horse apples
11-06-2002, 10:41 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ontario Canada
Posts: 2,059
RE: horse apples
Carnivores will roll in feces to cover their scent. Many animals will eat the feces of other animals because there are undigested nutrients in it. That's one reason I don't like free range chicken eggs. If they're too crowded they end up eating a large amount of their sister's waste.
Why do you ask?
Dan O.
Why do you ask?
Dan O.
11-06-2002, 10:38 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: cazenovia, NY USA
Posts: 2,973
RE: horse apples
I don't think so, but could be wrong. I'd sooner think that the immediate Nitrogen (and P&K) to the spot, does cause plants surrounding it to grow faster and more palatable after a rain, or a few days. Maybe deer feeding on the "fertilized" forage in close proximity to the dropping(s), would give the illusion, that they were feeding on the dung.
