I have been windrowing litter for 3 years and have found it very beneficial for my operation. Long term disadvantages are very dry litter and increased ammonia. I have been capping with wet sawdust to help with the dusty litter and use plt year roun…
I am using a beneficial microbe solution that I developed as an water additive for my poultry. In addition, I ferment the corn/soybean meal as a starter feed using the same solution. This supplies the chicks with beneficial microbes as well as break…
Stanley, rice hulls are used around here IF pine shavings are in short supply, but they are more expensive than pine. If they are available and cheap, then they work fine. I don't know anything about corn cobs.
Larry,
Thanks for the info. I spoke with Bud Malone last week about the possibility of using my product in a test he is wanting to perform with windrowing litter. Unfortunately, current economics do not allow me to sponsor a test using my product, b…
Michael
It has become a necessary practice in the North West Arkansas area to curb harmful heat sensitive viral disease such as LT, check out this article at MSU it has some very good graphics.
In-House Windrow Composting Q and A
A practical guide t…
Has anyone on this forum actually tried in house windrowing of poultry litter? I have windrowed litter outside after treating it with my poultrySolution as I was making compost, but have not done so inside. The reason I ask is I have been asked to p…
For those that are interested, my company, plusMinerals, Inc. has begun selling an all natural bio-min poultry litter treatment under the product name of Poultry Solution. Manufactured in central Mississippi, the product controls ammonia in the litt…
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