Brody, you are correct---with 40 acres, we can handle/use a lot of poop. I should add that the geese are prolific in this regard and do a fantastic job of manuring the fields! Last august, the area that had been remained green....

Ive thought about selleing the manure before but wasn't sure exactly how to package it. thought about using empty rabbit food bags turned wrong side out but then how would you seal them. And can you bag it like that if it is damp from urine and what about the bugs that are in the manure already? or am I just making this too hard?

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Rabbitlady,
I do believe you are trying to make your work harder!
I have packed it in Rabbit feed bags for quite some time now.
I tie the tops with a length of cord off of the hay bails.
I trade bags of manure for bails of hay. I also have a few customers
in the spring that purchase by the bag nearly every year.
I will not tell you here what I charge and they are happy to pay,
but I will in a private email. I just don't tell everything on an open forum.
Ottersatin.

thanks,
I will try it this spring.

From rabbitgeek notes:
Some people shared their strategies for selling rabbit manure.

If you use five gallon buckets to move manure for sales, put a plastic bag in it first then tie it off. Will keep the buckets cleaner and reduce the smell. You can put the lids on the buckets and stack them for transport to sale. You sell the bag of manure to the customer, not the pail.

Then when customer takes the bags of manure, you can stack buckets one inside the other for transport home to be filled again.

Prices mentioned were $2 and up per bag at the swap meet farmers market.

Have a good day!

I just recently sold two 50# bags of manure, and got $12 per bag.
I have a little system set up for price per pound; I'll have to find the paper it's written on. Figures I'd lose it.
I think it's something like $1.25 for 5lbs... $.25 a pound?

ETA: Found some info on what I ask...
$.25 per pound.
$1.25 per 5 lbs.
I offer 10lbs, 20/25lbs, and 50lbs selling at:
10lbs for $2.50
20lbs for $5.00
25lbs for $6.00 and then the 50lbs at $12.00

I think my prices are a good deal...especially the 10lbs for $2.50! Most people will buy 20/25lbs, but I think the 10lbs is a good option for farmers markets. Small quanity & price, so it won't take up much room for me to haul several bags of it.
Emily

The 5#and 10# bags would be great for city folks to pick up at the farmer's market, I'd think.

When you folks that sell rabbit manure do so, do you have a printout or flyer that goes along with the bag telling buyers how to use it? The tea, or putting right on the garden? Benefits to bunny poo compared to other types?

The 5# & 10# bags sure would be nice for city folks....but, I live mainly in the country. I mean, there are small "cities", so those sizes would still work. Especially if people had indoor plants, or maybe a small greenhouse, and wanted just a little bit of manure.

I do have a flyer typed up...several copies of it. They're somewhere. I'll have to dig them up, retype them and attach them to the bags.

Emily

Blue camas, you need some organization in your life !!!

Lmao. Well...I just moved to a new house, and my procrastination has gotten the best of me, so most everything's still packed! I do, however, have ALL of my rabbit books unpacked. Those were the first things unpacked. lol.

I've got a pretty good idea of where the flyers are...I know they're in a box that is stuff from my closet, I just don't remember what colour folder/binder they're in. lol!
I'm usually quite organized.

Emily