Aaron Fiordimondo

I have 4 pigs in NJ who I'm always picking ticks off by hand. Internally: I use garlic and diatomaceous earth in my supplemental feed for my 4 pigs to prevent unwanted critters. Externally is a different story. Ticks are a problem here. Everywhere and everybody I talk to is little help. I have (17) guinea fowl already. It's just not enough. Lymes is my main concern. Does anybody have advice that they themselves have actually tried?  

Aaron

I just watched Geoff Lawton's Soil movie and was inspired to try and get an outdoor shower from the heat .  I added everything EXCEPT the dead animal goo or as he calls it "inoculant".  After 8 days my pile still isn't hot.  Was the goo that important?

Recipe (%): Carbon = dry leaves 75% 19% straw
                  Nitrogen = guinea hen poo 2%, cow pie poo 4%

Layer order: 1) Foundation of leaves (1 foot deep) 2)  thin layer of bird poo, 3) water it 4) leaves 5) cow poo 6) water  7) leaves, and so forth

after 4 days I turned the whole pile but added a huge pile of wet straw that I mixed in.  Covered the whole thing with a plastic tarp.  How can I get it started?  Do I need to add pee?