[AlpacaTalk] fertilizing pastures
Hello all,
I just saw a post on another "discussion" group regarding fertilizing
pastures with chemical fertilizers. The illustrious moderator has
deemed my posts unfit for publishing, so I'll post my reply here.
Chemical fertilizers are dangerous and toxic. Here's a link to one of
many web pages on the subject of nitrate/nitrite poisoning in
livestock:
http://www.ag.
> Pregnant females that survive nitrate poisoning may abort due to lack
> of oxygen to the fetus. Abortions generally occur approximately 10-14
> days following exposure to nitrates.
And, here's a first had report of how dangerous fertilizers are. We had
to agist our herd a few years ago while fences at our current property
were being completed. The owners felt it necessary to fertilize the
pastures so they removed the animals from the fields, fertilized, then
put our aninals back in those pastures a week later. They did not water
it in, nor did it rain in that week. Our animals had burnt pads from
walking on the fertilizer pellets. We had one dam abort a cria at 11
months gestation. A female grey. We had many 1st trimester abortions.
Yes, 10-14 days after our alpacas were returned to those fertilized
pastures. They had burned bellies in addition to the burnt foot pads.
Please don't use chemical fertilizers on your pastures. Not only do you
put your animals at risk of abortion and death to the adults, but
chemical fertilizers are toxic to the soil microflora and fauna. It
will kill your soil making it incapable of supporting any pasture
forage.
Heather
Heather Zeleny
West Wind Alpacas
Eugene, OR
Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
Home of Avatar's West Wind Scirocco, El Bello's Padré, Pluro grandson
Sienna Illusion, and true black full Bolivian Cosby of Chelsea Farms!
http://www.westwind
http://www.alpacana
http://tech.
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