Using dried horse manure as a fuel

I air dried some compact horse manure to see if it could be used as a viable fuel. Here you can see the pieces merrily burning away. The manure is being burnt in a Hunter wood stove and gives off a decent heat....

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• horse
• manure
• fuel
• burn
• wood
• stove

[dpetrano]

@MrBodshi ,

I have 4 horses.

I do NOT make bricks from of the shavings, dirty hay, and horse ca-ca that's mucked-up from the stalls. I merely spread the stuff I intend to burn thinly on concrete and allow it to dry under the sun. When it's VERY DRY, it burns great.

[MrBodshi]

@dpetrano

I'm made some horse manure briquettes in a brick press but it's taking weeks to dry them out, how did you dry yours?

[dpetrano]

I did this all last winter. As long as the manure is dry, it burns great in the burn barrel. It must be very dry or it will smoke.

[Ladyhawkwright]

I have thought of trying this too! Glad to see it works.

[TheJuicyfruitx]

does it smell?

[impazzitoinvolo]

Ammazza oh! Del cavallo non si butta via niente.

Complimenti.

Congratulations!