit urine and manure are processed into insecticide and soil/plant friendly manure in commercial quantity.

If you are already raising rabbit and not utilizing the potential of rabbit manure, or are interested in rabbit farming, read on...

 

Rabbit manure is packed with nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and many minerals, lots of micro-nutrients, plus many other beneficial trace elements such as calcium, magnesium, boron, zinc, manganese, sulfur, copper, and cobalt just to name a few.

 

Rabbit manure is one of the best manures for your organic gardens! It will increase poor soil by improving soil structure and also improving the life cycle of the beneficial microorganisms in the soil. Rabbits are very good at producing an excellent source of manure. It is rich in many nutrients and very simple to use. One doe and her offspring will produce over one ton of manure in a year.

 

 

N – P – K VALUES 
Rabbit = N- 2.4 P- 1.4 K- .60,
Chicken =N- 1.1 P-.80 K- .50,
Sheep =N- .70 P- .30 K-.60,
Horse =N- .70 P-.30 K- .60,
Steer =N- .70 P-.30 K-.40,
Dairy Cow =N- .25 P-.15 K-.25

 

 

As you can see by the nutrient values of farm manures and how they measure up and rabbit manure really shines! Rabbit manure also doesn’t smell as strong as other manures making it easy to use on home gardens or on the farm.

 

Nitrogen (N)-

Rabbit manure is high in nitrogen. Plants need nitrogen to produce a lush green growth. Nitrogen helps plants grow greener and stronger helping the plant reach its full potential. This is great for all those quick growing salad greens! Great for the early growth of tomatoes, corn, and many other vegetables.

 

Phosphorus (P)-

Rabbit manure is also high. It helps with the transformation of solar energy to chemical energy. Which in turn helps with proper plant growth. Phosphorus also helps plants to withstand stress. Phosphorus in the soil encourages more and bigger blossoms helping with flowering and fruiting also great for root growth.

 

Potassium (K)-

Potassium helps with fruit quality and reduction of disease, plants will not grow without it. Plants use potassium as an enzyme to produce proteins and sugars. They also use potassium to control water content.

 

More than just the awesome NPK values of rabbit manure it is loaded with a host of micro-nutrients as well as organic matter that improves soil structure, drainage, and moisture retention. Vegetable gardens, pastures, and flower gardens all will benefit from using rabbit manure. It helps retain soil moisture and soil structure.

 

Rabbit manure is one of the few fertilizers that will not burn your plants when added directly to the garden and can be safely used on food plants.

 

handful of rabbit manure

 

Grab a handful today from under the hutch and use it as is, or work it into the topsoil.