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| 1274.1 | | DELNI::KEIRAN | | Wed May 23 1990 09:40 | 7 |
| I have the same problem with mud, I think its a combination of hay,
manure and whatever else getting mixed in! What I do every few years
is have someone with a backhoe come in and scrape out all the mud,
and take the whole manure pile. Then I have them bring in a couple
truckloads of dirt or sand. This way you are removing the mud and
adding a surface that will drain. This has always worked well for
me, as I don't really like my horses walking in the mus!
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| 1274.2 | | CSC32::M_HOEPNER | Remember to drain the swamp... | Wed May 23 1990 09:54 | 12 |
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Funny, its nice and dry here.
It is real temping to try to 'dump' in straw or shavings to try to dry
out a muddy lot. But it actually slows down the process because
organic matter is GREAT for holding moisture.
When I lived in Iowa, we had mud for months. The best I could do was
dig little channels to help the water run off. Yup, digging and
redigging and redigging and...
Bringing in a backhoe or front end loader is a good idea.
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| 1274.3 | | CURIE::GCOOK | Save the Skeets | Wed May 23 1990 10:02 | 12 |
| We have this problem *in spades* in the back of the barn. The horses
(9) are free to come and go all the time. Hay and shavings get tracked
out and mix in the with mud and stuff and it is one unholey mess!
We keep it picked up all spring, summer and fall but when it snows
and freezes we sort of give up. By spring it's over my ankles. So
we have a really good person with a bobcat come in every spring and
scrape. This year he got us a load of stuff he calls starpack (sort
of looks like stone dust but coarser) that he filled in with right
near the doors and made a channel for the water to drain. So far,
so good. And it's so wonderful to get rid of the muck!
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| 1274.4 | What we do..... | BOOVX2::MANDILE | | Wed May 23 1990 10:12 | 16 |
| No on the woodchips, etc.....All you will get is a boggy mess!
Try making it higher in the middle so it drains off to the sides.
Add sand to lighten up the soil and make better drainage.
We have 1 section that gets "yucky", as its the corner he chooses
to be his "litterbox". (Yes, my horse generally only goes in this
one corner-makes for easy paddock cleanup!)
We remove as much of the manure as possible, spread the wet mud
around with the tractor, and try to make it higher in the middle
so the "liquid" will run off. I add sand and some lime to increase
drainage and cut down on odors.
We have decided, though, to block off this area completely, as it's
in a good spot to make it into a small pen for injured horses.
Always have to have a Boo-Boo pen, you know! Beats having a horse
stuck inside in a stall for weeks on end!
L-
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| 1274.5 | DNEAST SOLUTION | DNEAST::DOSTIE_GREG | | Wed May 23 1990 10:17 | 6 |
| I USE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM EVERY SPRING UP HERE IN CENTRAL MAINE.
I REDID MY PADDOCK AREA WITH EXTRA FINE GRAVEL THAT I BOUGHT FROM A
LOCAL DIRT DEALER. I PUT DOWN ABOUT 8 INCHES OF THIS GRAVEL, THEN USED
A ROLLER TO PACK IT DOWN. I HAVE NOT HAD A MUD PROBLEM SINCE.
GREG
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